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  No one seemed that bothered by the time machine because it did indeed look like some kind of exercise machine.   Nigel was worried every day that room service would damage it in some way, so he always tried to be around when his room was cleaned, even though the hotel staff hated him for it.

    As the days drifted on, Nigel formulated a plan - he would follow Raymond’s sister so that he could intercept and kill the older Raymond before he could attempt to save her.   He had looked up where Amanda Deville lived on the Internet before he went back in time.   He hired a car and parked across the street from her flat.   He was somewhat surprised that she was a strikingly attractive woman - long blonde hair, a pretty face matched by a very tall sleek figure.     Nigel felt a bit uncomfortable with his observations but he knew that tomorrow she and her brother were due to die in a car crash.   Abruptly, Nigel heard someone tap on his car window.   It was the younger Raymond.   He did not look happy.

    Nigel rolled the window down.   Raymond spoke “I don’t know who you are but leave my sister alone!” Nigel said “What?”
    The younger Raymond was getting aggressive. “We’ve seen you stalking her - you are old enough to be her dad, you sick pervert.   Get lost!”   He started scrapping his key along the side of the rental car.   “Look , I’m not interested in your sister,” a flustered Nigel blurted out.   “Oh, so you like men then, do you?   Well I’m not interested in you either!”, the younger Raymond shouted.

    “Look, I’m sorry but I’m not stalking either of you.   It’s not either of you I am interested in.”   As the younger Raymond was banging the side of the car with his hands, Nigel drove off.   He felt so stupid.   Firstly, it was going to be extremely difficult to work out when the older Raymond would intervene and secondly, if the younger Raymond saw him again he would probably attack him.

    Nigel needed another plan - he decided to watch the country cottage he had arrived in.   He knew that Raymond would go there.   He hoped he hadn’t already arrived but it was the only chance he had. It was too risky to try and interfere with the younger Raymond and his sister - he had to dispose of the older Raymond independently.

    After arriving near the cottage, Nigel parked the car and walked up a hill nearby finding a great vantage point on which to hide and observe.   Hours and hours passed before he heard screaming from inside the cottage.   Nigel couldn’t see what was happening, so he went down to hide behind some bushes near the building.   After a few minutes he saw Raymond rushing out of the cottage.   He looked younger than Nigel remembered him being in the basement.

    Nigel got his gun ready and prepared himself.   A clean, short range shot to the body should do the trick.   Nigel had acquired the gun via criminal contacts he had made since Natalie had died, but had not had a chance to test it.   He just hoped that it would work.  

    It seemed like an eternity before Raymond was close enough to Nigel for him to take a shot confidently.   Raymond walked up the road slowly towards where Nigel hid.

    Nigel steadied his shaking hand and tried not to make any noise.   Raymond seemed fairly oblivious to anything.   Slowly and surely he moved closer and closer to Nigel.   Then for a split second, Raymond was only a few feet away from Nigel.  

    Nigel pulled the trigger.

Chapter 4
    The gun fired hitting Raymond.   He fell to the ground as the bullet ripped a massive hole in his chest.   Nigel was shocked by how messy things were - it never looked like this in the movies.   Blood was gushing everywhere.

    Nigel got up from his hiding place and walked up to Raymond’s body. Raymond was in a very bad way but was still alive.   He looked up at Nigel and mouthed “Why?” to him.   Nigel was really confused by this.   “You know why - you killed my wife.”