When the interview with Ferguson reconvened, Edgar Radcliffe was seated next to him.
Radcliffe was a tall, self-assured man, dressed in a dark immaculate pin striped suit, pale blue shirt and a club tie which Yarrow did not recognise. He had a thick head of hair, dark but elegantly greying at the temples, sharp features and manicured hands. He immediately tried to take control of the meeting almost before Yarrow and Harding had taken their seats.
‘Inspector, it is Inspector is it not, not Chief Inspector as I understand police ranking. Would you explain to me under what grounds you have arrested my client? It seems to me that this is some petty vendetta you have against Councillor Ferguson, who is a prominent and well-respected member of the community.
‘I would go so far as to say that
