Phoebe has ordered something delivered and forgotten to tell me. I have to answer. Ba-bang bang. There it is again. That’s one angry, impatient delivery guy. I wonder if I have the strength to give him a piece of my mind. I struggle up, naked under my bathrobe. I look about a hundred, and feel it too.
Ba-bang bang.
‘All right already!’ I shout. ‘What’s your problem?’
I open the door, wider than I ought to have. Maybe it’s the shock; I just let it swing open.
No parcel, no delivery guy. If only.
She is wearing a dark blue business suit. White blouse, blonde hair. Make-up immaculate. She looks me up and down just the once, her lip curling in undisguised contempt. Carmen Blacker is at my door.
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Contents
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Chapter 1: Chelsea, New York City Sunday 7 May
Chapter 2: New York City Sunday 7 May
Chapter 3: Chelsea, New York City, Sunday 7 May
Chapter 4: Chelsea, New York City Monday 8 May
Chapter 5: La Serenissima, New York City Monday 8 May
Chapter 6: Chelsea, New York City Tuesday 9 May
Chapter 7: Battery Park, New York City, Tuesday 9 May
Chapter 8: Battery Park, New York City, Tuesday 9 May
Chapter 9: Battery Park, New York City, Tuesday 9 May
Chapter 10: Battery Park, New York City Tuesday 9 May
Chapter 11: Battery Park, New York City, Tuesday 9 May
Chapter 12:Chelsea, New York City, Wednesday 9 May
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