The Controller by Matt Brolly

Author:Matt Brolly [Brolly, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oblong Books
Published: 2019-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

Lynch woke later with a scream. Blinking, he tried to hold onto the images that haunted his nightmare but they’d already faded from memory. His heart hammered against his chest, the rhythm wild and uncomfortable.

Rose placed her hand on his, his whole body covered in a thin film of sweat. ‘You were dreaming,’ she said. ‘Try to get some more sleep.’

Lynch remembered to exhale. He lay back down but sleep wasn’t coming. ‘When did you receive the photos?’ he asked.

‘About an hour before you arrived. I must have either walked over them as I entered the apartment or they were slipped under the door whilst I was here without me noticing. I think the former is more likely.’

Lynch clenched his teeth. ‘I don’t understand why they’d send them to me now after all these years. They must have known I was coming to see you. What is this game?’

‘I’m going to have to report this. And the photos sent to Sally’s house.’

‘Of course. You can take them in as soon as possible. I doubt they’d be as foolish as to leave a trace on anything but, who knows, we might get lucky.’

Rose absently stroked his arm. Lying here with her was the most comfortable he’d been with another woman since splitting with Sally.

‘It would make sense if you came in as well; explain your side of the situation.’

‘There’s a few things I haven’t told you,’ he said, telling her about the two Railroad operatives and Balfour’s torture session.

Rose sat up in bed. ‘You’re sure Balfour killed them?’

‘He did more than kill them but you’ll struggle to find any evidence.’

He didn’t tell her about his conversations the Controller. If he told her now she’d be compelled to bring him in for questioning and he couldn’t afford that yet.

‘I’ll give you the coordinates of the place he killed them but give me twenty-four more hours,’ he said. ‘There must be at least one mole in your department and I can’t risk it coming in yet.’

‘There’s plenty of moles, I’ve seen them all,’ said Rose with a laugh.

‘You’ve lost me there, Agent,’ said Lynch, cheered by her smile

Rose explained the search she’d conducted on the whole of the FBI headquarters.

‘So you’ve seen the whole building naked?’ he said.

‘Women only.’

‘That’s something I suppose,’ said Lynch. ‘I bet you’re Miss Popular now?’

‘You better believe it.’

‘Obviously, just because there are no Railroad tattoos doesn’t mean everyone’s clean.’

‘No, of course not. I wanted to go to Dallas and speak to Balfour’s former colleagues but the SAC, Miller has stopped me so far.’

‘He probably thinks you’re going to strip search everyone.’

‘You jest but that’s exactly what he said to me,’ said Rose. ‘But with these photos I think I have justification.’

Lynch got out of bed, noting it was only four am.

‘You should try and get some more sleep,’ said Rose.

Lynch smiled at her. It sounded like a great idea but he was too wired. He showered, turning the heat up to its highest temperature, the piercing jets painful to endure.

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