Baird nodded.
Rico picked up the phone, dialled and waited.
‘Put me through to Mr Kile,’ he said, when a voice came on the line. He listened, frowning, then said,
‘I gotta get in touch with him. Know where he is?’ He scribbled down a telephone number and hung up.
‘He’s with his girl friend,’ he told Baird and grinned. ‘Hope I don’t interrupt anything important.’
Baird continued to stare at him stonily, and a little flustered under the hard look, Rico hurriedly dialled the new number.
‘This is Rico,’ he said, when Eve Gil is answered. ‘Could I speak to Mr Kile?’
‘Hold on a moment,’ she said, and he heard her cal ing Kile.
‘What is it?’ Kile snapped, coming on the line. ‘Who told you you could call me here?’
‘The guy we’ve been looking for has shown up,’ Rico said quickly. ‘I’ve got him here now.’