Cherringham--Follow the Money by Neil Richards

Author:Neil Richards [Costello 1, Matthew 1, Richards 2, Neil 2]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-3-7325-0852-5
Publisher: Bastei Entertainment
Published: 2015-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

8. What About the River?

Jack parked outside Tesco’s — a place he rarely frequented.

Too much like America, he thought — it definitely didn’t feel very much like the Cotswolds.

Still, when you had certain necessities to buy, the big store could be useful.

Just as he popped open the car door, his phone rang.

Sarah.

“Hey, was going call you in a bit. Didn’t want to interrupt you if you were in mid-interrogation with Olli.”

Sarah laughed. “More like an intervention.”

“That bad?”

“What a stoner. And get this, not only did he lie about going home a few weeks back — but Jack — he has money problems.”

Jack looked out at the sea of cars in the floodlit carpark — Tesco doing a bustling business. He even spotted Christmas decorations in the windows.

Yes, that time was coming close.

And for Jack — it was always a tough time.

Sarah and his friends here helped … but still his thoughts would often drift back to Christmas time at home.

Home. Brooklyn.

And the life he had there.

“Now that is interesting,” he said. “How bad does he need the money?”

“Can’t tell. But the guy who showed up looking for it seemed none too pleased. Oh, hang on — have to show my ticket …”

Jack waited.

“There. I’ll be in Cherringham soon. And had a thought.”

“Yup?”

“I could look into Olli Goodman’s history online. Any traffic offences, legal problems. See if he’s stirred up anything in the hallowed halls of Oxford. Because I can tell you … he didn’t look terribly studious.”

“Great — work your magic.”

“That and get a quick supper on the table for the kids. Want to pop over?”

“Love to … but I had an idea as well, so I’ll have to take a rain check on that.”

He then told her how things went with Terry Goodman, and what he noticed there.

“The receptionist hmm?” she said. “You think maybe there’s some hanky-panky going on there?”

“Not sure. And though Terry claimed business is booming, it was mighty quiet. Maybe look into anything you can find out about Lux-4 … his dealership?”

“Will do. Might be late. Daniel’s been struggling with his maths lately.”

“Not my favorite subject in school either.”

“And your idea?”

“Right. Well, I am outside of Tesco’s, and about to pick up a nice six pack of IPA …”

“IPA?”

“India Pale Ale, which I will bring by my friend Ray’s boat. Just a hunch. But have a couple of things to ask him about.”

“Ply him with — what do you Americans call them? — ‘brewskis’.”

“That’s the plan!” Jack said, laughing.

“Report later?”

“You bet. Soon as I am back on the Goose. You know … one quick observation … sounds like no one we’ve talked to so far is telling us the whole truth.”

“Yes. They all have secrets …”

“Right.” Jack took a breath.

Getting chilly and he had resisted bringing out his winter jacket.

But it was getting time for that.

“Okay. Best do my shopping … and talk later?”

“And I’ll get digging soon as I can.”

“Great. Bye.”

And Jack ended the call and headed into the big supermarket.

*

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