THE MAN IN THE PINK SUIT an enthralling crime mystery full of twists (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries Book 3) by ROGER SILVERWOOD

Author:ROGER SILVERWOOD [SILVERWOOD, ROGER]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books crime mysteries
Published: 2019-09-14T22:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

The doo-dah wail of the ambulance siren brought Superintendent Harker in shirt sleeves charging out of his office and racing up the green corridor. Angel, hands in pockets, head down was making his way from the back door of the station to his office. He had just seen an unconscious Frank P Jones on a stretcher, an oxygen mask across his face and a drip sachet being held by a paramedic, being speedily loaded into an ambulance. It was surrounded by a fevered, chattering crowd of television cameramen, photographers and reporters surging round the stretcher and the ambulance doors, as the medics made an urgent bid to get the man away to Bromersley General. Angel had quickly conscripted PC Scrivens, from the reception counter, to accompany and guard the prisoner.

The superintendent and the inspector met abruptly outside Angel’s office door.

‘What the hell’s going on?’ roared Harker.

Angel shrugged. ‘It’s Jones. He fainted or something. I sent for a doctor.’

‘What did you do to him?’

Angel’s jaw stiffened. ‘Nothing!’ he replied angrily.

‘Is that siren one of ours?’

‘It’s an ambulance. They’ve carted him off to the hospital.’

‘Is he going to be all right?’

‘Don’t know.’

Harker pulled a face. ‘Can’t do with a death while in custody job. He’s alive, I hope?’

‘Yes. I think so.’

‘How bad is he?’

‘Bad. An attack of asthma or something.’

‘Come into my office.’

The superintendent led the way. They walked down the corridor in silence. The door was open. Once inside, Harker closed the door and pointed to a chair.

Angel sat down.

‘What happened?’

‘A normal interview. A normal final interview. I was closing down all the alternative options of his story and facing him with the inevitable facts, that’s all.’

‘Hmmm.’ Harker grunted, scowled and shook his head.

‘He got very wound up.’

Harker’s eyes flashed. ‘Ah.’

Angel sensed disapproval. He headed it off.

‘Cadet Ahaz was there. It was being taped. It was all very proper.’

‘Hmm. Glad you’ve got a record,’ said Harker, relieved. ‘Oh.’ His shoulders dropped. He sighed, then nodded. ‘Good. Good.’

There was a slight pause. Angel made to stand up.

‘If there’s nothing else, John?’

‘Ay. Hang on a minute,’ he said, waving him to sit down. ‘You know, we should have got him to court, Mike. Then this would never have happened here. All this would have happened in Armley nick.’

Angel didn’t reply.

‘Is he going to die?’ Harker asked brusquely.

Angel shrugged. ‘Hope not.’

‘Are you ready to push this to court now?’

‘My forty-eight hours aren’t up till tomorrow morning, sir.’

‘No. But, well, he’s in hospital …’

‘Come on, John. Let’s see what happens between now and then, eh?’

Harker nodded. ‘What are you doing about this MP chap, Eric Weltham? Are you going to be able to make out a case?’

‘No.’

Harker growled and pulled an angry face. ‘I don’t like it.’

‘I’ve hardly had time to think about it,’ said Angel. ‘I can’t just let him get away with it, can I?’

‘On that girl’s evidence alone, you’ll have to!’

Angel nodded. It was true.

*

Angel drove his car purposefully along Sheffield Road. A line of traffic ahead caused him to apply the brakes.

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