MRS STEVENS WAS IN great shape that evening, and her acidic comments made McNamara grind his teeth every two or three minutes. The woman proved to be worse than he remembered.
The visit didn’t progress very well. The old woman didn’t like that Bryony needed to be guarded and she observed that the lass had found herself in that situation only because of her relationship with McNamara. She didn’t miss the chance to point out the fact that contact with a police officer was never a smart thing.
The DCI refrained from replying to her although he narrowed his eyes to slits. He wouldn’t have known what to say anyway because the old crone was right. His presence in the lass’s life had put Bryony in danger.
However, Bryony didn’t keep her mouth shut and pointed out albeit politely that dangers c
