‘Liz, a minute?’ Terry called from the doorway of his office.
She was in the midst of making a list of secondary contacts of Hardy. Pete was getting them lunch and then they’d head out.
Terry was back in his chair when she joined him. The palms of his hands rested on a file on his desk. ‘Grab a seat. What came of your visit to Pickering?’
‘He was a bit hostile but trying to cover it. But it may be due to our past dealings.’
‘Heard a rumour you’d had prior contact. What was that about?’
‘Oh gosh, it was years ago. I was in uniform but not partnered with Vince yet so I had no idea of the relationship between the two families until much later. They wanted to bring charges against the son of a new neighbour. He’d done nothing wrong, but they accused him of loitering outside their house an
