Chapter 5
He could hardly see the list of names because the light was out and the front of the building was in heavy shadow.
The Professor's finger ran down the list as he squinted at the tiny print. Brook. Lacy. Chan. His finger stopped. Apartment 27, Second Floor. Pamplemousse rang the bell and stepped back into a pool of moonlight on the top step.
Of course, there was no answer. A sudden shudder shot down his spine. He pulled his coat tightly around his chest, wondering what to do next.
A yellow taxi pulled up at the kerb and a woman got out of the rear door. She ran up the steps and, paying no attention to Pamplemousse, tapped a code into the keypad under the list of names. The Professor had politely moved to one side, but when the woman pushed open the door, he stepped inside behind her. In a couple of seconds the woman had vanished and the Professor was alone in the dimly lit hallway.
He made his way carefully down a short corridor towards the elevator. The door was open. He stepped inside and pressed Number 2. The door closed half way then suddenly it stopped. It opened again, but there was nobody there. Pamplemousse held his finger on the button and the elevator creaked into action. The ride up to the second floor seemed to take forever. But Pamplemousse didn't care because he was still unsure what he was going to do when he got there.
