Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Arthurwasannoyedatthethoughtandknewthatfindingoneofthemhelplessandvulnerablelikethisarousedthematernalinstinctinher.Hecouldn’ttolerateit.

           Marlenebeganspendingmoreandmoretimeattheapartment,makinglifeverydifficult.Arthurhadtobeconstantlyvigilanttomakecertainshedidnotdiscoverthesecret.Increasingly,therewaslosttimehecouldn’taccountfor.Hewascertainthatsomeonewasdealingdrugs—hehaddiscoveredabailreceiptinapocket—andhelearnedthatoneofthemhadbeenarrestedforfillingillegaldrugprescriptions.HewasalsoquitecertainthatsomeonewashavingsexwithMarlene.

           ArthurdecidedheneededtogetawayfromOhio,andthiswouldbetherighttimetouseapassporthehadaskedRagentopurchasethroughoneofhisunderworldconnections.

           HeexaminedthetwopassportsRagenhadboughtthroughFoley,one.inthenameofRagenVadascovinichandtheotherinthenameofArthurSmith.Theywereeitherstolenandalteredorsuperbforgeries.Theywouldcertainlystandupunderclosescrutiny.

           HecalledPanAmericanAirlines,bookedaone-waytickettoLondon,tookwhatmoneyhecouldfindinclosets,drawersandbooks,andpackedhisbags.Hewasgoinghome.

           TheflighttoKennedyandthenacrosstheAtlanticwasuneventful.WhenheplacedhisbagonthecounteratHeathrowAirport,thecustomsofficialwavedhimthrough.