Joseph laughed but did not reply. Irish looked at the man but could not remember who he was. She approached Belle and asked her about him. Belle told her that his name was Alston. Irish thought of him. The real person looked much younger than in the magazine photo. Soon Alston saw Joseph and walked over to greet him extravagantly, approaching him with open arms. "I thought I'd see you here," he said.
Joseph smiled and shook hands with him. As the two approached, he whispered, "I'm sorry you wasted so many of your human and financial resources yesterday."
Irish was close, so she could hear what Joseph had said, looking at Alston in dismay. Yesterday's kidnapping was related to this English gentleman? Joseph seemed certain of.
