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contact to the rest of the world. At the
moment there are three things I need. The first is for someone to
take over my helicopter and pay its running costs, hopefully enough
to cover the mortgage. Perhaps one of the big stations around here
can make use of it, and make the loan payments as the
price.”
    Buck nodded,
“Yep that should not be too hard, we can do that at VRD if needed,
just send me the account details for the payments.”
    Vic continued,
“Then I need a set of cheap wheels, nothing fancy, just a reliable
old sedan from a car yard in Cairns which I can collect this
evening. Best if it is not in my name as that will make it harder
to trace me. Can you sort that if I arrange to give you the
cash?”
    Buck nodded
again.
    “ And lastly I need an ongoing way to access my money without
going to an ATM, or bank. My mother has an account which I put
twenty thousand in, kept safe for a rainy day. So if I ring through
instructions of where I am each month can you get her to start
drawing out the money and sending it to me.
    “ I think a couple thousand for the car and another couple
thousand a month should be enough, though I might need more from
time to time, like to rent somewhere. Once I get a steady cash job
I should not need it any more. I also need someone to keep track of
what is happening up here, any court cases or other things like
that. You might also tell Alan and Sandy in general terms what I
have done, not the specifics, but enough so they don’t worry. I
will also need Susan’s family’s address in England so that I can
get in contact with them if I need to.”
    Buck nodded.
“Sounds like you will owe me a whopping commission by the end of
all that, but it does not sound too hard, all in all. So leave it
with me. I will text your mobile this afternoon with the car and
parents’ contact details. You should buy a new SIM today and send
me the number, just in case the old number is used to track
you.”
    Vic said, “Oh,
one more thing for your and for my mother’s ears only right now. I
want to fake my departure to Canada from Cairns. I have a mate that
could do it; he looks just like me and could leave on my passport
and come back on his own. That way any serious journalists that
hears a rumor about Susan and tries to get to her through me, will
find I am officially out of the country. My mother can organize the
trip part, but what I need is for you to put the word out in a
couple weeks that this is what I have done, it will give a reason
for why I have offloaded my helicopter and gone away.”
    Buck said,
“God you have it all planned out, vic. Mark would be proud of your
brilliance; it is seriously sneaky and no doubt illegal, though
that never stopped Mark in his schemes.
    “ While you are on a roll why don’t you just hit the road, get
on your way back to Cairns. I think there is a half ten flight you
can catch. I will go with Alan to any needed meetings. I can relay
the information, nice and general about what we know. That will put
another layer to separate you and slow down any traces. After all,
Mark made us jointly responsible for this girl’s welfare. If you
take care of her I can look after the rest.”
    With that they
shook hands, Vic made his brief goodbyes and was on his way. He
knew he could trust his friends to let nothing slip.
    He first went
to Casuarina, had a super short haircut, and bought some new sets
of clothes and a new phone. Then he withdrew all the available cash
in his account. By eleven he was winging his way back to
Cairns.
     
     
     

Chapter 9 -
Trust
     
    It was after 9
pm that night before Vic reached the community where Jane lived. He
could feel fatigue washing through him as the lights of the town
came into view, but he was driven on by a surge of nervous
anticipation.
    Sure enough
Buck had a car waiting for him in Cairns by the time he landed,
with the details texted to him on his new mobile number. It was an
older model Ford Falcon with a big six cylinder