No one noticed the green minivan pulling out of a small clearing in the woods, a bit below Martin’s drive. They would not have noticed it when it took its place on the roadway, a safe five car lengths behind them, because they would never have seen this particular vehicle; the occupants had been exceptionally careful about being detected, using many different transports all the way from Florence. Although Abelard had taken extraordinary measures to avoid detection when he had gone in search of the treasure, being wary of the suspicious activity at the supposedly vacant nearby property, on his present mission he was unconcerned about being followed.

  Felicity drove Abelard to the airport at Brive le Gaillard from where he would fly to Nice and then on to Florence.

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