Chapter Four
With the team waiting outside his office, Carl listened to Chief Inspector Rankin’s voice sounding in his right ear.
‘If there’s anything political about this, Carl, the Commissioner wants to know before we take it to the media.’
‘No problem with that, Chief, but I think we’re a long way from knowing if that’s even on the cards at the moment.’
‘Maybe,’ said Chief Inspector Rankin, ‘but, given Doug Clarke’s connections, you might want to keep it in mind as a possibility.’
The chief inspector ended the call. Carl returned the handset of his desk telephone to its cradle and left his office to start the business of the day.
‘How are we going with our interviews?’ said Carl.
‘I’ve got a long list,’ said DC Paterson. ‘Might need some help.’
‘Make a start, Wayne. Nigel and Li
