No Comebacks And Other Stories

Points For Understanding.

No comebacks
How wealthy was Mark Sanderson?
He was a millionaire, he had plenty of money.
Complete the blanks in the following sentence: Mark Sanderson was thirty-nine years old, rich, famous and bored.
Sanderson met a woman at a party. Describe this woman
The woman was tall and atractive, brown hair tied in the back of the neck and not wearing make upor jewelery and she was wearing a white dress. She had about 30 years old.
Why had Sanderson never seen this woman before?
Because she was an spanish girl that have been in England just for one week.
What did Sanderson say to Angela on their last evening together?
That he wanted her to stay with him and for that he wanted her to divorce from her husband.
Why did Angela say she hadto stay with her husband?
Because her husband relies need her and Sanderson needn´t.
Complete the following: “What Mark wants, Mark gets”
Sanderson paid a detective to find about Angela and her husband.
Where did Angela and her husband live?
They lived in Spain.
What town was the villa near?
It was located in Ondara a village between Alicante and Valencia.
What did Angelado every afternoon?
She went to the beach.

What did her husband do in the afternoon?
He stayed in the villa.

Sanderson went to visit an author.
What had this author written a book about?
The book was about Mercenaries in Africa.
Why did Mark offer this author 100 pounds?
He offered 100 pound for saying were Mr. Huges was.
What did the author give Mark?
The author gaveMark a piece of paper with the name of a place.

Why did Sanderson go to a bar in Earls Court?
Because Mr. Huge was supposed to be there.

What did Sanderson tell Hughes he wanted done?
He wanted to kill a man.

Hughes wrote a word on a piece of paper and gave it to Sanderson.
What was the word on the paper?
The word on the paper was STRIP.
Why did Sanderson feel sick?Because Hughes was pointed Sanderson with a gun.
What had Hughes wanted to find out?
He wanted to find if Sanderson's was wearing a tape recorder or a microphone.

What did Sanderson want Hughes to give him?
Sandersons want the name of a mercenary.

How much did Sanderson offer to pay Hughes:
That night?
Five packs with 5 hundred pounds each one.
After Sanderson was givenwhat he wanted?
The same.

A week later, Sanderson got a message by phone.
Where was he when he got the message?
He was in Earls court, in a bar.
What city was he to go to?
He had to go to Paris.
Where was he to go in that city?
He had to go to a café in the Rue Midlin.
When was he to be there?
He had to be next Monday midday.
What was he to read?
He had to read LeFigaro.
How much money was he to take with him?
He had to take with him five thousand pounds.

Sanderson gave Calvi a photograph.
What was on the back of the photograph?
On the back of the photography was the address where the man live.
When was the job to be done?
The job has to be done between three and four in the afternoon.

Why was the job to be done at that time?Because at that time the man was always alone and probably anyone would hear the shot because most people were having siesta at that hour.

What did Sanderson say there must not be?
There must not be comebacks.

How did Calvi hide a pistol and a silencer?
He opened a book and he cut with a sharp knife and a ruler the central part of each page leaving a hole in the center of the book.Why did he book two rooms at the Hotel Metropol and then say that Señor Calvin could not join him?
They book 2 rooms to hide the pistol in the book in one of each so in case the police discovered the gun anyone can know who the gun is.
Where was the Hotel Metropol?
The hotel Metropol was located in Valencia.

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