15 The Plan

Michael gently rubs her back while she cries shamelessly and when her sobs steadily subside, he pulls her lightly to go with him. "Let’s go and sit in my cabin and then you tell me everything, Kadin.” She follows him and he switches on the light and pulls out the chair at the desk for her and he takes place on the bed near her: "Now tell me: what has happened?” Kadin relates to Michael everything that has happened and then she seeks advice: "Michael, I must go alone tomorrow. I don’t want to do anything that puts Billy in danger, but I must exchange the booklet for him. I’ll have to handle this thing all by myself. Promise me you won’t phone the police or everyone else that might wreck the whole thing.” "Don’t worry, Kadin, we are planning this together.” "Could you decipher the script?” "I haven’t had the chance, Kadin. Unluckily we were occupied till late every day with free meals we supply for the homeless people. I came back very late and exhausted every evening and just had