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balcony rail where it had been resting. The night visitor found himself in the space between the balcony and the tree. He hung tight onto the aluminum ladder with his gloved hand as the other end of the ladder got caught on a pine limb. He found himself hanging from the ladder with one hand, swinging in the bright light cast by the Cayenne’s headlights as Tasos prepared to enter the ramp to the garage. Tasos saw the uninvited guest and slammed on his brakes. The man let go of the ladder and landed on the ramp, tumbling down it. Tasos hit the gas pedal and tried to run over the masked intruder, cornering him against the garage door which hadn’t opened yet. The man in the black body suit jumped onto the hood of the car in one movement, like a cat, as Tasos rammed his car into the closed garage door. He scampered across the roof of the vehicle, passing right over the windshield in his rubber boots, and hurriedly jumped off the back. He crossed the street and jumped onto his parked Honda motorcycle. He put the bike in gear and sped away. Tasos watched him go and he quickly put his own car into reverse and backed up onto the street. The black Cayenne thundered to life as the hunt for the unknown intruder began. The little Honda had disappeared by turning into a narrow street at the second block, which cut across the main road. Tasos turned as well, spotting him with his headlights as he cut across the streets of Psychiko, headed in the direction of Arsakeio. In an attempt to close the distance between them, Tasos floored the gas pedal and sped along in hot pursuit of the Honda. The idea of finally catching his wife’s lover made him bite his lip so hard that it started to bleed. He gripped the steering wheel firmly, never letting his quarry out of sight. The Honda crossed over into the suburb of Philothei and sped up the road that led to the gates of the American college. He turned right and followed a road that ran parallel to the school’s walls, which led out to a forest. A Mercedes suddenly 284