Free A Blind Eye: Book 1 in the Adam Kaminski Mystery Series by Jane Gorman Page B

that far. Just the Boy Scouts.”
    “And there it is, of course you were a Boy Scout…” Angela nodded as she looked up at the ceiling. “I bet you were an Eagle Scout, weren’t you?”
    Adam shrugged. “What’s wrong with that? And yes, as a matter of fact, I was.”
    “Uh-huh.” Angela smiled as she shook her head. “That explains it.”
    “Explains what?”
    “Your approach to this trip, to your job. You want to do the right thing, you know? It’s just…” Her smile faded and her brows lowered as she shook her head, “I’m sorry, I don’t want to psychoanalyze you or anything.”
    “No, go on.” He said the words easily, but felt his muscles tense in anticipation of what she might say.
    “You always want to do the right thing, but sometimes it’s not so easy to know what the right thing is, is it?”
    “Shh.” Ray stepped forward, between Angela and Adam. “Sylvia, what are they saying now?”
    Before Sylvia could respond, a shout drew their attention to an area farther along the public balcony.
    Łukasz Kaminski stood, his back to a wooden chair lying awkwardly on its side, the victim of whatever struggle Łukasz was engaged in with the uniformed guard facing him.
    As Adam watched, the guard lunged, grabbing at Łukasz. Łukasz took a step back, seamlessly avoiding the tipped chair. The guard fell forward, calling out as his knee struck the heavy wood.
    Adam tried not to grin. This wasn’t a funny situation. “What’s going on, can you tell?”
    He looked at Sylvia, but she said nothing, just watched the scene unfold. The presentation from the committee floor continued, though two or three faces turned up to see what was causing the commotion.
    Łukasz spoke to the guard. From where he sat, Adam heard nothing more than an angry hiss, though he wouldn’t have understood the words even if he were closer.
    As he spoke, Łukasz swung his satchel over his shoulder and turned his back on the guard, moving toward the door at the back of the balcony. But the guard had regained his balance. He was heading for Łukasz and the look in his eye made it clear he wasn’t giving up.
    Two quick strides brought the guard up behind Łukasz’s back. He pushed hard and Łukasz stumbled toward the door. Just as he reached it, a second guard came through, catching Łukasz before he fell, then swinging him out into the hall. The entire confrontation had taken less than a minute.
    Sylvia coughed gently, bringing the group’s attention back to her. “Perhaps it is time we leave now, too.”
    Angela looked at her like she was crazy. “What? What’s going on over there? Aren’t you curious to know?”
    “It is not our business. We should not be involved,” Sylvia responded. “Come, let us leave now. We have a little bit of time before our next engagement, we can enjoy one of the cafes around the Old Town Square.”
    Sylvia directed the group out to the waiting van, explaining she needed to run back upstairs for a minute to let her boss know they were leaving. Following Sylvia’s directions, Ray and Jared left the room.
    Angela looked at Adam, but he simply shrugged and raised his eyebrows. “I don’t know any more than you do. But I admit I’m curious.”
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    A dam jumped as a hand fell on his shoulder. He turned but his retort was cut off by the sound of Łukasz’s voice.
    “Cousin, there you are.”
    Łukasz leaned into him, and over his shoulder Adam could see two burly guards moving in their direction.
    “They want me to leave, cousin, but I told them I was waiting for someone. A stretch of the truth, perhaps, yet here you are, so perhaps I was telling the truth after all.”
    Łukasz turned as he spoke, guiding Adam away from the building.
    “What’s going on, Łukasz? Why do you need me?” Adam stopped walking and pointed toward the van waiting to whisk him off to the group’s next appointment. Chris had paused in the act of stepping into the van, turning to stare at Adam. “I have people