The Polar Bear Killing: An atmospheric novella set in the remote north of Iceland, from the author of the chilling Fire & Ice crime series and featuring ... sergeant Magnus Ragnarsson (Kindle Single) by Michael Ridpath
Author:Michael Ridpath [Ridpath, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 2016-01-06T22:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER FIVE
Vigdís made sure she was at Ólafur’s morning meeting to discuss the case in plenty of time. He glared at her as he arrived. The meeting was inconclusive. There was no forensic evidence linking Alex or Martin to the shooting – none whatsoever. They hadn’t found a gun that the two men could conceivably have used. The autopsy on Halldór carried out in Reykjavík had retrieved the bullet in his skull, as Edda had guessed. It was a .22 calibre. That was good news: if they found a rifle that they suspected may have shot him, ballistics analysis should confirm it.
The forensics team had copied the hard disk from the two tourists’ laptops and transmitted the downloaded information to the lab in Reykjavík for analysis. The previous afternoon Vigdís had told Edda to make sure the technicians checked on Martin’s online activities between three and six o’clock on the day of the murder. As always it was frustrating that she couldn’t just open up the laptop to check for herself, but it was against protocols, and unless everything was done strictly according to those protocols, any evidence they did find could be thrown out in court.
After the meeting, Ólafur went outside to talk to the press. The polar bear killing made a good news story not just in Iceland but also overseas, and Ólafur did not enjoy admitting that he had released the two suspects.
Once the conference was over, he grabbed Vigdís.
‘Outside. Now.’
They walked around the side of the police station to a patch of concrete overlooking the harbour at the back. No one but the seabirds could see them.
‘What were you doing, Vigdís?’
‘I’m sorry, Ólafur,’ Vigdís mumbled.
‘How long has this been going on for? How long have you known him?’
‘I met him yesterday in the police station.’
‘And when did you first kiss him?’
‘Just then. You saw me.’
Ólafur’s anger seemed to have left him. He seemed genuinely perplexed.
‘Why? Why, Vigdís? I don’t understand. You must know that snogging suspects is not professional behaviour?’
‘I know,’ said Vigdís.
Suddenly the consequence of what she had done hit her. Somehow, out in the wilderness, away from her mother and the police station and her day-to-day life, she had thought that her actions would not matter in the real world of Reykjavík policing. But it would. She would be disciplined. She may end up back in uniform, or even losing her job entirely.
But she wouldn’t beg.
‘I will have to report this,’ Ólafur said.
‘I understand,’ said Vigdís.
‘I am going to get Reykjavík to send a replacement out for you. In the meantime, I want you to stay clear of Martin Fiedler. In fact, you are off the case. As soon as your replacement arrives, you go back to Reykjavík.’
Magnus drove up to the University of Iceland campus on the hill overlooking Reykjavík City Airport. He was curious about Vigdís’s case, and eager to help her. He would love it if it was her who made the breakthrough and not Baldur’s old buddy Ólafur.
He found the
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