the right passport, took a deep breath and walked out to the reception desk.
“Good morning. My name’s Mrs. Adele Costello. I’d like to book a room please.”
Joanna took out her fake passport and gave it to the desk clerk. She filled in the appropriate forms and then went upstairs to her room. Just as she shut the door, further down the corridor, Eve and David came out of their room ready to go out for the afternoon.
Joanna sat on the bed and sighed. She looked in the mirror and thought how awful she was going to look with blonde hair, but it had to be done and the sooner the better. Joanna took the box of blonde hair color out of her handbag and went into the bathroom.
Forty five minutes later, when it was all done and her hair was dry, she looked in the mirror.
Well, it’s not quite as bad as the last time I did it. At least I don’t look anything like me. Oh yes, Dimitris Kastrinakis, I’ll give you a run for your money. You won’t catch me as easily as you think.”
But then she thought about Charles and she suddenly felt very low. It was all over. That wonderful relationship which she had imagined having with him was gone. She could never see him again and it was breaking her heart.
* * *
Eve and David were walking around the Western Australian museum in the Perth Cultural Centre when her mobile rang. Eve got her phone out of her bag and answered it excitedly when she saw that the caller was Dimitris.
“Chief Inspector, are you here in Perth?”
David’s heart sank when he heard who it was, but then he thought that perhaps Joanna had already been captured.
Wouldn’t that be wonderful? I could rest easy for the remainder of the holiday.
Eve became quiet as she listened to Dimitris. Then she spoke and David started to worry.
“You don’t know that Joanna’s done a runner. She probably always goes everywhere with all her important documents. She might still come back to her room.”
“Well, I have left Stavros guarding her room just in case she does return, but I’ll be going round the other hotels in Perth with her photo to see if I can find her. By the way, have you the address of the office you saw her coming out of. I’ll pay them a visit too.”
Eve duly gave him the address, telling him that the office she came out of was at the opposite end of the floor where her solicitor was.
“Now, Miss Masters, if by any chance you do bump into Joanna Neonakis, phone me immediately. Do you understand? Do nothing yourself.”
“It could mean her getting away.”
“That doesn’t matter. She’s a dangerous woman.”
Eve grunted, but still agreed.
“Has Dimitris not managed to arrest Joanna then?” David asked Eve as soon as she ended the call, even though he knew the answer.
“No,” Eve replied. “Dimitris thinks she’s given them the slip, though she might still come back to her hotel room. Perhaps, however, she did see them and ran away.”
“If Dimitris gets her picture on T.V., he’ll hopefully get some calls about her,” David said. “I’m certain lots of people have seen her.”
“That is, if she hasn’t changed her appearance again. She’s a clever woman, David.”
“I know, and a ruthless one. I can’t imagine what she’d do to us if she found out we were here. Probably try and kill us.”
“Oh David, let’s forget about her and continue looking around the museum.”
“I think I’ve seen enough. Why don’t we go and find this kitchen you want?”
Eve was more than surprised that David actually wanted to go with her to look for the kitchen. He hadn’t been keen on her keeping her cousin’s house, but now he was encouraging her. Eve decided she’d better take advantage of his change of heart, so they left the cultural centre and got a cab over to the shopping centre.
* * *
After sleeping for about an hour, Joanna got up. She looked in the mirror and decided that a change of hairstyle would help her appearance as well. She’d also need some new
“Good morning. My name’s Mrs. Adele Costello. I’d like to book a room please.”
Joanna took out her fake passport and gave it to the desk clerk. She filled in the appropriate forms and then went upstairs to her room. Just as she shut the door, further down the corridor, Eve and David came out of their room ready to go out for the afternoon.
Joanna sat on the bed and sighed. She looked in the mirror and thought how awful she was going to look with blonde hair, but it had to be done and the sooner the better. Joanna took the box of blonde hair color out of her handbag and went into the bathroom.
Forty five minutes later, when it was all done and her hair was dry, she looked in the mirror.
Well, it’s not quite as bad as the last time I did it. At least I don’t look anything like me. Oh yes, Dimitris Kastrinakis, I’ll give you a run for your money. You won’t catch me as easily as you think.”
But then she thought about Charles and she suddenly felt very low. It was all over. That wonderful relationship which she had imagined having with him was gone. She could never see him again and it was breaking her heart.
* * *
Eve and David were walking around the Western Australian museum in the Perth Cultural Centre when her mobile rang. Eve got her phone out of her bag and answered it excitedly when she saw that the caller was Dimitris.
“Chief Inspector, are you here in Perth?”
David’s heart sank when he heard who it was, but then he thought that perhaps Joanna had already been captured.
Wouldn’t that be wonderful? I could rest easy for the remainder of the holiday.
Eve became quiet as she listened to Dimitris. Then she spoke and David started to worry.
“You don’t know that Joanna’s done a runner. She probably always goes everywhere with all her important documents. She might still come back to her room.”
“Well, I have left Stavros guarding her room just in case she does return, but I’ll be going round the other hotels in Perth with her photo to see if I can find her. By the way, have you the address of the office you saw her coming out of. I’ll pay them a visit too.”
Eve duly gave him the address, telling him that the office she came out of was at the opposite end of the floor where her solicitor was.
“Now, Miss Masters, if by any chance you do bump into Joanna Neonakis, phone me immediately. Do you understand? Do nothing yourself.”
“It could mean her getting away.”
“That doesn’t matter. She’s a dangerous woman.”
Eve grunted, but still agreed.
“Has Dimitris not managed to arrest Joanna then?” David asked Eve as soon as she ended the call, even though he knew the answer.
“No,” Eve replied. “Dimitris thinks she’s given them the slip, though she might still come back to her hotel room. Perhaps, however, she did see them and ran away.”
“If Dimitris gets her picture on T.V., he’ll hopefully get some calls about her,” David said. “I’m certain lots of people have seen her.”
“That is, if she hasn’t changed her appearance again. She’s a clever woman, David.”
“I know, and a ruthless one. I can’t imagine what she’d do to us if she found out we were here. Probably try and kill us.”
“Oh David, let’s forget about her and continue looking around the museum.”
“I think I’ve seen enough. Why don’t we go and find this kitchen you want?”
Eve was more than surprised that David actually wanted to go with her to look for the kitchen. He hadn’t been keen on her keeping her cousin’s house, but now he was encouraging her. Eve decided she’d better take advantage of his change of heart, so they left the cultural centre and got a cab over to the shopping centre.
* * *
After sleeping for about an hour, Joanna got up. She looked in the mirror and decided that a change of hairstyle would help her appearance as well. She’d also need some new
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