Ice Cold Blood by David W. Millar

Author:David W. Millar [Millar, David W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: tippermuir books, ice cold blood, David W Millar
Publisher: Tippermuir Books Limited
Published: 2021-02-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Andrea sat beside him throughout the initial police interview.

‘How long had you known Ellie Saunders,’ Tosh asked kicking off the proceedings.

‘Almost 25 years, we met on a climbing course where she was acting as a guide. When she learned I was a counsellor she asked me for some private sessions.’

‘You’re a psychosexual counsellor. Did Ms Saunders have problems regarding sex?’

‘She had many problems, mostly to do with her mental state. Ellie was effectively bipolar, suffering from mood swings. It was my opinion she used sex to help ameliorate the lows.’

‘So when did you start supplying your own version of sexual therapy?’

‘I don’t think smart comments like that are called for, nor particularly helpful,’ Andrea interjected sharply.

‘Yes, sorry about that,’ Tosh soothed, throwing his colleague a warning glance. ‘Can I ask Mr Serafini when he started a sexual relationship with Ms Saunders?’

‘About six months after we met. We went for a drink one evening and Ellie suggested we go back to her flat for coffee.’

‘Is that something you did a lot of,’ Tosh asked. ‘Going for a drink with a client?’

‘Ellie Saunders was the only client I ever saw outside my work. Perhaps it was because we met initially in a social situation and my counselling was therefore less formal.’

‘But you were attracted to her physically and emotionally?’

‘Yes, I was.’

‘And you had sex regularly after that?’ McIntyre asked, keen to be involved again in the interrogation.

‘On and off for 25 years I guess.’

‘The last time being on Coire Leis shortly after which Ellie Saunders was killed with an ice axe.’

‘I didn’t kill her.’

‘I think you killed her because she threatened to tell your wife about your sexual escapades going back all those years.’

‘You think I could kill someone, someone I really cared about, so my wife wouldn’t find out?’

‘It’s been done for centuries. You won’t be the first and you won’t be the last.’

‘I think you’ll find my wife Katie is being incredibly supportive. She knows I couldn’t kill anyone.’

‘You counselled Ellie for a number of years,’ McIntyre interjected. ‘She must have mentioned her past lovers. Is there anyone you think might have killed her?’

‘John, I don’t think it’s up to you to be suggesting suspects.’

‘I’m happy to answer the question Andrea.’

Andrea sighed while shrugging her shoulders

‘I knew most if not all of Ellie’s relationships or dalliances and it may well be it was one of them who killed her.’

‘My reason for not coming forward at the beginning was that I felt you might simply scale down the investigation once you had a suspect. And yes, you’re right in that the publicity I would get, even if you did subsequently find her murderer, would be unwelcome and put a strain on my family. So I said nothing in the hope you would find the killer and the case was then wrapped up.’

‘Very convenient,’ Tosh replied dismissively.

‘You asked me about suspects,’ Serafini continued while ignoring the remark. ‘Well Euan Hunter was obsessed with Ellie. He loved her to distraction and Ellie complained about the jealousy he exhibited when she saw other men.

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