Spiders by Tom Hoyle

Author:Tom Hoyle [Hoyle, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781447250470
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books

CHAPTER 22

OLIVER VS ADAM (TUESDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2014)

The police could tell immediately that Megan was not like the troublesome teenagers they usually dealt with.

‘Look,’ she said, ‘this is a major incident.’ Even the words major incident sounded peculiar from a fifteen-year-old. ‘Please just stop that man over there, the one walking towards the Land Cruiser.’ Megan was careful not to overstate her case. ‘Just talk to him, don’t arrest him. He’s the man who was after me.’ She pointed, desperate.

Abbie’s father was opening the passenger door when the police called to him to stop.

‘Thank you,’ said Megan, seeing light at the end of the tunnel. ‘Don’t forget that number plate, and make sure you get that one as well.’ She pointed firmly at the 4x4 just ahead of them.

‘Thank you, madam ,’ said a policeman, who then jogged towards the Land Cruiser, calling for it to stop.

Abbie’s father was just about to get in. ‘Is there anything I can do for you, officer?’

‘We’ve received a report that you’ve been acting suspiciously.’ The officer, peering in the car, saw two other men, one of them Bolleskine. ‘Can you tell us what you’re doing here, sir?’

Bolleskine raised his eyebrows in surprise at the question.

Abbie’s father also looked innocent. ‘A bit of skiing, we hope, if the snow stays.’

‘And why were you out of the car?’

He pulled energy drinks out of his pocket and chuckled. ‘We’re not as young as we used to be!’

‘Can I see some ID, sir?’

Mark Hopkins had been waiting for this. ‘Yes, I think so.’ He pulled a wallet out of his jacket and removed a card rather like a driving licence.

At the top left, the ID card had a golden sea lion surrounded by roses and portcullises, with the words Regnum Defende underneath, then MI5 The Security Service . ‘I’ve been in the service for over twenty years,’ he said, half apologetically. He looked carefully at the police officer, who had been joined by a colleague. ‘If there’s any trouble, I’ll be sure to let you know. Please do take down my service number –’ he pointed at a long series of numbers and letters at the top right – ‘and the number plate of this car.’

The policeman looked back at Megan and then at Commander Mark Hopkins, MI5 Intelligence Officer Grade 10.

Megan could see that there was a complication.

‘Perhaps calling a number will clear things up?’ suggested Commander Hopkins casually. ‘Do you have a pen?’ It was a London number, someone in Thames House who would vouch for him.

Megan turned to the policewoman by her side. ‘What can be taking so long?’ she said in a high-pitched, slightly frantic voice. ‘The others are getting away.’ She could see the policeman using his mobile phone. Megan moved a little closer to the policewoman. ‘There’s a boy involved in this as well – he’s called Oliver Arkwright.’

To Megan’s horror, the policeman started smiling at the people in the car. ‘What?’ she said. ‘Why is he just letting them go?’

She realized that if they had been let go, Adam was again in danger.

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