MAKE YOU SORRY: One chance before you die (DI Nick Morgan Book 1) by Christine Rae-Jones

Author:Christine Rae-Jones [Rae-Jones, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cliffside House Publishing
Published: 2020-06-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 49

Thursday 20th February

DCI Johnson winced when Morgan told him why he needed to talk to Councillor Kenneth Wyatt. ‘He’s always been a bit larger than life. I don’t think he means anything by it.’

Morgan persevered. ‘I believe if you saw the clips, sir, you may feel differently. There are two which show him with his hands on waitresses’ thighs and there’s a very clear shot where he’s got his hand up a skirt. You can see by the look on the young lady’s face that she neither encouraged nor welcomed it.’

‘Has there been a formal complaint by anyone? Without that, I don’t think there’s much we can do. How about me having a quiet word next time I see him?’ Johnson’s look of hope stiffened Morgan’s resolve.

‘The footage is on the internet and it’ll get a lot more attention when the paper is printed. There’s already a link to it from the Gazette website. How’s it going to look if we don’t at least have him in? Anyway, the groping is one thing but it’s the “string them up” comment that I want him to clarify.’

Johnson gasped. ‘You’re not seriously suggesting that Councillor Wyatt is our burglar killer?’

‘I’m suggesting that I want to talk to him about his opinions and where he voices them. Then I’d like to ask him who knows about his opinions and who might share them with enough fervour to do something about it.’

‘He’s going to be Mayor one day, you do know that? I can’t imagine how much harder he could make our lives if we don’t have a good relationship with him. For God’s sake, Morgan, our wives play bridge together twice a week. This is beyond embarrassing.’

‘Not for me, sir. I have no pre-existing relationship with him. DS Spence and I can bring him in for a quiet word. He doesn’t even have to know that this conversation’s taken place so Mrs Wyatt and Mrs Johnson can continue, oblivious of your involvement. If he’s contrite, that may be the end of it. We can leave him to deal with the fallout from The Gazette however he pleases.’

Sensing Morgan’s determination, Johnson raised his hands in resignation. ‘Okay,’ he said, ‘but keep it to just you and Spence until we know more. Do I make myself clear?’

‘Crystal clear, sir. I’ll find Spence and we’ll get it sorted straight away.’

Spence parked a short walk from the house shared by Councillor Wyatt and his wife. These were 1970s houses thought Morgan as he got out of the car and he was prepared to bet that they were initially marketed as “executive living.” The properties were all sited off curved roads with branching cul-de-sacs. Some were fake Georgian whilst the design of others was more modern. Most had been extended in some way; rooms on top of garages; conservatories; and one with an ornate porch, better suited to a steak house restaurant. Wyatt’s was at the very edge of the estate and there was a red convertible on the drive.

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