Senseless by Luke Delaney

Author:Luke Delaney [Delaney, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloodhound Books
Published: 2022-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Geoff Jackson waited in his car close to the address in Sutton that his contact in the Probation Service had provided him for Brian Cramer. The information had been expensive and he needed it to pay off or his editor would never authorise it as an expense and he’d be out of pocket. A flat in Soho and a younger girlfriend didn’t come cheap. He picked up the photograph of Cramer from the passenger seat and examined it to further burn his image into his mind. It was an older photo, but he was confident the likeness would be good enough. After a long wait, he finally saw a man walking towards him that could be Cramer, making him drop the picture and grab his camera, complete with telescopic lens. As he focused in on the man’s face, he was sure it was indeed Cramer, although he was slimmer and his hair longer. He quickly rattled off a series of shots as the camera’s motor whirred, before tossing it on the driver’s seat, covering it with the photo and jumping out of the car. He locked the car with the remote as he headed for the approaching Cramer and swapped it for his mobile phone, turning its camera to video and pressing record. Cramer seemed to sense danger as he swerved to keep his distance, increasing his walking speed, but Jackson was quickly after him, breaking into a slight jog to catch him, shamelessly pointing his recording phone into his face.

‘Brian?’ Jackson asked. ‘Brian Cramer?’

‘Who the hell are you?’ Cramer demanded angrily.

‘Geoff Jackson,’ he proudly told him. ‘Chief Crime Correspondent for The World newspaper. You are Brian Cramer, right?’

‘Fuck off,’ Cramer replied.

‘The same Brian Cramer who was arrested for the murder of Lucy Harris out by Heathrow?’ Jackson said, ignoring his demand.

‘Get your damn phone out of my face,’ Cramer insisted as he kept walking fast.

‘Why did you murder her?’ Jackson persisted in his rapid-fire style.

‘You don’t know what you’re talking about,’ Cramer told him.

‘Do you deny it?’ Jackson asked. ‘If you deny it, I’m happy to tell the British public you do.’

‘Leave me alone,’ Cramer snarled.

‘So you don’t deny it?’ Jackson said, trying to trip him up.

‘I’m not telling you anything,’ Cramer insisted. ‘Now go away before I have you sacked for harassment.’

‘Just doing my job,’ Jackson argued. ‘The British public have the right to know the truth. They have the right to know if there’s a murderer living amongst them.’

‘I’ve read that rag you call a newspaper,’ Cramer told him. ‘You don’t give a shit about anybody’s rights.’

‘Why do you torture them, Mr Cramer?’ he surprised him. ‘Why do you slash them before killing them?’

Cramer stopped dead in his tracks. ‘Where the hell are you getting your information from? Is it the police?’

‘That’s confidential.’ Jackson smiled.

‘Bastards,’ Cramer said. ‘I knew it. Stay away from me, Jackson or whoever you said you are, or I won’t be responsible for what happens.’

Jackson didn’t follow him as he stormed off. He let him go, watching him as he put distance between them, a wry smile on his face.

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