The Family Cleaner by Ian McBride

Author:Ian McBride
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marathon Investments
Published: 2024-05-24T00:00:00+00:00

Bendigo Police Station Media Briefing Room, 11th October 2018

The media room in the new Bendigo station was a staff room, repurposed for the day. Reporters jostled, cameras clattering together as the camera crews attempted to get an advantage. Kleinberg and Brownsill waited till some sort of order had been established.

“I am Inspector Kleinberg, and with me is Detective Sergeant Brownsill. I oversee the task force focused on the disappearance of members of the Chisholm family. The purpose of today’s briefing is to announce an important breakthrough. Unfortunately, I must advise that the case has changed from a missing persons enquiry to a multiple-murder enquiry. As you know, nine months ago Mr and Mrs Chisholm and their eldest son were reported missing from their property near Bendigo. Today I can confirm that the bodies of the couple and their son have been found. There is a press release available, and I will take questions now.”

The gaggle of reporters yelled out their questions. One resonated the loudest. “How long have you known they were deceased?”

“The bodies were discovered two weeks ago,” Kleinberg said.

“So months after they were reported missing?” The question the inspector was dreading.

“Yes.”

“Where were they?”

Kleinberg hesitated. “At the property ... sorry, everyone, that is all I am prepared to say at this point.”

“Why did it take so long?”

“Why wasn’t the property searched properly before?”

Those questions and several others went unanswered as Kleinberg and Brownsill pushed their way through the throng and escaped down the corridor to the office.

“Not sure I got away with that,” he said to Brownsill.

“No, sir. I think they can see a porky when it’s tossed at them.”

“Let’s hope this gives us a break. Maybe it will flush Carter out.”

“Kleinberg,” he said when his phone rang. “Hang on I’ll put you on speaker, DS Brownsill is with me.”

“Sir, I went to see Jessica Chisholm while you were giving your presser,” Jefferson said.

“And?”

“I told her what you were announcing, and she just listened.”

“And?” Kleinberg asked.

“Just that, she listened to what I said. Shook her head and asked if there was any good forensics to speak of. I said I didn’t know. Then she asked when the bodies would be available for burial as she assumed she would have to arrange things.”

“And that was it?” Kleinberg said.

“Yes, and then asked if that was all ’cause she had a walk over the bridge booked followed by a harbour cruise and she didn’t want to be late.”

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