Dead Man's Curve by Rodney Howard Degnan

Author:Rodney Howard Degnan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780755250509
Publisher: Authors On Line Ltd
Published: 2013-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Door Knockers and Shoe Leather

Janet kicked off her shoes and poured herself a glass of red wine before sprawling out on the sofa. The serenity was disturbed when her mobile sprang into life. She grabbed it and on answering she recognised Eddy’s voice,

‘I hope you haven’t plans for tonight I need you to help me with some interviews. How do you feel about that?’

Her pulse raced, she desperately wanted to be actively involved in the case.

‘That’s great, what time should we meet?’

Eddy paused before replying

‘See you at the station about seven. Bye.’

Janet had been sat ready in the back office of Birchwood station since six thirty and was sipping tea when Eddy arrived on the dot at 7pm. He accepted her offer of a mug of tea and then outlined to Janet the witness interview process, starting with an ‘ice breaker’ to lighten the mood, followed by small talk in order to establish rapport with the witness. Janet’s eyes were glued on Eddy and she absorbed every word, realising that Eddy’s tutoring was far better than the role playing exercises she had endured on her interviewing skills course.

Eddy explained that once rapport was established they needed to move to the ‘meat’ of the interview, which in this case was to discover more about Joanne’s lifestyle and the source of her drugs supply.

‘Janet at this point I will hand over to you. You need to be supportive and encourage the witnesses to chat about the drugs’

Eddy put his mug on the table and checked his watch.

‘Let’s go. Don’t forget we are a team and this is a great opportunity for you to learn.’ Janet leaked a nervous smile and followed Eddy to the car.

Eddy felt elated, having cast off the shackles of the incident room and was for once back on the streets. He urgently needed a break from the monotony of organising and supervising the office. An office full of moaners and groaners, with problems that only he could fix. Running the murder room had taken its toll on him and he felt drained. He began to worry that he was too old. Coping with the stress of balancing his work and family life was becoming almost impossible. He thrived on being an active member of the field team but deplored being a desk jockey. Perhaps this would be his last murder enquiry. He would talk things over with his wife Martha, after he had helped get a result for Joanne’s parents.

Top of the interview list was Sally Jones, one of Joanne’s friends. On arrival Eddie parked outside the double fronted Victorian mansion with its small gravel drive. The front garden boasted an immaculate lawn and a fine mixture of mature bushes which bordered a waist high brick wall. There were two cars parked on the gravel, a small runabout and a deluxe saloon with all the trimmings. Eddy wondered about the income required to maintain a house this size. He decided that to keep the garden so neat and tidy they must pay a man to work miracles with a power mower and assorted tools.

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