Sign of Evil by M A Comley

Author:M A Comley [Comley, M A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeamel Publishing Limited
Published: 2021-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

7

Friday morning arrived, and so did the torrential rain. Sara hated the rain, it soured everyone’s mood. Today, she decided to look on the bright side; at least she wasn’t driving into work battling a snow blizzard like the people in America. She’d heard the reports on the news and knew they’d be expecting the same weather front in the next ten days or so, if history was about to repeat itself.

The team were already at their desks and Carla appeared to be a lot brighter than the previous day. “Morning all, anything useful come in overnight?”

“No, nothing as yet,” Carla replied. She left her seat and walked over to the vending machine to buy Sara a coffee.

“Thanks, Carla, nice to see I have you well-trained. You’re looking so much better today, or is that the result of another bout of heavy make-up?”

“No, it’s the Arnica gel I’ve been slathering on when I get home. Miracle stuff.”

“I’ll add it to my shopping list.” Sara smiled and took a sip of her drink. “Where did we get up to with the limo yesterday?”

Will waved a sheet of paper. “I’m going through the list right now. There are fifty potentials to sift through.”

“It’s too much to ask that one of them belongs to Henry Barrows, am I right?”

Will shook his head as he cast his eyes over the list again. “Yep. Nothing on here.”

“Just as I thought. In that case, Craig, we’re relying on you to come up with the goods as usual.”

“No pressure there, then. I didn’t receive the footage until late afternoon. I’ll get on it now and give you a shout as soon as I find anything.”

“I’ll leave you to it and continue with my daily grind. Once I’ve dealt with the post, we’ll have a conflab about what we should do next. To say I was disappointed with the response from the public would be a gross understatement.” She left her colleagues to it and drifted into her office, pausing for a few seconds to admire the view of the Brecon Beacons and their inviting peaks. She took a couple of sips of coffee and then sat behind her desk, sighing at the pile of brown envelopes vying for her attention.

Carla came into the room to rescue her from the mundane chore a little while later. “I’ve just received a call that you’ll want to hear about.”

Sara frowned. “Go on.”

“I’ve had a Diane Watson on the phone.”

“Who’s she? Stop stringing it out longer than necessary, Carla.”

“It’s in connection with the appeal, well, sort of.”

Sara opened her upturned hands. “And?”

“And… she got our number from her friend’s room.”

“Carla, can we hurry this up please?”

Carla swallowed. “Her friend, or should I say, flatmate, is Davina Harding.”

“Now, you’ve grabbed my attention. What about her?”

“She’s gone missing. Didn’t come home last night.”

Sara shot out of her chair and paced in front of her desk. “I knew it was wrong of her to go before the damn cameras. Bloody idiot. Sorry, I shouldn’t

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