Mark of the Devil by Tana Collins
Author:Tana Collins [Collins, Tana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloodhound Books
As Carruthers walked away from Barry Cuthbert he checked his mobile. Three missed calls, all from Fletcher. He left the hospital, sat in the car and called her back.
âWhatâs up?â he asked. He needed to get back to the station. He was going to be late for the police artist. He listened to her breathless voice. He knew what she was about to tell him was going to be important.
âJim, Iâm back at the hotel with Mr and Mrs Paju. Youâre not going to believe this. The dead girlâs not Marika Paju.â
Carruthers felt the world tilt. Whatever he had expected Fletcher to say, that wasnât it. He was so sure theyâd get a positive ID. He smoothed the creases on his forehead.
âHowâs that possible, Jim?â said Fletcher. âThe Estonian police were so sure.â
Not just the Estonian police, thought Carruthers. What about the anonymous phone caller also giving the name of Marika Paju? His mind was racing. âI have no idea,â he said. âThereâs no doubt?â
âNone whatsoever. Their daughter is eighteen, not mid-twenties. And she doesnât have a tattoo. At least not that they know of.â
âOK, when youâre done, get yourselves back to the station. Wait, try to get a photograph of their daughter before they leave, will you? It might prove useful.â
âAlready got it, Jim. Itâs not the same woman.â
Then who the hell was she? thought Carruthers. Instead, he said, âIâm heading back to the station myself. Iâll set up a brief for later.â Carruthers wondered how on earth that mix-up could have happened.
âOh, I thought you should know. Jodieâs back.â
Carruthersâ heart sank. They hadnât parted on the best of terms. He didnât have time to respond as Fletcher started speaking again.
âHow did you get on with Cuthbert?â she asked.
âSays he doesnât know who beat him up. Heâs lied about the time the party finished, about Sturrock being there and about the arrival of the late-night guests. Makes me wonder what else heâs lying about. Mind you, he was still pretty groggy when I interviewed him.â He paused. âOK, Andie, keep me posted. Iâll be back at the station soon.â He finished the call and drove out of the hospital car park.
As soon as he arrived back, Carruthers went straight to the canteen. Being mid-afternoon there were no sandwiches left so he got himself a coffee and KitKat. Trying to ignore his hunger pangs, he headed back to his desk.
There was a note on his desk. Dougie Harrisâs scrawly handwriting. âPolice artist delayed til 3.â Carruthers looked at his watch. He had twenty minutes. There was more on the back of the note. âInspector Mikael Tamm from the Tallinn Police rung. Can you give him a call back.â
He sat at his desk staring at the note whilst he ate his KitKat. Between mouthfuls he picked up the phone and dialled the number of the Tallinn Police Station. He needed to find out how it was the Estonian police had mistakenly told them that Marika Paju was twenty-six when in fact she was a teenager of eighteen.
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