Death By Dangerous by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: urn:ean:9781784629892
Publisher: Matador
Published: 2015-06-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 46

‘Can you stand still for five minutes, Tahir?’

Safa’s husband didn’t hear her, but kept striding up and down the kitchen. The smell of saffron filled the air. Anderson and Adey were coming to the house for a final con before the trial on Monday.

Hussain felt he’d achieved nothing since getting involved. But that wasn’t why he was pacing like a caged animal.

‘I knew you shouldn’t have got involved. You couldn’t walk away, could you?’ chided Safa. ‘What’s Anderson ever done for you anyway?’

‘Hush woman. Stop your nagging.’

‘You stopped him. He was going to plead guilty. What if Ahmed finds out?’

‘He won’t.’

‘Tell me exactly what he said?’

‘I’ve already told you a hundred times.’

A knock at the door stopped the argument from escalating. ‘You’d better not let Anderson know anything about this,’ Hussain warned his wife.

It was Adey who had arrived first. She took one look at Hussain’s face and knew something was up.

‘Don’t ask!’ he snapped, leading Adey into the kitchen.

She exchanged concerned glances with Safa.

Anderson’s arrival seconds later prevented any discussion between the two most important women in Hussain’s life, much to his relief.

Adey noticed Anderson’s appearance had deteriorated further in the short time that she’d not seen him. He’d lost more weight and looked exhausted. An unexpected rush of affection overcame her.

‘Are you OK, John?’ asked Hussain, having made the same observations as Adey.

‘Yeah, I’m fine,’ he replied wearily. ‘I’ve just seen Orlando West. He’s told me I’ve got to leave the flat.’

‘You’re kidding?’

‘No. He doesn’t want me staying there during the trial.’ Anderson slumped into a chair at the kitchen table. The abandonment of his only real friend had taken its toll. ‘Says it’s unfair on chambers to be associated with me when we don’t know which way it will go. He was very apologetic.’

‘Bullshit,’ Adey replied. ‘He’s punishing you for not pleading guilty.’

‘And for instructing me,’ added Hussain, shooting his wife a look that only a spouse could read. She imperceptibly shook her head. Anderson would have to find somewhere else to stay.

Anderson shrugged. ‘Oh, and someone rung me up to tell me I’m a – well – the “c” word − that I’m going to prison. Excuse my French.’

‘Give me your phone,’ demanded Adey. ‘Have you got a number?’

‘Unknown caller,’ replied Anderson, handing it over.

Adey pressed a few buttons and started making notes.

‘Do you think it was Tredwell? Should I report it to Taylor?’

‘What’s the point?’ replied Adey. ‘Half of Manchester thinks you’re a—’

‘Thank you, Adey,’ interjected Hussain in a tone of mild rebuke. He could see Anderson wasn’t in any state to receive more knocks right now. ‘Of course it could be Tredwell. But it could also be a random nutcase. That line is going nowhere for us, John.’

‘So what line of enquiry is going somewhere?’ Anderson asked. ‘It’s Friday night, the trial is on Monday. From where I’m sitting, we’ve got absolutely nothing – no defence.’

Nobody spoke.

Eventually, Adey offered all she had: ‘Connor and Tilly are an item and were at the time of the crash.

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