The Devil's Due: A Cooper and McCall Scottish Crime Thriller by Ramsay Sinclair

Author:Ramsay Sinclair [Sinclair, Ramsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-15T22:00:00+00:00

18

A pit of fire raged in my stomach. Not at Jack Harper, who had squirmed his way out of my grasp, oh no. But the fact that McCall didn’t debrief me or share her uncovered information. I looked like a fool during that interview, and it was all caught on tape. If DCI Campbell were to do routine checks and rightfully chase up our interview processes, I’d be made a mockery out of.

My first case as detective inspector, and I’d already cocked up left, right and centre. I’d been bashed in all the local papers, argued with the guv, and interrogated a wrong suspect even though I’d managed to convince everyone else on the team that he was guilty.

“I hope Catherine finds her own way in life. Imagine being lumbered with a cranky man like him for the rest of your life.” McCall glanced at me. “Never mind.”

I wasn’t interested in McCall’s teasing, especially not when we had so much to figure out on our plates.

“None of our business anymore. You let him go,” I said gruffly. It’s true. My main priority now fell to ensure Gavin’s killer didn’t wander loose for much longer. McCall was taken aback.

“Ah. I see what’s going on,” McCall laughed insincerely. “You can't stand anyone getting results but yourself. You don’t understand the word ‘team’, because you aren’t a part of it. You don’t include yourself, and you don’t get to know those working underneath you. That’s why results aren’t coming through, because you’re too stubborn to agree that others should get credit where credit’s due.”

“It’s not that!” I countered. “You, as a colleague, didn’t debrief me on a notion you had and didn’t adhere to the original tactics we settled on together. As a team,” I waggled two fingers in the air when quoting her earlier accusation.

“So it’s my fault for noticing Catherine’s cut?” McCall tended to jump to random conclusions when angry or wound up. I believed it was partly to throw her opponent off course and change the argument's actual subject. It worked, for our initial argument turned to a completely different matter now. “You resent the fact that I had more knowledge than you.” McCall sneered, for effect.

“Oh, don’t start all that shi—”

“Ever since you were awarded your promotion, you’ve insulted everyone in the office. I stuck up for you, convinced myself that you wouldn’t affront me, not after all the help I've given you.” She paused and gathered breath to argue her point some more. “Me withholding information wasn’t intentional, merely circumstantial. I don’t hide anything from you. I even stole files for you, risking my entire career for a selfish, selfish man.” McCall flounced away, wanting to get as far away from me as possible.

“Don’t expect me to cover for you anymore. I’ll know you as my detective inspector only, sir.” McCall calling me sir was a slap in the face. I didn’t want her upset with me, because of my stupid egotistical problems.

I pulled her back, and she glared at me with ferocity set in her face.

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