Aware they were all waiting for an answer Jyp experienced the same guilty feeling he remembered from his schooldays when facing the Head across the desk and being asked for an explanation as to why the prefect had found two jars of raspberry jam in his locker that had gone missing from the tuck shop.
He was about to follow his old school friend"s advice by looking squarely in his accuser"s face and deny all knowledge of the event when the Inspector"s mobile went off and he stepped away with a muttered excuse.
"Yes, who"s that? Oh, hello, sir." He cupped his hand over the mobile and called out sharply. "Ferris! Oh, there you are – here, take over will you. If there"s any monkey business, take him down to the station." He picked up the mobile again and his voice took on a honey tone, "Sorr
