Ten minutes later, and safely away from the village, Rosedale banged on the brakes. He pulled over. Turned to Cooper. Grabbed him by his top and slammed his fist into his face.
‘Tell me why the hell I shouldn’t kill you now?’
Cooper pushed him away and sucked on the blood from his lip. ‘Because it was worth it, that’s why.’
Rosedale was raging. ‘Worth nearly getting us killed for?’
‘Yes, it was. We’re alive still aren’t we? But I got what I wanted. Not that I knew what I was looking for before I saw it.’
‘What the hell are you talking about? You’re speaking in riddles.’
‘I’m talking about the woman in the hut. I saw the track marks on her arm… Fresh injection sites.’
Rosedale reached across to grab Cooper again. ‘Yeah, so? What the hell has that got to do with what happened just there?’
Cooper knocked his arm away. Pushing him back in his seat. ‘Think about it! Someone’s just given her an injection and we both know who that someone is.’
And Cooper could see Rosedale was too angry to think properly. He yelled at him. All control gone. ‘I dunno Thomas, how the hell do I know? I’m guessing a doctor?’
‘What doctor? Where? Remember what Father O’Malley said? There is no health care around here. The only thing around here is Bemba. And I bet my life on the fact, Bemba has just injected that woman with something.’