“Damn. We didn’t put the alarm on,” Newt said, as he reached the keypad. “I meanIdidn’t put the alarm on. Sorry.”
“We were in a hurry.”
They hung up their coats and headed for the kitchen. An odd feeling swept over River, a sensation of something being out of place, though as he looked round, nothing seemed wrong.
“Are you okay?” Newt put his hand on River’s shoulder.
“Yes.”
“That’s far enough,” someone said behind them.
They both spun round. A man was pointing a gun at them.
“What the fuck?” Newt gasped.
“Barney?” River couldn’t believe what he was seeing.Please let that be a prop!
Newt stepped forward and Barney yelled, “Stop moving! Throw your phones on the floor.”
Fucking hell.River was struggling to think what to do. He just couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
“Whatever you’re thinking, you’ll never get away with it.” Newt edged towards River.
“You move again and I’ll shoot him,” Barney shouted.
River swallowed hard.Oh God.
“Do as I say! Phones on the floor.”
River tossed his phone down.
“You’re that guy from the film set,” Newt muttered. “I guess you didn’t have food poisoning.”
“Your fucking phone! Now!”
“I left it in the car. Want me to go and get it?”
River knew he was lying.
“No.” Barney stamped on River’s phone until it fell apart. “You shouldn’t have survived that fall. You definitely shouldn’t have got better.”
Well, now he knew. River swallowed hard. “Why did you sa…sabot…age the climb?”
“Why do you think?”
“I have no fucking idea,” River said. “What have I done to you?”
“Did you like my letters?”
“You sent them?” River knew it wasn’t good news that Barney was freely admitting it. He wasn’t going to leave them alive to tell anyone.
“Pity that weirdo at the premiere missed with the knife.” Barney sneered. “Would’ve saved me a job.”
“What the fuck, Barney? I’ve never done…anything to you.”
“You did to Harry.”
River frowned. “Harry Gardner?”
