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Cape Town, South Africa, the present dayNick zipped his fleece tight to ward off the chilly wind coming off the water as he made his way down a footpath lined with tall palm trees that led to the Table Bay Hotel.
He had driven to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town’s tourist hub, and killed twenty minutes wandering around the shopping precinct until his appointment with Susan’s ex-husband, Ian Heraud. The hotel had a prime spot on the breakwater, and as Nick approached it the swirling white tablecloth of clouds fluttered briefly enough for him to get a glimpse of majestic Table Mountain in the background above the hotel’s long blue roof.
Zack, the barman at the Vineyard, had heard Susan mention Ian’s name and his job as a food and beverage manager at the rival t
