Chapter 47 Chapter Forty-Six

As Kelly and Diana got dressed, they heard Grace Seidel knocking on their door. "Breakfast is always ready for you." "Come on." Kelly agreed loudly. Diana said: "Hope our little trick worked. Let's see if Grace has the morning paper." They walk out of the room.To the right is the entertainment area.Several people are gathering in front of the TV. Kelly and Diana were walking past the television set and on their way to the restaurant when they heard a TV presenter say: "According to reports, there were no survivors. Tanner Kingsley and former Senator Paulina van Leuven were on board, along with a pilot, a co-pilot and a flight attendant."

The two women froze.They looked at each other, turned around, and walked to the TV.On the screen is an image of what KIG looks like. Kingsley International Group is the world's largest think tank with offices in thirty countries.The Bureau of Meteorology has released a report of an unexpectedly large storm over the South Pacific region that Tanner Kingsley's private plane flew over.Paulina van Loeven is the former chair of the Senate Environment Committee. Diana and Kelly listened, amazed. ...Among this unsolved case, there is another riddle that the local police are trying to solve.

The media was invited to a dinner to see Prima, the new weather control computer developed by KIG, but yesterday there was an explosion in KIG and Prima was completely destroyed.The fire department found the body of Andrew Kingsley among the wreckage and was convinced he was the only one killed. Diana said, "Tanner Kingsley is dead." "Say it again. Word for word." "Tanner Kingsley is dead." Kelly let out a long breath.She looked at Diana and said with a smile, "It's going to be a very tedious life after this." "I hope so," Diana replied. "Would you like to sleep in the Waldorf-Astoria tonight?"

Kelly grinned. "I don't object." As they said goodbye, Grace Seidel hugged Kelly and said, "Come back anytime." She never mentioned the bounty they were offering her. A waiter sets the table in the presidential suite at the Waldorf Building.He turned to Diana. "You said you'd have four servings, didn't you?" "right." Kelly looked at her and said nothing. Diana knew what was going on in her mind. As they took their seats at the table, Diane said, "Kelly, I don't think we did this all alone. I think someone gave us a little help." She raised her champagne glass and said to the empty seat beside her. : "Thank you, Richard, honey. I love you."

"Slow," Kelly said as she lifted the glass to her lips. Diana turned to her. Kelly raised her champagne flute and looked at the empty chair beside her. "Mark, I love you so much. Thank you." They clink glasses with each other. Kelly smiled and said, "It feels really good. Well, what's next?" "I'm going to go to the FBI in Washington and tell them what I know." Kelly corrected her: "We're going to Washington and tell them what we know." Diana nodded. "Yes." She said thoughtfully, "I think we did a good job. Our husbands would be proud of us."

"That's right," Kelly said. "We won. Think about the balance of power. You know what we're supposed to do now?" "what?" "Opening our own detective agency." Diana laughed loudly: "You're joking." Kelly gave her a long, slow smile. "Do I?" After dinner, they watched television, every channel reporting the death of Tanner Kingsley. "You know, when you cut off the snake's head, the rest dies," Kelly mused as he watched. "What's the meaning?" "Let's find out." Kelly walked to the phone. "I'm calling Paris."

Five minutes later, she heard Nicole Paradis's voice. "Kelly! Kelly! Kelly! I'm so glad you called." Kelly's heart sank.She knew what she was going to hear underneath.They killed Angel. "I don't know how to find you." "Did you hear the news?" "The whole world heard the news. Jerome Mallow and Alphonse Giraurd slipped away in the night." "Where is Philip and his family?" "come back tomorrow." "awesome." Kelly didn't dare to ask the next question: "Angel—?" "I kept Angel in my apartment. They plan to use her as bait in case you don't cooperate."

Kelly felt a sudden burst of joy: "Oh, that's great!" "What do you want me to do with her?" "Put her on the next Air France flight to New York. Let me know when she arrives and I'll meet her at the airport. You can call me here, Waldorf Towers." "I'll take care of it." "Thank you." Kelly hung up the phone. Diana kept listening: "Angel is all right?" "fine." "Oh, nice!" "Huh? I'm so excited. By the way, what are you going to do with that money?" Diana looked at her: "What?"

"KIG put out five million prize money. I think it belongs to us." "But Kingsley is dead." "I know, but KIG doesn't." They laughed heartily. Kelly asked, "What are your plans after we've been to Washington? Are you going to start painting again?" Diana thought for a moment: "No." Kelly looked at her: "Really?" "Well, I do want to paint a picture. A picnic scene in Central Park." Her voice choked. "A couple having a picnic in the rain. Then...it depends. What about you? Going back to modeling?" "No, I don't think—"

Diana looked at her. "Hmm...maybe, because I can picture Mark looking at me and blowing kisses when I'm walking on the flyover. Yeah, I think he's going to tell me to go back to work." Diana smiled: "Okay." They watched another hour of TV, and then Diana said, "I think it's time for bed." Fifteen minutes later, they had undressed, slipped into their respective queen beds, and returned to their latest adventure. Kelly yawns: "I'm sleepy. Diane, let's turn off the lights."