Justice Series Boxed Set. Books 1-3 by M.A. Comley

Author:M.A. Comley [Comley, M A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

“What have we got?”

Everyone stood to attention as Lorne and Roberts stepped into the squad room and the DCI roared out his question. Several officers scrabbled around their desks for information obtained in their absence.

“Sir, we’ve located the Merc. A patrol car spotted it by the river on a waste site just inside the Kent border. That’s the good news. The bad news is the car was burned to a crisp,” Storey announced.

Roberts raised his eyes towards the discoloured, smoky ceiling. “I suppose I half expected that. This guy does very little to make our job easy, does he? What about the inspector’s phone?”

Simon shook his head. “No lead there, Chief. He used a pay-as-you-go phone to contact Inspector Simpkins. Thanks to Crane, he’s likely to know the ins and outs of our procedures, surveillance techniques, and the way we gain information. He’s bound to know a pay-as-you-go mobile is nigh impossible to trace.”

“The list, Jackson, tell me you’ve got some good news on that front, at least?”

“I have, sir, but I thought you wanted to treat the info as sensitive.”

“You’re right. We’ll go over it in the inspector’s office afterwards. Anyone else got anything they want to contribute?”

DS Fox stepped forward. “Yes, the facial recognition file has come back from forensics. A couple of the guys are going over it now, checking with the airlines and ports, that sort of thing, sir.”

“Good. Follow through with that and let me know ASAP what they come up with. Anything else come to light with regard to the bomb, Saunders?”

“Nothing yet, sir, just a lot of speculation so far. The press are putting Al Qaeda in the frame.”

“Well, it makes a change for us to be ahead of the press, doesn’t it? And we don’t want anything of our suspicions out there yet, so let them think we agree by our silence. Right, come with us, AJ. We’ll take a look at what you’ve managed to dig up on our fine upstanding citizens.”

As the three of them headed towards Lorne’s office, the phone on her desk rang. She quickened her pace as the two men slowed down behind her.

“We’ll give the inspector a bit of space to answer it.”

As soon as she knew who it was, Lorne appreciated the chief’s thoughtfulness.

“Yes, Tom, I was just about to ring you. As you can imagine, things have been a tad chaotic around here—”

“What do you think I’ve been bloody going through all night, Lorne?”

“I sympathise. Honestly, I do. Look, it’s hard on both of us, but I’m trying my darndest to get Charlie back.”

“Have you heard from her or the guy who has kidnapped her?”

She hesitated. She considered telling him about the photos she’d received and what she would do if she were dealing with a total stranger. Would I tell the parents I have evidence their daughter is safe? Of course I would. But then, she knew how Tom was likely to react. If he demanded to see the photos no matter how awful they were, he’d be well within his rights.

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