Paparazzi - II

Hedsor, Wycomb district of Buckinghamshire

August 1^st 1997

The village of Hedsor was the most preferred hangout for Tiny Rowland. He strongly believed the village, detached from the routine busy schedule relieved him from all business stress. Whenever he found time to relax, he would take his wife, three daughters and son to Hedsor. It was a lazy Saturday morning in Hedsor and Mrs. Rowland was relaxing with him in a rocking chair at the porch.

“Isn’t the weather wonderful?” She asked Rowland. Mr. Rowland, a young and energetic man in his late 70s looked dull and was lost in his thoughts

“Dear is something wrong?” She shook back to reality

“What is it Josie? Sorry I was not following you!” He said

“Is something bothering you? You look terribly upset since morning. Is there anything that I could help?” She asked him again

“No Josie. Everything is just fine. I was just thinking about…Honey I will be back in an hour” without waiting for her reply he went in and changed his night robe to a sweat shirt and a pant and walked towards his car

“Honey what are you up to?” Josie cried from the porch

“Nothing Josie. I need to make an important call to Carl. I will be back soon” He replied

“Shall I wake up Tobby?” She asked him. “That won’t be necessary. I can handle it” He answered and sped away in his car

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SIS (MI6) headquarters, Vauxhall Cross

Sir David Spedding was stunned when Brigadier Miles briefed him about the operation. His reaction was more of shock than excitement. But he could neither deny nor question the orders from the Buckingham palace. Miles dropped by at the MI6 headquarters personally. He did not want to assign Prince Philips’ task over the phone. Although, Miles had spoken to David for earlier assignments, they had never met in person. Miles had imagined David to be bald with a big paunch. But he turned out to be trim for his age.

“He too could get involved in the field work rather than sitting behind a desk” Miles thought to himself.
Miles left immediately after discussing with the operations head. David composed himself and framed the operation with extra care as this highly involved the Royal Family. This particular operation was going to not only change the fate of the United Kingdom, but the history itself. He decided to involve in this particular operation personally even though he had trust in his men. He called up for the 5 best men among his squad, whom he had assigned all the high profile jobs these many years.

“Our mission, should you choose to accept it, designated WHITE SAND requires you to follow Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana and report on anything unusual to me. Any further advancements or change of plans in the mission shall be communicated in advance. Should you or any member of your SIS force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions. We would be leaving for Paris tonight. So guys, its ShowTime!!!” He finished

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Oxford Road, Beaconsfield

 Tiny Rowland parked his Land Rover Defender 90 Station Wagon in the outskirts of the city. He checked his mobile phone for tower range. It was healthy. He pressed the speed dial

 “Carl. Where are you?” He asked someone over the phone

 Carl handled all the Business dealings and disputes of Tiny Rowland. Rowland never trusted anyone in his life but Carl, a well-known attorney general across England, his best pal, well-wisher and his partner in crime

 “I am on vacation Rowy. Why do you sound so worried? Is there anything bothering you?” He asked him back

 “I need your help badly. I’ve left Josie and the kids at Hedsor and I’ve come all the way to Beaconsfield to talk to you. Is it possible to meet me here at the Bellhouse?” He asked him

 “Oh Beaconsfield!!! Goodness gracious me!!! I am in Maidenhead and will be there in 20 minutes. Now get yourself a drink and relax” He ended the call

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 Bellhouse, Beaconsfield

 Tiny had booked a table at poolside and was enjoying his round of Vodka, while Carl reached the place around 9:30.

 “Hey Rowy. You look terribly bad. What the heck is wrong with you?” He joined the table

 “Have your drink first” He offered him one. They finished their Vodka and Carl smoked a cigar.

 “Tell me. What do you want me to do this time?” He asked Tiny.

 “A murder!!!” He replied.

 “Let us not talk about this here. Come on, let’s go for a drive” He said and they both left

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 “So who is it this time?” He asked Tiny while they drove outside the country.

 “Mohamed Fayed. He has been a pain in the wrong places with this Harrods bidding. I lost the departmental store. Now I heard he is going to buy the Fulham Football club too. Carl, I want to get rid of this guy. I want him to be away from limelight, media and fame. I badly need your help” He briefed

 “So you want me to kill this guy?” Carl asked him

 “No, no, no. Don’t do that. I was involved with him in many disputes and nasty fights. If something happens to him now, they will definitely come after me. Instead, I want him to lose his sleep, mourn in agony and take a temporary break from his Business. It will be his son Dodi Fayed” He replied

 “Who? That little prick who has been gossiped to have an affair with Diana?” Carl asked him in total dismay

 “Yes he is the one. He is the one who is going to die for my Carl” He laughed

 “This is much easier than I had thought” Carl joined him in his laugh

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Paradise Cove, Malibu, California

Aug 22^nd 1997

Trevor Rees-Jones couldn’t hide his excitement when he got a call from his girl of dreams, his boss’s now ex-girlfriend, Kelly Fisher. He had no problems to go all the way from Paris to California as his boss had gone for a vacation with Diana in his Yacht. As luck would have it, everything that had happened to him that particular day was his in favor.

He knocked the doors of the exotic sea-view villa that his Boss had gifted Kelly. Kelly was dressed in a Dolce and Gabbana Glitter Sequins Stripe Print V-neck Dress. She was looking extremely gorgeous. Trevor was unsure if that was because of the privacy he enjoyed that day on his Boss’s absence or was she really good looking. They moved towards the drawing room. He was nervous even after doing a lot of homework for the D-Day. He brought her chocolates, champagne and flowers. He wasn’t sure about her likings and decided to get something which was universally liked or accepted by women.

“Want a drink?” She asked him.

“Yeah, the Champagne would be good for the occasion. But before getting on with the drink, I am puzzled about your invite. Kelly, what is it about?” He asked her

She smiled at him. “Do you like me Trevor? I’ve seen you staring at me when we’ve had dinner together. Don’t you like me to be your date?” She nailed his thoughts to the very perfection

“I really don’t know what to say. But I am no millionaire and I don’t want to be disloyal to my boss. This whole little thing would put my job at stake” He replied

Her facial expressions changed all on a sudden and she looked at him seriously.

“That was why I have invited you” She said. “I need a favor from you and in return you can have Kelly Fisher” She replied.

He was desperate to get his hand on her. Now this is a life time opportunity which he might never get.

“What is it that you want from me Kelly? He asked her back

“Diana must die” She looked away from him

“What?!” He almost jumped from the couch “What are you talking about Kelly? Have you gone mad?” He asked her with utmost shock

“Now don’t create a scene here. I know this is something unusual. She seized Fayed from me and it looks like she is never going to return him back. She mustn’t live Trevor. I can happily marry Fayed if she is shown the staircase to heaven, err Hell” She looked stubborn

“The pathway to your right leads to the bedroom and the one towards my left to the door outside. Which one would you like to choose Trevor?”She asked him

He stood up and carefully placed his drink on the tea table, walked towards her and had one good look at her for a moment. “We will have it in the couch” He smiled wickedly and felt her body for the first time ever in his life

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