Well of the Winds by Denzil Meyrick

Author:Denzil Meyrick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Birlinn

‘Not your most diplomatic performance, Brian,’ said Symington, striding down the hill through the heather.

‘Ach, I don’t know what you’re getting yersel’ in such a pickle aboot, ma’am,’ he replied.

‘You might think she’s nothing but an old drunk and not worth bothering about, but it’s clear to me that she’s one of the only material witnesses we have. Not many of that generation left now.’

‘If they a’ have lifestyles like her, I’m no’ surprised. Hoose o’ horror, that place.’

Symington stopped in her tracks and turned to face the detective. ‘I think we’re just about to uncover one of the most important crimes that any of us has ever investigated. That’s how important this is, DS Scott.’

‘How can we investigate anything? We’ve been flung off the job.’

‘Remember the photos you took of all those documents with your phone?’

‘Aye, a bloody pain in the arse it was, tae. Took for ever.’

Symington ignored his grumbling. ‘I sent them to someone I know quite well, a professor at St Andrews who’s an expert in the Second World War. He’s only had time to scratch the surface, but he’s, well, he’s astonished.’

‘Does it matter? It’s got cover-up written all over it now Special Branch are on the case.’

‘A few years ago, maybe. It’s much harder to keep things quiet now. Think of how many of these big internet leaks there have been in the last few years.’

‘Aye, but that’s all current stuff. Who’s interested in something that happened o’er sixty years ago? The past’s the past. Might make it ontae the History Channel, but in the end nae bugger’s really interested.’

‘I’m not sure you’re right, Brian. From the off, I’ve been under pressure from more senior officers than I regularly speak to in the course of a year, and that’s just in the last few days. Why would they send a team from Special Branch up here in so much of a hurry? You saw the weather they landed in – there’s an urgency about this.’

‘The only reason I can think of is that there’s something that might be important now, but what fae then could have any impact these days? Unless . . .’

‘Unless what?’

‘Och, you know yersel’, unless somebody wae a big job an’ lots o’ money has got something tae lose.’

‘Or maybe more than one person?’

‘Noo, that would be even mair like the thing.’ Scott chewed his lip. ‘You know, one o’ these days, I’ll investigate a case wae a good auld-fashioned ned at the heart o’ it. I swear, things are mair complicated now than they’ve ever been.’

‘You swear quite enough already,’ she replied with a laugh.

They continued their progress back to the hotel, both police officers now deep in thought.

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