In the last post: The troublemakers were given the choice to leave or behave. Olive left, but she didn't behave...

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Enchanter on the Roof ® James Field. Part 15
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When Bert had seen Olive cavorting with Dick Charmer on the dance floor, his stomach had tightened into a knot. The flashing disco lights jangled his nerves and triggered his jealousy to boiling point. Without thinking, he gobbled a king-size bag of peanuts in only a few chews, bulging eyes glowering at his fiancé.

He stood by the bar, uncertain whether to pound Dick Charmer to a pulp or leave Ye Olde Inn to calm down and clear his thoughts. The onset of a smart murder plan was brewing at the back of his mind and fresh air would help him perfect it.

Of the two choices, finishing him off on the disco floor was most enticing. One solid thump on the top of his head would cave his skull in and pop every joint in his neck and backbone. He took a step forward, right fist clenched like a mallet, but just then Chief Inspector Dobbs took control and stopped the music.

Bert also stopped. Might be stupid to kill him right in front of the police.

But then Olive kissed Dick Charmer with unabashed passion, in view of everyone, and when Bert saw she had removed her engagement ring, he almost coughed his peanuts back up.

The ring, a mixture of white and yellow gold, and a centre diamond surrounded by a cluster of smaller diamonds had cost him a whole month's pay.

A liquid blackness oozed from his heart and smothered any doubt left in his feverish mind: Dick Charmer must die. Not here in the presence of police and witnesses. Not with a sharp and painless thump on his bonce. Oh, no, he had a plan, and Dick Charmer was about to wish he'd never been born.
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To be continued…
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