What Lies Hidden by Fran McDonnell

Author:Fran McDonnell [McDonnell, Fran]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dean Koontz, Irish Fiction Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Kindle Unlimited
ISBN: 9781781993606
Publisher: Poolbeg Press
Published: 2020-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Isobel was early for her midday rendezvous with Patricia and texted her to meet her in the café at the Tube station.

When Patricia sat down opposite her with her coffee, she said, “God, you look serious.”

“I am.”

“What’s happened? Has this got to do with what you were doing this morning?”

Isobel nodded. “I got a retired police officer who has a cadaver dog to check Thomas Banks’ garden this morning.”

Patricia opened and closed her mouth but said nothing.

“And, the dog reacted to an area that Thomas Banks had dug holes in around late February. The neighbour said the Banks never had a cat or dog.”

Patricia went pale.

“So it looks very likely that Anne is buried there.” Isobel exhaled noisily.

Patricia put her head in her hands. “Have you told Simon?”

“No. You’re the first person I’ve told. Simon’s probably going to be annoyed but I just had to know what we were dealing with.”

Patricia nodded. “What do we do now?”

“I don’t think this is going to make any difference to how Simon goes about the next bit. What we did is not a legal search, so he’ll probably have to pick Thomas up with regard to fraud and then apply for a search warrant as he was saying last night. At least that’s what I think he’ll do. What other grounds would he have for a search? And he is so careful.”

“Should we just go ahead with checking on Thomas and then tell him when we see him later?”

“That’s what I’m thinking. Maybe we can find out something more today that will strengthen the case and make it easier for him to arrest Thomas. What do you think?”

“That makes sense. He did hint that getting a search warrant might be tricky and we don’t want to wreck his case.” Patricia shook her head. “God, everyone is very upscuttled.”

Isobel inclined her head. “What do you mean?”

“I’ve had Peter on the phone to me a few times this morning from work. I know that he initiated this whole investigation and got you involved but I don’t think he thought for a minute we were going to end up dealing with all that we are. When he hears this about the dog and a body he’s going to be worse.” Patricia lapsed into silence, frowning.

“What did he say this morning?”

“He was saying that at the worst he had queried coercion and he thought your initial input would either support his concern or say it was groundless. He thought he might have to persuade Anne to admit it but that’s it. He certainly didn’t think it would get this sinister. He’s been wrestling with his conscience about who he’s contracted to work for. Legally, where does he stand? And he is really agonising over what he needs to do. He says he has never come across a case like this – you know, who is his client? I didn’t know what to tell him so in the end I told him to ring Yvonne and chat it through with her.

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