Dotty and the Disappearance in Dorset (Dotty Drinkwater Mystery series Book 12) by Diane Ezzard

Author:Diane Ezzard [Ezzard, Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

DCI Derbyshire stood looking at the whiteboard in the incident room, her hands on her hips. It was almost blank. There were photographs of Hans Anders, Ralph and Adam on display. Her colleague handed her a picture of Mary McCann, Jean’s ex-work colleague. She placed it beside the other three. She also pulled photos of George, Gillian, Dotty and Fiona out of her file and pinned them to the board.

“Any news on the whereabouts of Anders?” she asked.

“We believe he is currently in the Netherlands. We have put out a red notice alert to find him. In the meantime, we have checked him out and found no previous,” Mitch said.

“How are we getting on with going through Jean’s social media and email accounts?” Erin asked.

“Working on it, boss.”

Erin frowned. “The husband is still in hospital, is that correct?”

“Yes, boss.”

“Let’s bring the son in and see what that conversation reveals. We need to get this timeline ironed out for the day she went missing. Who is checking CCTV?”

“That’s me,” Mitch said. “We’re also doing sweeps on Jean’s vehicle, and we’ve found Anders’ car parked at the airport. We’re getting forensics on that…” he glanced at his watch, “as we speak.”

“Good, good. Until we get anything back from the path lab and the forensic team, keep on it. Danny, you’re collating the witness statements, is that right?”

“Aye, aye, captain.” Danny saluted. There were a few sniggers.

“Okay, Danny. We’re not on a sinking ship yet but we may well be if you lot don’t get your fingers out. Now jump to it and crack on.” Erin clasped her folder shut and clapped her hands together. There was a lot of work to do, and speed was of the essence. To get as much information as they could at this early stage was crucial. Finding Hans Anders was their number one priority. The more evidence they could find against him the better. It was all hands on deck. Uniformed officers had been making house-to-house enquiries.

Erin was pulled into the boss’s office. He told her that Jean’s murder had made the national press, so all eyes would be on them to do a good job and get everything right. The police had to catch the killer and soon. Erin always went by the book and didn’t need telling. She knew that some of her associates cut corners and used underhand tactics, but she wasn’t one of them.

She sat down to prepare a briefing ahead of the press conference. This had to be handled with sensitivity. It would send shockwaves through the community especially as Jean was a prominent businesswoman in the area. She was well known for her charity work and would be sorely missed. A lot of responsibility lay on DCI Derbyshire’s shoulders to get this right.

Although the victim had been identified by the neighbour, the police still had to match up medical and dental records to confirm it was definitely her. The likelihood of it being anyone else was slim but until it had been signed off by the police, they wouldn’t be giving out a name.

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