The doctor’s
medical certificate was in the Luigi’s letter box at the flat. It said that Cody Williams was unable to
work for a week, backdated to the day he had been abducted. It didn’t say what his medical problem had
been. When Luigi thought about it, it was obvious that
a doctor couldn’t and wouldn’t breach the confidentiality of a client.
“Can I use your
phone?” Cody asked Luigi.
“Yeah.”
Luigi listened to
Cody’s side of the conversation with his employer. Cody explained that he’d had an accident,
that he’d hit his head and had been unconscious and that his memory had only
just come back. There were exclamations
of shock and dismay from the other end, and the conversation ended with Cody
saying he’d be in to work the next day.
“So far, so good,”
he said as he closed the phone.
“Do you wear a
suit to work?”
“Yes.”
“We’d better get
you one, then.”
“But it will have
to be fitted. It won’t be ready till
tomorrow or even later.”
“Then we’ll go and
get one from your house. And some other
clothes too.”
“I can’t. I just can’t.”
Cody looked so
disturbed that Luigi immediately dropped the suggestion.
“Well, you’re more
or less the same size as Keith. A bit
thinner, maybe”—he smiled—“but it’ll do for now.”
“Jason’s clothes
might fit me.” Cody was thinking of
Jason’s trunks which he was wearing. It
was oddly erotic. Jason had been so
tough and firm but also kind. He seemed
such a good bloke. Ridiculously, wearing
his underpants gave him a connection to Jason.
“He prolly didn’t
bring a suit with him. I mean, he’s
backpacking. Why would you? So … we’ll ask Keith if we can borrow a suit
from him and then …” he stopped, considering, “ …Target to get jeans and undies
and stuff.” He knew Cody would have no
money. The sort of gear he, Luigi, wore
was far too expensive for the other man.
“I haven’t got my
credit cards or drivers licence or anything.”
Luigi snapped his
fingers. “We’ll tell that cute policeman
from Macedon. Maybe he’ll try to use them and then they’ll catch him.”
“Why not the
detectives?”
“I suppose them
too. Arrogant homophobic pricks!”
But it turned out
that the killer hadn’t used Cody’s phone or credit cards, except that first
time just after the interview with the police in Macedon.
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