He shook his head in bafflement. ‘We need to talk,’ Kim Valentine said again. ‘There are things you need to know.’ He just stared, said nothing. ‘I know this comes as a surprise for you,’ she said. ‘But it’s vitally important that you hear what I have to tell you.’ ‘What’s this about, Kerry? Or Kim, or whatever your name is today.’ ‘Forget Kerry. Kerry never existed.’ ‘Which means you set me up,’ he said. ‘The whole thing on the beach was a fake.’ Now he understood the reason he hadn’t been able to find her at the hotel. ‘Why did you do that?’ ‘That’s what I need to talk to you about.’ ‘Then I think you’d better start talking right now.’ She shook her head. ‘It’s complicated. Better that we meet in person. Face to face.’ ‘You want to talk to me face to face, you come here and explain yourself. I’m not going all the way back to San Re mo.’ She shook her head. ‘We’re not in Italy any more.
