‘They used a kid to lure me away and they’ve taken Pierre,’ Karim shouted. ‘Bruno, you’ve got to get down here.’ ‘On my way, Karim, but who’s got him? Who is they?’ ‘Those jihadists. Rashida told them about Le Pavillon. Just get here.’ He rang off. Still in his jogging gear, Bruno ran to his Land Rover, hardly noticing that Nancy was half a step behind him. He punched in the speed-dial for the Gendarmerie and told Sergeant Jules to get to the Café des Sports and inform Yveline that they had a kidnapping on their hands. ‘Wait,’ Nancy shouted as he unlocked the vehicle door. ‘You aren’t armed and you’ll need back-up.’ Bruno stopped and looked at her, about to say his hunting rifle and shotgun were still in the locked cabinet in the back of the Land Rover. But she was right, they needed back-up. ‘Call the Brigadier and I’ll get weapons and be back here as soon as I can,’ she said, and raced off. Bruno briefed the Brigadier, who calmly said he’d have one of his security teams meet Bruno at Karim’s café.
