by Terry Morgan
CHAPTER 76
Jim was already back in Windsor when Jonathan called with a summary of his conversation with Scott Evora. It was obvious that he was rattled, but Jim just listened.
"Scott wants another chat with you, Jim. Do you want to talk to him?"
"Yes. I could see him in London tomorrow. I'm trying to finalise the art exhibition."
There was a long pause. "You think we'll have enough evidence for you to go public by then?" Jonathan sounded unconvinced.
"I'm not sure," Jim replied thoughtfully. "Let's just keep going for now. But I can sense you're worried, Jonathan. What did you say to Silvester Mendes that he might then have told the woman called Tony?"
"I mentioned the Sierra Leone project. And Eischmann will have seen Walton Associates as the bidder. Eischmann will have told Guido. Guido will have told the woman called Tony. Silvester Mendes might then have confirmed what he knows. He might even have told her he had met me. On the other hand, perhaps he didn't. I just don't know, but Guido and Eischmann certainly know about Walton associates now."
"OK," Jim said after another pause. "I think, perhaps, we need to start dropping a few names again. Let's see who runs for cover or crawls out from under a stone this time. Firstly, can you fix it for me to meet Scott tomorrow afternoon? And another point. Did you make contact with the International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crime Services - the CCS?"
"I'm a member."
"Good. Does our mutual friend Colin Foreman have involvement with the CCS through his Federation of European Small Enterprises?"
"Yes."
"Then it might be worth us talking to Colin again - it's a while since he put us together. Certainly I suggest approaching the CCS. Then, with Scott Evora and the FBI, we could get the UK Home Office interested and, who knows, some recognition and action at last."
"OK," agreed Jonathan. "Drawing a few friends around Walton Associates would make me feel a lot more comfortable. I'd hate to see a black Mercedes with Italian plates suddenly turn up in the office car park. You still want to stay hidden, Jim?"
"Yes, for a while, but I'd be happy to meet Colin and the CCS with you."
"I'll fix that. And Jan and Tom?"
"They are together in Zurich, checking on Freeways Investments and anything else called Freeways registered in Zurich, Luxemburg or elsewhere. Then, they'll probably head to Milan. Meanwhile I'm about to check my mail. Jan is uploading everything on the memory stick to a site he uses. How we'll use it is another question."