The Bag of Secrets by Joy Ellis

Author:Joy Ellis [ELLIS, JOY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Amid the clatter of plates and pans, Matt and Liz were chatting while they prepared breakfast for the four of them.

‘David is still on a high,’ remarked Liz, taking a packet of bacon from the fridge, ‘while Jeff seems much calmer. I think he’s getting himself mentally prepared for his undertaking.’

Matt said nothing. Despite having agreed to allow the young man to enter the unknown world of the Bunker, he still wasn’t entirely convinced that he’d done the right thing. After all, they had no idea of what he could be walking into. It could turn out to be a nest of vipers, and suppose something went wrong?

‘We have a whole day to get through before Jeff goes into action,’ Liz was saying. ‘Have you any plans? For my part, I must get to grips with finding out more about Marshdyke-St-Mary and its inhabitants. No way can we go back there without knowing a whole lot more about the place. Those wacky sisters proved that, I should never have been so candid with them. The moment I mentioned Molly, it was like the shutters came down.’ She passed Matt a bowl of eggs. ‘Plus, I’ve got a few calls to make, and a Tesco delivery at nine fifteen. Meanwhile, David can do what he does best, pulling everything he can from the Net. Once I’ve done here, we can head into town. I want to talk to Chris Lamont in the library. I seem to recall that he used to cover the area around Marshdyke when he was a copper, so he might be able to tell us more about the place. Oh, and I’d like a quick catch- up with Clem, if we can hunt him down.’

‘In which case,’ Matt said, ‘I might take Jeff on a guided tour of Fenfleet and the surrounding area. We can also take a look at those places Toby mentioned — you know, where the kids get together and the scouts watch for suitable candidates.’

Liz nodded. ‘Absolutely. It would give Jeff a good idea of the type of behaviour they’re looking out for — as long as no one sees him with an ex-copper.’

‘Don’t worry, I’ll make sure I’m not seen.’ Matt added tomatoes to the bacon sizzling under the grill. ‘I suddenly realised halfway through the night that we haven’t yet worked out what we’re going to do after Jeff is dropped off after his visit. I have no idea if they keep tabs on the kids when they get back, so we can’t just wade in and pick him up.’

Liz pursed her lips, thinking. ‘I know. He could walk in the direction of one of the rougher areas of town, as if he was heading back home. As soon as he thinks he’s in the clear and isn’t being followed, he can call us and we’ll come and get him.’

‘Good idea, and maybe we should get David to pick him up, rather than one of us,’ Matt said.

‘In that case,’ added Liz, ‘you really must do that recce today.

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