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Gill thought that the rings and knives would be less obvious if they were spread around all three suitcases. It was possible that the baggage would be x-rayed and, while a couple of knives might be overlooked as souvenirs, five together was another matter. "Put two in your case, Alan and one in yours, Manjy."
"We need a taxi for 7.30 am," said the latter, opening her case.
"We'll never be able to get anything to eat in the hotel at that time," Alan warned.
"There was a cafe in the terminal," said Gill, "We can get breakfast there."
The taxi to the airport took a split second to arrive when called by phone next morning, and the whole day was then a whirl of mixed impressions the reverse of those they remembered coming to Spain - Jerez, Madrid, Heathrow terminals 3 and 4, Aberdeen and Kirkwall.