Chapter Thirty-NineAlan glanced at the clock on the wall behind the superintendent's desk. He would like to have left to pick up Agnes by now – especially as he wanted a few minutes to talk about the financial side of the apartment before they set off to view it. Yet Superintendent Blake was still droning on about Larry Parker's release.
“I ought to have been consulted before you made the decision.”
“Yes, sir, sorry, sir,” Alan mumbled. “Is that all, sir?”
“Yes, for the moment. But in future I would prefer if you discussed it with me, before taking such action.”
Once Alan escaped from the superintendent's office, he rushed off downstairs to speak to Andrews before setting off to the hotel.
“How did it go?” Andrews asked, as the DCI hurried through the door.
“Don't ask!” Alan pulled a
