The Port and the Fleece (Part 1)

And now ladies and germs, I shall weave a tale of deception, intrigue..and murder! Murder most foul, I say!

THE PORT AND THE FLEECE


One morning in July a few years back, Olander decided to get an early jump on the day and prepare some outstanding invoices at his office in Saint John, NB.

It had been a long time since he had worked at the brewery his family had created (and still run to this day). He never cared much for working for others, instead deciding to manage his own successful firm, running in trucking and various investments.

Suddenly, an unidentified person entered his office and words were exchanged. Heated words, perhaps? Talk of money and debt flew, echoing down the empty hall, bouncing and landing on nothing. 

He had promised himself not to bail him out again, last time was the final straw, and no more shillings could be fed into this indebted, spending machine. And this time, the sum was triple what it was previously!

With great composure and conviction, he denied the intruder his apparently expected plunder. 

Upon this surprising turn of events, the office fell silent. A few cars passed by, tires spinning over road, black asphalt beginning to warm in the summer sun, peeking through the grey clouds.


The stranger left the office quickly and arrived at his car. He had recently felled a tree on his property that had been partially knocked over in a windstorm the previous week. The blade was dull, slightly chipped in spots, but still usable with a good sharpening.

And there it lay, in the trunk, calling to him, whispering. 

Waves of paranoia and fear swept across him like a giant wave across a buoy, floating, rolling out in the sea, pulling him down and then bounding back up through the water to float in reality once more.

The siren call became louder and anger engulfed him. There were no questions about the consequences, there was no doubt, there was no turning back; it had to be done.

The rage took full control of him as he popped the trunk.

To be continued..