Dead Lock by Damien Boyd

Author:Damien Boyd [Boyd, Damien]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542047029
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2018-05-31T05:00:00+00:00

‘You’ve declined a solicitor, is that right?’

Potter was sitting in between Dixon and Sonia, all of them facing the tape machine.

‘I don’t need one.’

‘Are you sure?’

‘I’m going to go “no comment” to all your questions anyway, so . . .’ Sonia’s voice tailed off. She was busy peeling the red polish off her nails and flicking it on the floor.

‘And why is that?’

‘No comment.’

Potter turned to Dixon and sighed.

‘Tanya has regained consciousness and given a statement confirming your involvement in the abduction of her daughter. What have you got to say about that, Sonia?’

‘No comment.’

‘Perverting the course of justice, conspiracy to do God-knows-what. I’d suggest you start talking.’ Potter puffed out her cheeks. ‘Still, it won’t be the first time you’ve gone to prison, will it, Sonia?’

Silence.

‘Theft. You were a carer stealing from an elderly patient with dementia that time, weren’t you?’

‘No comment.’

‘How d’you know Jeffrey Savage then?’

‘No comment.’

‘How much did the paedophile ring pay you, Sonia,’ snapped Dixon, ‘to set up your own granddaughter?’

‘Paedophile ring?’ She sat bolt upright.

‘That’s what this is about, isn’t it? Selling your own granddaughter for sex with the promise of an iPhone.’ Dixon dropped an evidence bag on the floor in front of Sonia. ‘This was at the post office for collection. We found the card at Tanya’s flat.’

‘What is it?’

‘It’s a cover for an iPhone 7.’

‘I . . . I got it on eBay. It’s got The Walking Dead on it.’

‘The same iPhone 7 that we found in the car that Kevin was driving.’

‘He found out about it and flew off the handle. He said he was going to be blamed for it.’

‘And when did Tanya find out about it?’

‘That night.’

‘Which is why you’ve kept her sedated ever since?’

Sonia nodded. ‘Just a few sleeping pills, that’s all.’

‘How much were they paying you?’

‘It wasn’t for sex. I’d never do that. I love Alesha.’

‘What was it for then?’

Sonia took a deep breath. ‘Nothing. I just had to keep her there for a week at most, they said.’

‘Who said?’

‘Jeff.’

‘Did he say why?’

‘No.’ Sonia shook her head. ‘Just that Poland had a lot to answer for and was going to suffer.’

‘Poland?’

‘I thought he meant the country. I didn’t fucking know what he meant, did I?’

‘D’you know what he meant now?’

‘No.’

‘How d’you know Jeff?’

‘He used to have his boat on the canal, till his mum died and he took it out of the water. We used to have a thing going.’

‘Bit young for you isn’t he?’ Potter raised her eyebrows.

Sonia grinned, revealing at least three missing front teeth, although it was difficult to tell in the reflection on the tape recorder.

‘Look, he’s a nice lad. All right?’ Sonia glanced at Potter and then looked away. ‘He’s just easily led, y’know.’

‘Who by?’

‘No comment.’

‘You still haven’t said how much he was paying you.’

‘Five grand.’

Sonia had moved on to the skin at the base of her nails now, tearing it off and dropping the strips on the floor, thin streaks of blood licked off as soon as they appeared.

‘Are you still in contact with Jeff?’

‘I’ve not seen him since last week.

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