It took three days to extract all of the information from Tom Harwood.
Elliot Roland checked the information, of course, and soon found out it was all true; or at least, as true as Tom Harwood could make it. Not that Elliot expected anything other than the truth by the third day; pain could make people do anything, and Tom Harwood was in a lot of pain.
Elliot went down the steps that lead to the cellar, and found Tom right where he'd left him; curled in a ball on the floor.
It was safe to leave Tom untied now.
With only a bottle of water left in the room with him, there was nothing he could use to help him escape.
Besides, two broken legs, a broken arm and ten broken fingers weren't exactly conducive to an escape.
When the door to the cellar opened, Tom groaned softly, shifting a little on the floor.
Elliot regarded him impassively for a moment.
Now it was just a question of what to do with Tom; kill him and give his body to 'Freddie' to torment him, or keep him alive and captive for a while longer, before returning him to 'Freddie' and watching their relationship implode.
Elliot thought for a while, before smiling.
He'd decided.
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Mystery / ThrillerTom Harwood and Freddie Glover are in a relationship. When an argument is blown out of proportion one night, Tom disappears. Distraught over the fight, Freddie falls into depression, unaware that Tom is missing until a few days later. With help from...
