Swansong (The DI Nick Dixon Crime Series Book 4) by Boyd Damien

Author:Boyd, Damien [Boyd, Damien]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2015-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Dixon sat watching Rowena and listening to the sirens in the distance gradually getting louder. He could hear at least two, but they were still some way off. He took out his phone to find that he had a signal now that he was clear of the trees and on the top of the hill, so he rang Sarge.

‘We’ve had a bit of an incident, Sarge. I sent the boys back down Quantock Combe so they should come out at Adscombe.’

‘What happened?’

‘A road traffic accident, I’m afraid, but the boys are all fine. The police are on the way so I’ll send some of them over there to find them. OK?’

‘What should I do?’

‘Wait where you are for the other teams. Just keep your phone on.’

‘But everyone’s all right?’

Dixon looked at Rowena still slumped unconscious in the driver’s seat of her car.

‘Everyone who needs to be.’

Dixon rang off. No sooner had he done so than his phone started ringing. ‘Oh, thank God for that. Are you all right?’ said Jane, when he picked up.

‘Yes, fine.’

‘Where is she?’

‘In her car. Did you call an ambulance?’

‘Yes, it’s on the way. Helicopter’s up too.’

‘See if you can get a car over to Adscombe to find the boys. There are six of them in walking gear, probably knocking on doors . . .’

‘There’s been a call from someone there. They’re fine.’

‘Good. You can stand down armed response. Get the helicopter to check the rest of the woods with its thermal imaging camera.’

‘Will do,’ replied Jane. ‘Where’s Rowena’s car, then, if she’s in it?’

‘In the cattle grid.’

‘In it?’

‘You’ll see it when you get here. We’re on the top at Crowcombe Park Gate.’

‘Where’s the gun?’

‘I’ve got it.’

‘And what’s she doing?’

‘Sleeping it off,’ replied Dixon.

He rang off and listened to the sirens. There were several but two were much nearer now, the nearest down in Crowcombe at the bottom of the hill. One in the far distance suddenly went quiet and Dixon thought it was probably the armed response unit turning for home.

He looked along the top of the hill and spotted the two remaining teams in the orienteering exercise coming towards him. The team of younger boys was in front, with the girls following not far behind. Both teams were still a hundred yards or so away when a police car sped around the corner and up towards the gate. It skidded to a halt when the occupants saw Dixon holding the rifle, so he put it on the ground and waved them on.

The car pulled onto the grass in front of the cattle grid and a uniformed WPC got out of the driver’s seat. The blue shirt under his uniform told Dixon that her passenger was a police community support officer.

‘Inspector Dixon?’

‘Yes.’

‘WPC Harden, Sir, and this is PCSO Stevens. We were in Bishops Lydeard when we got the shout.’

‘That is Rowena Weatherly, the suspect in a multiple murder investigation. She was shooting at me with this.’ Dixon held up the rifle by the barrel. ‘Lock it in the boot of your car, will you?’

‘Yes, Sir.

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