Revenge (3 page)

Try to be yourself. Don't act any differently or you will attract attention. You still haven't sent me the photographs which I need. We don't
want to target the wrong people! Let me know
as soon as possible whether or not you can get the money because I need to book the flights and confirm our final plans.

Savannah

Date: Friday, 22 April 2011. 4.27 p.m.

From:
devils
-
revenge

To: assassin_hire

Savannah,

I want to be clear about the money. If you receive my deposit by Tuesday, via
courier
, will you go ahead with our plan? Will you agree to wait for the balance to be paid until after my wife is dead? This would be ideal for me. Please confirm that this is our agreement.

Also, can you advise if you think it is better to kill all of them in a close time frame or would it be better to complete the job over a period of a few months; first one and then the others? It is imperative that I provoke as little suspicion as possible.

I must explain to you about the boat. It's big and might be awkward to handle if you are on your own. The marina is quite a distance from the apartment so when you leave the complex you'll have to walk by lots of shops and vendors to get to the yacht.
The shops are open until late in the evening and they know my wife very well. I think it might be difficult to get her out without raising suspicion and remember, I need it to appear as if she has committed suicide after hearing about the death of her friends. They've become close in the last few months and I know their death would have a det
r
imental effect on my wife.

I think I need to explain some details to you so that you are aware of any complications which may arise. The apartment is on the top
floor of a twelve stor
y block. It has a private terrace and pool on the roof. My wife is friendly with an Irish couple who own the apartment next door. I believe they are in France at the moment but I'll need to double-c
heck. The Irish couple also has
a boat, which is located near our yacht and if they are not in their apartment they will be living aboard their boat; which is another reason why it might be difficult for you to get away with taking my wife out on it.

My wife has mentioned that she'd like to go on a boat trip for a few days when I get there, but I'm not sure of the dates or location yet. I'm certain
, wherever we end up going,
as soon as she gets a phone
call about the other women, she'll immediately return to the apartment and start making plans to return home to Dublin. However, she may decide to go directly to the airport from the marina and if she does then I don't know how you would have an opportunity to get to her.

I'll be in France too, as I've already mentioned. How do you suggest we stay in contact?  I don't want to be around when you're there. I'll need to keep you informed about my wife's plans when she gets the news about the women.

My wife has been suffering from post-natal depression. She's been improving recently; the medication seems to be helping but she still has black days where she can't even get out of bed. Maybe when she gets the news about the women you won't need to do anything at all except get your money! However it's important that I point out any potential obstacles to you. Her friends could be a problem. They might come back to the apartment to sympathise with her over the loss of the women. Th
e Irish are like that and she knows quite a few Irish people in France.

When you show up to finish the target would they ask who sent you? Would that be a regular occurrence, in your experience? Would the target usually offer to pay you more money to kill the person who ordered the hit instead of killing them?

Mark

Date: Friday, 22 April, 2011. 5.02 p.m.

From: assassin_hire

To:
devils
-
revenge

Mark,

I don't have much time today. Don't ever use the work computer. You have to delete everything.

Savannah

Date: Friday, 22 April 2011. 6.46 p.m.

From:
devils
-
revenge

To: assassin_hire

Savannah,

I'm concerned about the work computer. I mentioned previously that I searched for hitmen a few months ago and I'm worried about the search being found later. I was talking to someon
e from the computer company which
services our computers and he advised that even deleted items can be retrieved. I'll have to come up with an excuse to remove the computer from the office before I leave.

Do you think it might be better to wait u
ntil we return from France to kill
my wife? T
here are
potentially too many unknown variables out there which may impede the plan.

I know the women will be taken care of on April 29th. My wife will return to Dublin as soon as she is contacted about their deaths. Then you could finish her by May 1st, which would give me more time to organise final payment to you. It's just an idea.

The only problem with targeting my wife in Dublin is that my eldest son lives here with us and will probably be here, as will I. How would you get around that problem? It must look like my wife committed suicide. It's crucial. Her body cannot disappear, it must be there.

Mark

Date: Saturday, 23 April 2011. 6.03 a.m.

From: assassin_hire

To:
devils
-
revenge

Mark,

We are a professional organisation. We will not double-cross you to make a deal with the target. It doesn't matter how much money they offer us, we will honour our contract with you. All you need to do is fulfill your side of the arrangement. Stop worrying!

We need you to send the keys, photographs and of course the money plus the combination to the safe and the addresses of the targets. These items need to be sent by Monday morning.

Do you keep a gun in the apartment in France? Maybe we can make it look as if your wife killed herself or that she jumped from the top floor. Leave the details to us.

You should stay with your wife until you leave France with her body. We recommend that you do not leave her as it will seem suspicious. You'll need to play the part of the grieving widower, which I'm sure won't be a problem for you.

Let us know your telephone number in France. We will contact you when we are finished in Ireland.

Savannah

Date: Saturday, 23 April 2011. 8.32 a.m.

From:
devils
-
revenge

To: assassin_hire

Savannah,

Do you intend for us to talk on the telephone in France or meet in person? I could give you the money in cash. There is enough money in the safe in the apartment for me to give you the equivalent in euro of about twenty five thousand pounds sterling. I'll check
exactly
how much cash is there when I arrive on Tuesday and I'll let you know as soon as possible. Obviously, I won't be able to remove the money while my wife is in the apartment but I can give you the combination to the safe and you can help yourself later. Do not touch the money until she is gone. I'll send the keys to the apartment via
courier
and the deposit first thing on Monday morning.

How long will it take for the authorities to r
elease her body from France?
I agree with you that I should stay with the body; leaving her would make people wonder.

I will scan their photographs and send them to you on Monday. The telephone number is the same. I'll email you when I can talk. The more I think about it the more I realise that it is crucial that I remove the computer from the office. My wife and the two women work there but I don't want to leave the computer at work in case someone decides to check it.
You
never know.

I've been thinking about the cashier's cheque. When you buy a cheque in Ireland the bank keeps a record of who you are and you have to get it at your own bank. It's a regulation. If anyone questions me about it later, I can say that I got it from my wife and that she asked me to send it. If
the courier company
has a record of the envelope, again, I'll say that my wife asked me to send it and she didn't tell me the details. I can't see it being a problem.

My wife and these two women have put me in an impossible situation, which is why I'm taking such drastic action. Maybe I'll tell you the details some day.

I loved my wife very much once b
ut she has well and truly ended
any feelings I had for her. I hate her now and have wanted her dead for a while but it's difficult t
o read these emails and see it
written in black and white. It's shocking but she has asked for it. It's her own fault. She has nobody to blame but herself and her new best friends.

Mark

Date: Saturday, 23 April, 2011. 11.21 a.m.

From: assassin_hire

To:
devils
-
revenge

Mark,

Let me know when we can talk. We are running o
ut of time. It will happen next
weekend which gives us six days to get organised. Send the items via
courier
through your company.

Don't worry or panic and act normal! Trust us and the job will be successful.

Savannah

Date: Saturday, 23 April, 2011. 3.52 p.m.

From:
devils
-
revenge

To: assassin_hire

Savannah,

I can't talk at the moment. My son is here. I wanted to speak with you but I don't want him to notice me checking emails and being impatien
t with him.

Email me your telephone number and I will call you when I can.

Mark

Date: Saturday, 23 April 2011. 7.19 p.m.

From: assassin_hire

To:
devils
-
revenge

Mark,

I’ve just sent
yo
u my telephone number. C
all me any time.

Savannah

Date: Saturday, 23 April 2011. 10.33 p.m.

From:
devils
-
revenge

To: assassin_hire

Savannah,

I spoke with my wife. The Irish couple with the apartment next door to us in France will not be in their apartment next week. They will be on their boat or in Ireland. I'll know for definite when I arrive on Tuesday evening.

My wife wants to take a boat trip to La Rochelle on Thursday and stay there until Monday or Tuesday. Anyway, I'm sure she will want to return to the apartment when she gets the "sad" news of her friends!

I probably won't have much access to the internet while I'm in France, especially when we're sailing. I'll text you t
o keep you informed of what we’
re doing.

I should be able to talk to you on the telephone within the next few hours. I'm sure you can appreciate that we need complete privacy.

Do you plan on spiking the women's drinks? They spend most weekends in Westport, as I mentioned earlier, but there's no guarantee that they'll be there next weekend. Occasionally, they'll go out in Templebar in Dublin's city centre. I know Westport is on the other side of the country but Ireland is a small place so they'll only be a few hours
’
drive away, worst case scenario. Will this be
a problem for your team? I’ll
try to find out their plans when I'm at work next week and I'll let you know so your people can make alternative hotel reservations, if necessary.

How do you intend on travelling to France? I know there are direct flights from the UK to La Rochelle, if that's where you plan on doing the hit, and there's also an airport at St. Malo where we have the apartment.

Mark