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Saki.
    “He was there,” said the smaller Ned pointing at Tom.
    “What do you lot think you’re playing at fighting with our gang?”
asked the taller one.
    “What are you talking about? I didn’t touch any of your gang, it
was my sister Lela,” responded Tom. Obviously, the little Ned had not told the
complete truth.
    “Yeah, right,” he said not believing him.
    “Ask him,” said Tom pointing to the little one.
    “What?” the Ned turned to the smaller one who shrugged with a
sheepish grin and then swiftly received a clout across the head from his larger
companion.
    “Well, somebody has to pay, so perhaps you’ll control your
girlfriend better next time, ” he said as he lunged towards Tom. Tom instinctively
blocked the attack and, using his aggressor’s energy just as Lela had taught
him, propelled him into the metal urinal creating an almighty bang. The stunned
Ned went limp and slid down into the trough mopping up the latest deposits
along the length of his body. The smaller Ned took off. He’d seen enough fancy
moves to last him a lifetime. The larger Ned lay motionless in the trough.
    “She’s not my girlfriend. She’s my sister,” said Tom as he
straightened his top and left to join the party in time to be humiliated by the
girls’ bowling victory.

 
 
    Chapter
18

 
 
 
 
 
    Saki did not want to alert the children to the thought they may
be in danger and therefore the eight man SPU detail
discretely took up position, one car in front and one behind the minibus on the
way back to the Estate. They would spend the night watching the main gates.
Saki assured them that the Estate was perfectly secure and their presence was
unnecessary but they had their orders and had to stay. He promised he would
bring them tea and biscuits every couple of hours.
    Donald and Rachel were waiting for them in the lounge when they
arrived. Saki had phoned Donald to tell him what had happened and that
everything was fine. He, of course, had begun to think the worst and wondered
if there was any more he could have done to prevent it. Saki reassured him that
there was nothing to prevent, nothing had happened.
    As the group discussed the evening’s events, Saki and Donald
moved to the kitchen. Donald was concerned about the five people Saki had seen
earlier at the cinema.
    “Who do you think they were after?” asked Donald.
    “Tom!” replied Saki.
    “Oh god! Are you sure?” asked Donald.
    “Not 100% but the Special Branch commander made it very clear
that nobody knew Tristan was coming here today, nobody.”
    The Kennedys had always known they were at risk of being kidnapped, it was a persistent threat which accompanied high
profile multi-billionaires. However, Donald’s fanatical approach to security
had, until then, kept the threat at arm’s length.
    “How secure are we in here?” asked Donald.
    Before Saki could answer, the Estate’s sirens began to sound.
    “We’re about to find out!” he shouted, but Donald couldn’t hear a
thing.
    ***
    Conor had watched as the minibus had
arrived back with its escorts. Damn, he thought, eight armed security men, the stakes had just been raised dramatically. However,
the eight man team did not enter the estate but stayed
outside as the minibus disappeared behind the gates.
    He moved back into the woods and updated his crew. Sinead was not
happy.
    “What the hell do you mean, none of them went in?”
    “None of the security men went into the estate. I don’t mean
anything, I’m just telling you what happened,” he replied angrily. Her worries
were really starting to get under his skin. He turned to the rest of the crew.
    “Bugger this, let’s go, we’ll hit them right now!” said Conor .
    The longer they waited, the longer he would have to suffer
Sinead’s moaning.
    Conor checked the seven members of his
crew who would be accompanying him into the estate. Only Ryan, the techy, was
missing. He was waiting on the other side of the Loch with the