The Secret of Chestnut Hall by Olivia Swift

Author:Olivia Swift [Swift, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lirios Publishing
Published: 2017-09-11T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“I will take your names, first of all, and then we should go and view this discovery,” Mackay started, and his assistant took out a recording device to take the details. “You called this in, I think?” The detective looked at Evan who nodded and gave his name. The young assistant drew a breath and asked if he was the mountaineer.

“Yes, but please don’t leak that to the press. I came here for peace and quiet,” Evan answered, and the detectives said they would keep that information as private as possible. “I bought the place and plan to upgrade it myself but booked Jazz here to update the garden.” Mackay moved on to Jazz who told him briefly what they had done and how they discovered the boarded-up grotto.

“There used to be a little rill that led down to some sort of pond, but we planned to dig it out and put a modern liner in. The digger discovered the skull.” Mackay asked a few questions and took everyone else’s details before asking to see the bones.

“There are other people working in the garden who saw the skull as well,” Jazz said. “I can bring them if you would like me to.”

“Let’s look at the bones first,” Mackay answered.

They all walked down the grass and Karl came to meet them. He showed the detectives the skull, and they put gloves on hands and covers on shoes before going to inspect it. Sanchez took photos from various angles, and Mackay told them he would have to send forensics to collect whatever was there. He rang in the request for the relevant teams and spoke to everyone else in the garden. It left everyone feeling that they were in some sort of limbo. It all took a lot of time, and when the detective said it was all right to leave, Jazz sent Carly, Ben, and Dan home. Rob decided to finish laying the wood chips, and Kim hurried off to catch up work at the nursery. Karl drove the digger off the site.

Dex, Evan, and Jazz saw the forensic people arrive in white overalls with hoods up. It was a large number of people, and they looked out of the kitchen window as work progressed.

“Maybe we should forget the pond idea and do a simple water feature instead,” Jazz remarked, and the two men agreed that it was probably for the best. Evan made some food, and the three of them discussed what to do next.

“I think the people who supply rocks and water equipment have some things that might work. I’ll drive down and see,” Jazz said. Evan asked if he could go along and she smiled at him. “Be good to get away for a while.” Dex looked out and said that the police team was packing up and moving away, so they went out to meet Mackay.

“At first glance, the forensic people think the bones are so old that we do not need to worry but will know exactly when they get to the lab.

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