The Killer's Girl: A completely nail-biting crime thriller (Detective Morgan Brookes Book 2) by Helen Phifer

Author:Helen Phifer [Phifer, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838888503
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2020-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-NINE

The journey to Manchester had taken a little longer than usual as the roadworks on the M6 slowed everything down to a crawl. As Ben finally turned the car into Southall Street, he looked for the nearest car park. For some reason Morgan felt uneasy. She’d never visited a prison before. The journey down had been a flurry of hands-free phone calls between Amy, Ben and the DCI discussing updates.

‘We’ll have to walk from here. There’s no visitor car park.’

She nodded.

‘Make sure you have your ID on you or they won’t let you in, even though you’re with me. They’re strict about everything even the dress code. If visitors turn up wearing low-fitting tops or skirts that are too short, they don’t let them in. I bet they must be gutted if they travelled a long distance to come see the love of their lives.’

‘I suppose it makes sense. I can understand why.’ She was glad she was wearing a trouser suit and shirt.

She let Ben do the talking once they reached the entrance. This was a chance for her to learn something new and fascinating. As they were let in through the doors to the security office, she wondered if she should have declined coming, if Amy with her harsh attitude would have been more suited to a prison visit with a convicted killer and rapist. Ben nudged her and she realised he wanted her ID. She lifted the lanyard over her head and placed it on the counter for the guard to study. Then they were being led through a maze of corridors and security gates to a room which didn’t look much different to the interview rooms at the station, only it was bigger. The guard pointed to the chairs.

‘Take a seat, they’ve gone to get him.’

Ben sat down. His feet in front of him, he crossed his legs. Morgan sat next to him, bolt upright, her feet flat on the floor and her hands crossed in her lap.

Ben whispered: ‘It’s okay, relax. There’re cameras everywhere and he’ll be handcuffed. He can’t do anything.’

She looked at him. ‘Oh, I’m not afraid of him. It’s just, I feel like a fish out of water. I’ve never seen the inside of a prison, except for on the television.’

He smiled. ‘It’s a bit of an eye opener, but at least you’re seeing it first-hand.’

The heavy, metal door scraped open and they both looked to see Gary Marks being led in. He was flanked either side by a prison guard. His hands were cuffed in front of him. He shuffled towards the chair. After what seemed like for ever he was finally seated. Ben nodded to the guards.

‘Gary, I’m not going to mess around. I’m DS Ben Matthews and this is my colleague DC Morgan Brookes. I need to talk to you about an ongoing investigation that you might be able to help us with. Is that okay? Are you going to give us any trouble?’

Gary Marks looked at Ben, then turned his gaze to Morgan, letting it linger on her.

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