Justice (excerpt)
“You must believe me！”
When Alan phoned the police，Detective① Hall came to the hospital quickly，bringing an Inspector Lee with him.They listened to Alan's story，then talked for a while outside the door.Then they came back in.
“OK，Mr.Cole，” Inspector Lee said.“Detectives are now searching the house in Bowater Gardens and your daughter's flat.I've informed the police at ports and airports too.It's possible that the kidnappers② will try to take your daughter out of the country，you know.”
“Oh my God.” Alan held his face in his hands.“She's probably dead.I'll never see her again.”
“Let's hope that's not true，” said the Inspector.“Now，let's talk about this woman Anna again.Why do you think she's a terrorist③？”
Again，Alan explained.The visit to the Mews the evening before the bombing；the ten minutes when Anna was not with him；her phone call，telling him not to talk to the police or Jane would die.It was hard to speak clearly because he was so angry and afraid.He began to cry.“It's no good，” he said.“Jane's going to die.”
“Try to keep calm，Mr.Cole，” said the Inspector.“You see，we're not sure that this Anna is a terrorist.We have already arrested the two men who put the bomb in the coach.In fact，one of them confessed④ this morning.The other one will confess soon.”
“But they are the wrong people—they mustn't be！If they are the murderers：Why did Anna phone me? Why is she saying she'll kill my daughter if I don't keep quiet about her？”
“Are you sure it was Anna's voice on the phone？”
“Of course I am！And it was Jane's voice as well！I know my own daughter's voice，don't I？” Alan shouted.
“Mmm，” the Inspector said slowly.“Now，your daughter.Was she unhappy to hear about Anna，do you think? Sometimes daughters don't like their fathers to have girlfriends，you know.Perhaps she was angry with you.”
“No.Not really.Well，perhaps a bit.”
“I see some very strange things in my job，Mr.Cole，and a lot of them are because of family arguments.It's just possible，you see，that your daughter hasn't been kidnapped at all.Perhaps she's angry with you and wants to stop you seeing Anna.Perhaps—I've seen it happen before—she's asked a friend to ring you and pretend to be Anna...”
“No！” Alan shouted.“Jane isn't like that！She was frightened；I could hear it in her voice on the phone.Anna has kidnapped her！You must believe me！”
At that moment another detective came in and spoke quietly to Inspector Lee，who immediately got up and left the room.When he came back，his face was serious.
“The house in Bowater Gardens is empty，” he told Alan.“The two people there left on the morning of the bombing.We didn't find anything useful at your daughter's flat—but we did find her handbag with her flat keys in it.It seems strange for her to go out without her keys，doesn't it？”
“Where is she？” Alan whispered.“Can you find her？”
“If your daughter has been kidnapped，she could be anywhere，” the Inspector said.“Our only hope is that the kidnappers call you again，and then we can find out where the call came from.We're fixing up a phone for you now，and there'll be two policewomen here with you all night.If Anna does phone，keep her talking.Tell her that you have said nothing to the police，and ask to speak to Jane.Say you must hear her voice.”
They put the phone on a table next to Alan's bed.He stared at it，saying to himself over and over again：I must hear her voice.I must hear her voice.
They put Jane in a small bedroom，untied her feet，and took the bag off her head.But they tied her hands behind her back，and then tied them to the end of the bed.
“You'll stay here until those two men are sent to prison，” Anna said.“Every day we'll send your father a picture of you with today's newspaper，to show you're still alive.”
