Dubious Justice by M. A. Comley

Author:M. A. Comley [Comley, M. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781511537360
Amazon: 1511537361
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

Lorne and Pete met up in the station’s car park the next morning.

“You look how I bloody feel,” she said. “I take it you didn’t get much sleep last night, either?”

Pete shook his head. “Think I’ve got a touch of Lorneitis! I kept going over the case all night long. How the heck do you cope? Can you ever switch off when you’re at home?”

She pushed open the entrance and keyed in her security code before she answered, “Welcome to my world, hon. Why do you think Tom and I are always bickering?”

“I can understand that now. I hope the day brings a conclusion to this case. Not sure how these morons keep dodging us.”

“Frustrating, isn’t it? I’m going to ask the chief to give us more bodies. I want these men caught and Donna found ASAP.” Lorne smiled at the young male constable coming down the stairs.

“Inspector, I’ve just put a note on your desk.”

“Regarding what, Bright?”

“A car you’re searching for. A member of the public recalled seeing it yesterday and called it in.”

“Where?”

“At a disused site over in Clapham. The address is on your desk, ma’am.”

“Thanks.” Lorne ran up the stairs two at a time then barged through the door to the outer office and into her own office. She studied the note as she rang the front desk. “Bert, can we get some squad cars over to Clapham?”

“To the address Bright just brought up?”

“That’s the one. Pete and I are on the way over there now. Tell the uniformed officers to approach without their sirens. Wouldn’t want to scare these guys off.”

“Yes, ma’am. Consider it done.”

With the sheet of paper in hand, she rushed out of the office and pulled Pete with her. “We’re off. Be back soon, folks,” she said to the rest of the team.

They arrived at the scene the same time as two marked police cars. Two officers were already out of the car, walking towards the derelict building.

“Wait, we want to go in first,” Lorne shouted. She scanned the area. The only car in sight was an older-type Renault, definitely not the car they were after. Had the caller been mistaken? What if the gang had placed the hoax call themselves to put the police off the scent? More questions filled Lorne’s mind as she picked her way through the debris, towards the building. “Someone call that car in. Get an owner on it for me.”

Pete caught up with Lorne at the entrance. “Want to split up or stick together?”

“I think it’s too late. That isn’t their car. Looks like they’ve legged it. Let’s split up, Pete.”

Lorne searched the right-hand side of the building while Pete took the left. A few seconds into the search, something just beyond the exterior of the building caught her eye. “Over here, Pete.” She stood over the body, waiting for Pete to join her. She crouched to check the man’s pulse. “Nothing. He’s ice cold; looks like he’s been dead for hours. Call it in, Pete.” She stood up and surveyed the area.

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