Mike Dixon

„From those blackmail prints.‟
„You mean you sent her copies?‟
„After Humphrey had cropped them on the computer. He
removed the bits that could cause offence and emailed
them to her.‟
They discussed their future course of action and agreed
on procedures for the exchange of information. Finally, Ja-
net rose and assumed her intense business lady identity.
„This has been a most profitable encounter, Mrs. Hansen.‟
She shook Kirstin‟s hand vigorously. „I am most sincerely
appreciative of the invaluable assistances you have provid-
ed for me.‟
Kirstin watched Janet leave. There were things they had
in common and a lot that was different. She was reminded
of the character, Natasha, which she had played in the bars
of the Commonwealth Hotel and other 1960s nightspots. It
was a very artificial character. That was its attraction. There
were lots of strange Eastern European girls desperately trying
to forge new identities. Natasha was an easy character
to impersonate because she was so unreal.
Charlie Paget had asked „Why Natasha?‟
Twenty-four-year-old Kirstin said she‟d chosen Natasha
because Natasha excited men‟s fantasies and got them talk-
ing. Charlie said that Scandinavian girls were meant to be
exciting. Why was she pretending to be something differ-
ent? Kirstin had never been able to give a satisfactory an-
swer to that question.
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