The Klowns of Kent by Steve Higgs

Author:Steve Higgs [Higgs, Steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-01T05:00:00+00:00

Maidstone Police Station. Wednesday, 26th October 1117hrs

I had followed Jane and Basic to the garage in Chatham. It was not far from where we started out in Rochester as it sat near the river at the Rochester end of the city. They went inside and seemed to have everything in hand, so I left them there and left Chatham via the Maidstone road, passing the turnoff for my house on the way to the Police Station. I briefly debated pulling off the main road to check on my house and to take the dogs out for a walk, but I was heading to Maidstone to follow up on my earlier request to Amanda. I was fairly certain CI Quinn would refuse my request, so I would go home after that and most likely get there right on lunch time.

I was wrong though. CI Quinn thought that having the Klowns see me might provoke them to break their silence. I was going to be allowed access to interview them after all.

‘We were able to identify them with their fingerprints, but they have not spoken to anyone other than their lawyer since we arrested them.' he said while doing his best to look down at me. We were almost exactly the same height though, so if that was the effect he was going for, it was not really working. CI Quinn and I had an issue, I just didn't know what it was. We first met a few weeks ago when I was looking into the Vampire serial killer case. I had managed to get myself arrested a couple of times in a week mostly by being in the wrong place at the right time. CI Quinn had been leading the investigation for the Police and had decided I was interfering.

Whatever the case was, he made it quite clear that he did not like me, and he did not trust me and most of all he abhorred my profession. I thought he was insignificant, so I mostly ignored him, but I was concerned that Amanda did not like him and that it might be because he was either a misogynist or he had at some point abused his rank. I had no details about it though as Amanda was not the sort that shared problems she wished to handle herself.

All in all, CI Quinn and I stepped around one another quite carefully.

‘Shown me where they are, please. I will let you know how I get on.' I said, ready to get on and grill them.

‘Good grief, man. You don’t think I am letting you go in to speak with them alone do you?’ CI Quinn gave me a derisory laugh. He could be such a dick. ‘You will be accompanied by me at all times. When you speak with the Klowns you will do so one at a time; I am not letting them see each other, and you will have all your questions vetted first. Their lawyer will be present, and I am running out of time to hold them here.

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