The funny thing is that escape attempt had worked. The alley mouth opened out into a main street a few feet ahead and I saw two police cars tear by. There was a tape in the automatic navigator that would put me on the course mentioned in all the articles, just a press of a button and I would be on my way. He undoubtedly realized that any interruption would only lengthen my explanation, not shorten it. Luck was still on my side. As I started the motor with my left hand, I threw a larger bomb through the connecting window to the rear with my right. I want you to be my bodyguard, she said, and when I smiled and opened my mouth to speak she went on, and please spare me any remarks about how it is a body you would like to guard. A long robe covered her arms so the bruises he had made werent visible.