I waited outside the house, feeling very nervous.

After a while, a red car drew up in front of the house.At first no one got out, but then the driver's door opened and woman stepped out into the road.As soon as I saw her, I remembered her.She had been in the restaurant where I had last seen James three months before.

The woman walked up to the front door of the house, making no attempt to hide.I thought about following her, but I decided that it would be better not confront her.After she had gone into the house nothing happened for a few minutes, then I heard a shot and someone screamed.

I got out mi mobile and phoned the police.

While I saw waiting for them to arrive, I watched the house, but no one antered or left it.

Then the police arrived and went into the house. They searched al over and finally found James tied up in the cellar, alive and well.

There was no trace of the woman.

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