Chapter Five
It was almost night by the time they parked their car in the far corner of the supermarket parking lot, drawing up beside a black Land Rover. They did not have long to wait before a young woman came towards them, pushing a shopping cart. As she unlocked the back of her vehicle, Marcus and George got out and quietly approached her from the rear. George grabbed her from behind, pinioning her arms to her sides. Before she knew what was happening, Marcus had slipped a black hood over her head and put his hand across her mouth to stifle any screams. They dragged her back towards their car. George reached into his pocket for a pair of handcuffs and, pulling her arms behind her back, deftly snapped them onto the girl’s wrists. As they bundled her into the back of the car, Marcus loo
