Flesh and Blood (A DI Amy Winter Thriller) by Caroline Mitchell

Author:Caroline Mitchell [Mitchell, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2021-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Molly had done good, obtaining Martin O Toole’s iPad. At least they had something concrete to interrogate. If her gut feeling was anything to go by, they would find more than Candy Crush on his hard drive. Winter had praised her for ‘outside-the-box thinking’ after Molly embellished how she had got her hands on it. She wasn’t Steve. She didn’t enjoy blowing her trumpet or drawing too much attention to herself. But it was dog eat dog now, and she needed to retain her place on the team.

Her father had given her a tip-off that they were looking at diversity targets for the team. As a senior officer, he was privy to all sorts of things. Amy’s high-priority crime unit had gained a high profile since their last big case. Each one of them was an ambassador for the Met Police. One wrong move and any one of them could be transferred to another team. Her dad had told her to be careful, because staff were constantly under review, and they had received an influx of submissions from officers wanting to join. Which was why Molly had to be careful not to reveal too much of herself. She couldn’t risk sharing her personal secret – not when she could be replaced so easily. But staying quiet about last night’s outing could backfire on her. Now that was one secret she had to share.

Molly wished Winter would at least crack a smile, but she seemed cast in stone as she waited for her to reveal what she had been up to the night before. She inhaled a deep breath, hoping what she was about to say wouldn’t get her into trouble.

‘I didn’t set out to meet anyone. It kind of happened.’ A SERCO lorry parked in the custody bay, picking up prisoners from the night before.

‘Right,’ Winter said. ‘And I take it you went off on your own?’

‘It’s no big deal,’ Molly reasoned. ‘I just went for a walk on the beach.’ Heat rose to her cheeks as Winter stared her down. ‘I got chatting to a gang of teenagers hanging round under the pier.’

Amy continued to stare, unblinking, and a chill crept up the curve of Molly’s back. For a second it seemed that she wasn’t breathing. Then at last, she took a breath.

‘What time of the night was this?’ Winter’s words were short and clipped.

‘After work,’ Molly replied, feeling her boss’s disapproval burn.

‘Why didn’t you mention this in the briefing?’

‘Because I wanted the chance to bring it to your attention first.’ Since she had come to work this morning, Molly had been run off her feet.

‘If you purposely went undercover then we have a problem.’

That’s a bit hypocritical, Molly thought. Winter had gone solo more times than she could count. But DI Donovan had put his foot down since he came on board. The man was a stickler for rules, but it was balanced with a kind and supportive side.

‘It wasn’t planned,’ she lied, withering beneath Winter’s gaze. ‘They didn’t know I was a copper.

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