Deadly Pattern by Douglas Clark

Author:Douglas Clark [Clark, Douglas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Endeavour Media
Published: 2018-08-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

It was twelve o’clock, and after the unpleasant activities of the morning they had all gathered in the Sundowner. Garner, Bullimore and Swaine were there.

Swaine, a strong ale in hand, said to Masters: ‘I looks towards yer and raises me glass.’

Bullimore said: ‘I still don’t know how he did it.’

‘Don’t be a silly old . . . copper,’ Swaine said. ‘How the devil can one fathom the thought processes of a mastermind. And note the word-play.’

‘It would take too long to explain. It took me half the night to arrive at the answer myself.’

‘Like Einstein and his theory. He just thought for years. Then one day he ups and writes down a cryptic bit of hokum which—so I’m told—is so simple, if you’re in that particular class, that it defies explanation.’

Garner, so far standing quiet among so many of his superiors, ventured a remark to Masters: ‘When we were pounding the clits yesterday, I didn’t think it’d come to this today.’ Masters smiled, partly because he was feeling pleased with himself, partly to put Garner at his ease

Bullimore turned towards them. ‘The family. They should be told. But they live in Hawksfleet.’

Masters said: ‘I’m going to see them this afternoon. Would you like to warn Hawksfleet she’s been found? And say that if they prefer it, I’ll tell the husband.’

“You don’t duck the unpleasant bits, do you?’

Masters grinned. ‘I reap a lot of good from it. If I do the bad bits myself, none of my people can call me selfish when I accept the best chair available, or the best bedroom in a pub. You know the sort of thing?’

‘You’re too cunning for the likes of us yokels up here.’ Swaine put down his glass, and to Masters’ surprise, said: ‘Well, I can’t stay here drinking all day. There’s work to be done. Grisly work. I’ll probably see you tonight, Chief Inspector.’

*

After lunch the car dropped Green and Brant at ‘Thrums’ for the second afternoon running. Masters and Hill went on, with Garner, to Hawksfleet.

It was Julia Osborn who opened the door to Green. She said: ‘You must be police officers. The two who came yesterday?’

Green said he had come specifically to speak to her. She invited them into the same room as the day before. She said: ‘Dad and Berry went off to play golf.’

‘In this weather?’

‘In the hope of missing you, I suspect.’

Green decided he liked her. She was very reminiscent of her brother. Ginger hair and a wide, pale face and a body that needed to lose a bit of weight before it would have great appeal. Her legs were too chubby to have much form, but she had an air of youth and vitality about her and a twinkle in her eye which had been entirely lacking in the males of the family.

‘Have some Turkish delight. It’s gooey and powdery and fat making, but I like it so I eat it.’

Green declined, but she pressed him to have one of her father’s cigars. He accepted reluctantly because of her insistence.

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