A Country Affair by Rebecca Shaw

Author:Rebecca Shaw
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780307347060
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2006-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

“I NEED to have a word with Mr. Price, Joy, this morning. His first appointment is at ten. Do you think he might see me before then?”

“You’re not wanting a reference, are you? You’re not leaving?”

“No, I’m not, but I do need a word about something. Can I tell you all about it later?”

“Of course. I’ll give him a buzz right now and schedule you.”

“Thanks.”

Mungo came downstairs at nine o’clock to find Kate in the accounts office entering the previous day’s veterinary calls in the computer. He closed the door behind him and sat down on her spare chair. “Well, now, Kate, I understand you need a word with me.”

Kate dreaded having to tell him. In her small office his aura was striking, and she felt him to be too big for the available space, but she had to inform him clearly and concisely without any silly girlish panic. So she began at the beginning and told him about their estrangement, and how Adam had obviously got into the practice building at some stage. Out of her handbag she took the printout she’d done and handed it to him to read.

“If he hadn’t trespassed, I would never have told you, because obviously it’s a personal matter, but he has and my dad said I must.”

Mungo read it and commented, “It couldn’t be someone here having a joke?”

“I don’t think so. He uses the expression ‘my girl,’ which is a favorite of his. I’m sure it was him and of course he was here to meet me like he said he would, but Scott followed my car home for safety’s sake and Adam lost us at the road works.”

“Mm. I’m most concerned about this for your sake. It’s not at all pleasant. There’s also theft or destruction to be thought of. If someone is very determined to get at the drugs, nothing we can do will stop them, besides which there’s the operating equipment and such. We’ve a lot of money invested here, you know. Do you think he’s likely to do it again?”

“He’s behaving so out of character I really don’t know what he’ll do next.” Some of the horror of it overcame her and tears came into her eyes. “It’s making me feel dreadful; it’s like being stalked.”

“It is being stalked, make no mistake. Have you spoken to him about it?”

Kate shook her head.

“No, perhaps that’s wise. You don’t happen to have a photograph of him, do you?”

“A photograph? For the police, you mean?”

“Not yet. Have you met Johnnie?”

“Johnnie? No.”

“He cleans for us. Most often he cleans at night, but sometimes he takes a turn and has to come very early in the morning instead and get it all done before we open up. Johnnie King his name is. He’s deaf and it will make it much easier to explain what we suspect if I can show him a photograph. This Adam must have come in while he’s been here, you see, and he must be told not to let him in.

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