Chapter Fourteen

Hector Hylie was an overweight man of South African descent. Aged forty-two, he looked older than his years. He suffered from bad health due to his mammoth size. He had met and married Mandy in a short time span after arriving in the UK. Mandy had fallen for Hector’s accent rather than his looks and, back then, Hector had a great sense of humour, though once he had married Mandy, all the niceties diminished. Mandy was ten years his junior; therefore easier to manipulate and control. Martin, Mandy’s brother, three years older than his sister, was completely different. It may have been the environment that he worked in. It could have been that he knew his brother-in-law better than his sister knew her own husband. Martin had threatened Hector on a number of occasions and was not bothered who had overheard. Hector used to brush off Martin’s threats, knowing that Martin would never do anything that would upset his kid sister.

Hector was bisexual, though his wife never knew her husband’s dirty secret. He would frequent gay bars in order to quench his hunger, picking up young gay men and fulfilling his needs before slapping them about and leaving them a little worse for wear.

The thing that angered Martin the most was the fact that Hector boasted on a Monday morning at work, completely unashamed, without thought of who may be in earshot. Being related to the man was bad enough, but what made it worse for Martin was that he had to work with him.

When Martin informed his sister of her husband’s advertised conquests, his reports landed on deaf ears. Martin’s frustration grew, along with his sister’s tunnel-vision. She loved that man, or at least that was what she wanted the outside world to believe.

Martin, himself, was in a relationship and had a four-year-old son. His girlfriend, Lisa, who he loved, knew what buttons to press. Lisa was 29-year-old devoted mother. He wanted his sister to have the same life that he had built with Lisa, though he knew this would never happen while she was still married to Hector.

Greg, on numerous occasions, had wound Martin up about his brother-in-law, trying to ignite the fire inside him. Greg had increased the pressure once he had decided that Hector was going to be the next victim. Pulling at Martin’s anger strings, he goaded the man, only for effect though. Greg wanted others to see the rage Martin had for Hector. Martin was going to be the catalyst in Greg’s flawless plan.

Greg had been closely watching Hector’s movements for a while, though only on and off. Greg knew enough. He had a rough idea of where and when he was going to pounce on Hector. Greg’s only other obstacle was to get Martin where he wanted him. There would need to be a delay between the two. After all, Greg could not be in two places at the same time. Greg had a contingency plan should the first fail. The police were going to be far too busy to spot what was going to happen next, though once it had, they would then link the two. The roller coaster would then be off and running and Greg’s fun would not be limited.