Trick Shot: an absolutely gripping mystery and suspense thriller (The Fighting Detective Book 3) by Blair Denholm

Author:Blair Denholm [Denholm, Blair]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blair Denholm
Published: 2021-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The sleek office of solicitor Garfield Walters was as modern as accountant Soplyak’s had been old hat. Wilson could feel electrons buzzing around him from the myriad of computers, printers and God knew what other gadgets that were running. Or perhaps it was elevated caffeine levels induced by several litres of Red Bull. The Constable had read in New Scientist magazine that sleep deprivation can cause a temporary high. Perhaps that was what he was experiencing right now. He prayed he’d still have enough focus to get the information DS Lisbon had asked for.

‘Thanks for taking the time to see me, Mr Walters.’ Wilson sensed his face spasming as he stifled a yawn.

‘Don’t mention it,’ said the lawyer, waving the matter away. ‘This is a horrible, horrible thing to happen. I’ll cooperate in any way I can to help the police find the killers.’

‘Glad to hear it.’ No time to waste on pleasantries. ‘I’d like to see a copy of the will, if you don’t mind.’

‘Except that.’ The lawyer rested his elbows on the table and steepled his fingers. ‘Confidentiality considerations.’

Wilson held up a finger. Exactly what he didn’t want. ‘Just one second while I call my–’

‘Only joking.’ A fleeting pink smile emerged from behind a luxuriant russet moustache. His mien immediately returned to serious. ‘The poor man’s dead, murdered most violently from what I heard on the news. I quite liked Cameron and I want to see the culprit caught. Confidentiality be buggered.’

Walters left his desk, returned with a thin plastic folder. He opened it and proceeded to mark bands across selected parts of text with a bright yellow highlighter pen. He slapped the cap back on the pen with a flourish and turned the will around for Wilson to read. ‘Here, I’ve highlighted the beneficiaries and the percentage of Cameron’s estate they can expect to receive.’

The person to gain the most was Lydia, with 80%, followed by a charity dedicated to researching Huntington’s disease getting 10%, and the remaining 10% going to Lydia’s brother, Trent Gillmeister. ‘Rather surprising to see the widow’s brother listed here,’ said Wilson, forefinger resting on the page. ‘And this annotation. A small token by way of an apology.’ Wilson’s droopy eyes looked up at the solicitor. ‘An apology for what?’

‘No idea. I’ve never met the brother. Just Lydia five years ago. A lovely woman. At least she was back then. Such a shame the marriage broke up.’

‘You think the breakup could have anything to do with the murder?’

Walters narrowed his eyes, scratched an earlobe. ‘I’d be the last person qualified to offer a theory on that. My dealings with Mr Snyder were not particularly frequent. Middle of last year was the last time, when I made that slight change to the will by adding Trent.’

‘A pity none of the beneficiaries will receive anything.’ Wilson handed the will back to Walters.

‘Excuse me?’ The lawyer looked genuinely surprised. ‘I’m not aware of anyone filing an injunction against the estate. Do you know something I don’t?’

‘No, it’s nothing like that.

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