LYNCH IBD

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More than a foot taller, he stared down, casually alert, as if bored with such small prey."Where is it?" áA flat voice."WhatâÇÖd ya mean?"Lynch knew he would be killed as soon as he told where the briefcase was. áA simple fact and accepted the way he accepted bunions and a cold wind."You want money? áYouâÇÖll get money. áAfter. áWhere is it?""Tell me what ya want."The man hit Lynch across the face. áHe used the back of his hand. áThe blow wasnâÇÖt hard and not the hardest Lynch ever received, but it was hard enough to knock him off his feet. áHe got up slowly and backed away."Where is it?""I give it to someone. áGuy I owed a favour. áI took some pens, nuthinâÇÖáelse. áYa can have âÇÖem back. áGot no use for the rest.""Who is this guy?""A bum.""Where is he?""He donâÇÖt live in one place."The hand struck again, harder. áHe was knocked back, his feet in mid-air as he landed on the carpet. áThe side of his face was numb. áHe didnâÇÖt want to but got up, afraid he might be kicked. áAs he stood up, the man stared but not at him. áHe raised a hand to scratch his chin. áLynch jerked his head away.áAre good intentions good enough? áTwo fourteen-year-old vegans try to reform a tramp. áWill he appreciate the girlsâÇÖ efforts to get him off the streets and to find him a place of his own? áWill he stop drinking, give up meat and go vegan? áThey are persistent but he has other ideas. áHe steals and gets drunk, courtesy of the tenants in the building where they are hiding him. áRobbing empty suites on the Labour Day weekend, he pulls off the biggest heist of his life. áBut he accidentally witnesses a rich and powerful pedophile raping and murdering a girl. áHis haul from the robbbery contains evidence of a network of pedophiles. áHe is seen and becomes prey. áHiding from a hit man, the tramp attempts to save himself, drawing the girls, their families and everybody he knows into a whirlpool of deceit and murder. áThe pedophile is sucked into this vortex. áHis public reputation as a benefactor of children comes under threat. áA woman who has promoted his reputation finds out the truth and places herself in danger as she tries to expose him. áSometimes chance flips a two-headed coin.