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‘Who do we think was torturing him?’

‘Oh! Undoubtedly the CIA. They had an SOU flown over two months ago, probably the same special
operations unit that set up your tail. That’s why I have been keeping you in sight.’

‘And what were they after?’

‘Warner was in possession of a memo that would cast British Security in a rather bad light. George
is aware of this; I thought he might have briefed you.’

‘He has. I was just checking. In answer to your question, I think either they were asking the wrong
questions or Arnold Warner has been lying about the memo all along. After all, he didn’t need any
more than the information he already had, that Washington is paying us for help. I am sure he had
enough evidence to prove that. My money is on the latter, I think he was lying.’ I didn’t want Barker
to know about the memo Gabriela had given me.

‘How was he identified with no face?’ I continued.

Barker removed an envelope from his inside pocket.

‘He hasn’t been identified formally, that’s why he is refrigerated. Thames River Police received an

anonymous call to say that someone had seen a body being taken from the boot of a car and
dumped in the river. That was Sunday March fifteenth. There is very little other than warehouses
and dilapidated buildings in the area but the police struck lucky. One warehouse had installed a ctv
camera and these are the stills they lifted from the tape.’

Barker handed over the envelope. Inside were six black and white photographs. The pictures were
of poor quality and blurred but showed two men taking a fully clothed body from the boot of a car,
placing it in a small dinghy and pushing it out into the river.

‘Whoever dumped him must have prepared the dinghy with a puncture and as it floated
downstream, it slowly sank. It must have travelled a fair distance because the dredger that found
him was working almost a mile away.’

‘What makes you believe it is Warner?’ I asked.

‘The body was weighted down; obviously he wasn’t expected to be found for some time. In his
pocket, we found an American passport in the name of Arnold Warner. I know that is not conclusive
proof, especially since we cannot compare his face to the passport photo but for now I am happy
not to spend money trying to find someone who will fly over and formally identify him which would
be practically impossible anyway the condition he is in.’

‘It certainly looks like it must be Warner.’ I conceded

‘You may as well keep the photographs and the pathology report now you have taken over the
case.’