Buried in the Past by Bill Kitson

Author:Bill Kitson [Bill Kitson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780719815003
Publisher: Robert Hale
Published: 2014-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

chapter twelve

‘Shaw!’

The DS looked up. ‘Yes, Guv’nor?’

‘My office, now.’

Shaw followed his superior into the glass-walled cubicle in the corner of the main CID room. There was already one occupant, a young man of little more than twenty years of age, or so Shaw guessed.

‘Last week, when you were asking for all that info about Max and Ray Perry and their organization, what prompted it?’ Shaw’s boss asked.

‘It wasn’t for me. I had a phone call from DI Nash in North Yorkshire. He wanted as much background as we had.’

‘Mike Nash? Why is he interested in them? Is he doing a degree in modern history or something?’

Shaw smiled. He glanced across at the third occupant before replying. The meaning of the look wasn’t lost on Shaw’s superior. He apologized and introduced the young man, adding, ‘I’d better explain.’

After he told Shaw of the reason for the young man’s presence, he continued, ‘After we spoke last week I was talking to our commander and happened to mention that you and I had been discussing Max Perry. I only said it because I knew he was marginally involved in investigating some of the crimes being committed by the various gangs around that time. He told me that this gentleman’ – he indicated the young man – ‘had been to see him about six months ago, but they were unable to act on the information he gave back then. However, he thought it worthwhile asking him to come and visit us, so that we can hear his tale, although even now I’m not sure whether there is much we can do about what he has to say.’ The DCI nodded to the young man, ‘Please tell DS Shaw what you told me.’

Shaw listened carefully and went on to explain what he had been told about Thornton’s sudden departure to Yorkshire in search of diamonds.

‘It seems as if things have kicked off again,’ the DCI said, summing up, ‘although why that has happened now is as much of a mystery as what happened back then. I think for the time being the best thing to do is for you to let Nash know about all this. It may be of some help to him, even if at the present moment I can’t for the life of me think how.’

Shaw rang the Helmsdale number, only to be told that Nash was out with his DS and wasn’t expected back until the following day. Shaw left a message for Nash to ring him back. The news he had for him was over a quarter of a century old. Another twenty-four hours wasn’t going to make any difference.

Next morning, Sergeant Binns handed Nash a note. ‘This came in yesterday whilst you and Clara were sightseeing in the borders,’ Binns told him.

‘It was hardly sightseeing; we were interviewing a witness,’ Nash told him severely. ‘In CID we’re kept far too busy to waste time sightseeing, or doing sudoku puzzles,’ he added, staring pointedly at the open paper half-hidden by a folder on Binns’ desk.

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