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53unit until I sort out the arrangements. How much will the plot cost the parents and myself?%u201d%u201cStraight to the point, John. As always?%u201d%u201cYes. How much? More to the point, what amount do you wish to skim off for yourself?%u201d The vicar, Rev. David Bailey, was no fool. %u201cHer parents and the girl are very well off. The graveyard is full. Er... That%u2019s between you and me. Okay? To bury her here means I have to carry out a black ops operation, remove one of the coffins that has been long buried and therefore no one visiting it, and dispense with it and erase it from the church%u2019s records. It's all quite risky but it can be done. That is with a little help.%u201d%u201cWhat kind of help?%u201d John Tucker asked.%u201cDisposal of the remains. I should think the coffin has long rotted away,%u201d the Vicar, David Bailey, replied.%u201cI can do that. I can offer you ten percent cut for yourself, and twenty percent for the plot itself if you re-tuff it and make it look new,%u201d John said. %u201cThe headstone? It%u2019s quite heavy?%u201d the Reverend asked.John Tucker thought about it. %u201cIt%u2019s too heavy to add to a coffin of a newly deceased. We could get one of your black ops chaps to break it up into smaller pieces and decorate the edges of your paths around the church grounds. No one would notice.%u201d%u201cAnd the pretty young lady lying in state at your business premises?%u201d the vicar said.%u201cHow do you mean?%u201d John Tucker asked.The vicar winked. %u201cI don%u2019t understand your meaning,%u201d John Tucker said.The vicar sighed. %u201cWell in that case, ten percent is not enough. I want twenty percent or...%u201d he paused.%u201cOr what?%u201d John asked.The vicar stared at him. %u201cI would like to spend an hour looking down on a sheep from my flock, just as you have that privilege.%u201dJohn Tucker thought about it. %u201cNo. I cannot allow that...%u201d%u201cWhat? You selfish bastard,%u201d the vicar said in anger. %u201cI don%u2019t believe The Undertaker