Frozen by Lindsay Jayne Ashford

Author:Lindsay Jayne Ashford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Chapter 11

Leverton caught the pensive look on Megan’s face as they walked up the stairs to the police canteen.

‘I can almost hear the cogs whirring,’ he laughed. ‘What are you thinking about now?’

‘Well,’ Megan paused as they reached a set of double doors, ‘let’s assume for now that this Tyrone is the O man. He would have to be operating with someone who works at BTV…’ Megan glanced at Leverton. She couldn’t tell him what she was really thinking. Not until that blood group result on the photo of Maria came through.

Leverton nodded. ‘And –?’

‘And they have the audacity to dump their latest victim right outside the building. They must have known the effect that would have. I mean, the one that works there must realise that eventually he’s going to end up being questioned.’ Eventually being the operative word, she thought grimly.

‘So you’re wondering why they did it?’

‘It just doesn’t add up,’ Megan said, ‘unless they’ve fallen out.’

Leverton looked at her. ‘You mean one’s decided to drop the other in it?’

She nodded. Leverton pushed open the doors to the canteen. It was deserted apart from the woman behind the servery. He fetched three coffees on a tray and Megan held the door open for him.

‘There’s something else that doesn’t add up,’ she said. ‘Why would Tyrone allow AB to do that to Maria? I’m not suggesting there was any sort of affection on his part, but she was bringing him a regular income and she was the mother of his child.’

Leverton frowned. ‘Maybe he didn’t have a choice. If he was being blackmailed or something.’

Before Megan could reply she spotted PC Costello emerging from a doorway halfway down the corridor. He walked up to them, waving a sheet of paper.

‘Got him, sir!’ he said eagerly.

‘That was quick. We were just bringing you a coffee,’ Leverton said. ‘What’s his name?’

‘Tyrone Campbell, sir. He was arrested two weeks ago on a charge of supplying crack-cocaine.’

‘Right! Where is he now?’

‘That’s the bad news, I’m afraid, sir. He was refused bail and he’s on remand in Winson Green.’

‘Damn!’ Leverton peered at the charge sheet Costello was holding out. ‘So there’s no way he could have killed Maria Fellowes and he couldn’t have had anything to do with the deaths of Tina Jackson and her husband either. But presumably he was out when both Donna Fieldhouse and Natalie Bailey were murdered.’ He turned to Costello. ‘Check that out, will you, and get on to Winson Green: I want to interview this character as soon as possible.’

‘Yes, sir.’ Costello took his coffee and disappeared down the corridor.

Leverton turned to Megan. ‘What do you reckon?’

‘It’s possible,’ Megan agreed. ‘He could have killed Donna Fieldhouse himself and then murdered Natalie along with the other guy. Maria’s death could even have been some sort of revenge killing on the part of the accomplice.’

‘What, you mean if Campbell had let him down in some way?’

‘Like I said, it’s possible.’

‘But you’re not convinced?’

Megan took her coffee from the tray in Leverton’s hand and took a sip.

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