white-death-tim-vicary

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chapter one the woman stood in front of the prison. the prison was a big, dirty building in the biggest town of a hot country. the woman was very hot, and she did not like the noise from all the cars in the road. she was an englishwoman and she did not like hot countries or a lot of noise. she was tall, about fifty years old, with blue eyes and a long face. her face was red, and she looked tired and angry. she knocked at the door of the prison. for a long time nothing happened. then a little window opened in the door, and a man looked out at her. 'yes? what do you want?' 'i want to see my daughter. it's very important.' 'name?' 'anna harland.' 'is that your name or your daughter's name?' 'it's my name. my daughter's name is sarah harland.' 'you can't visit …
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a. 'i'm sorry. i know you're her mother. you can talk, but that's all. please sit down at the table. i am here to watch you.' the mother and daughter sat down at the table. anna's hands were near sarah's on the table. she looked carefully at her daughter. sarah's dress and face were dirty. 'she's tired, and unhappy,' anna thought. 'sarah, what happened?' she said. 'we have ten minutes to talk. no more. tell me, please, quickly. i want to help you.' sarah looked at her mother. 'oh, mother, i'm happy you're here. i wanted you to come. mother, i... i didn't do it. it isn't true. please believe me.' 'of course i believe you, sarah. but tell me about it. what happened? quickly. begin at the beginning.' 'yes, but... i don't know... when did it begin? i don't know... i don't understand it.' 'why did the police arrest …
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e put it in the toothpaste tube?' 'stephen? no... why do you ask about stephen, mother?' 'well, is he in prison too? you said "us" and "our bags". did the police arrest him too?' 'oh... no,' sarah's face was unhappy. 'no. i wasn't with stephen, mother. you see, stephen and i... well, we aren't friends now. i left him about two months ago... and then i met hassan.' 'hassan?' 'yes. i was with hassan at the airport. stephen was on the plane too - i don't know why - but he wasn't with me. it's hassan - he was with me. hassan's important to me now, not stephen.' anna looked at her daughter. 'i see. and did the police arrest this hassan too? is he in prison?' 'yes, he is. they arrested him but i can't see him. i asked them. i wanted to see him. but they said "no". …
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chapter two anna harland left the prison and went to talk to the police. she waited a long time in a small office, but after an hour a policeman came into the room. he was a big man, about fifty-five years old, with brown eyes and a nice smile. he moved very slowly and quietly. 'good afternoon, mrs harland,' he said. 'my name is detective inspector aziz. i... arrested your daughter three days ago. i'm very sorry for you. this is a very unhappy thing for a mother...' 'it's a very unhappy thing for my daughter, inspector,' anna said angrily. 'because she didn't do it. she's innocent, you know. she knows nothing about those drugs.' detective inspector aziz looked at her carefully for a minute. he did not know many english women. 'she has an interesting face,' he thought. 'very blue eyes, and a long nose. she is not afraid …
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see,' the inspector said. 'but sometimes young people do things - bad things - because they are in a different country and they need money.' 'not sarah,' anna said. 'and not heroin. sarah worked in a hospital, and she knows about heroin. she knows it can kill people. i'm a doctor, and she wants to be a doctor, too.' 'i see,' the inspector said again. he looked at her, and thought, but he said nothing. 'now,' anna said. 'tell me about this young man, hassan.' 'all right,' the inspector said. he took some papers from the table and began to read to her. 'but we don't know very much about him. he's a rich boy, from a good family. his father has two or three shops, i think. and the police in his town know him, too. last year his father gave him a new car - a very fast …

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chapter one the woman stood in front of the prison. the prison was a big, dirty building in the biggest town of a hot country. the woman was very hot, and she did not like the noise from all the cars in the road. she was an englishwoman and she did not like hot countries or a lot of noise. she was tall, about fifty years old, with blue eyes and a long face. her face was red, and she looked tired and angry. she knocked at the door of the prison. for a long time nothing happened. then a little window opened in the door, and a man looked out at her. 'yes? what do you want?' 'i want …

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