9
LIVEN THINGS UP
At Police Headquarters, Inspector Platt was experiencing a similar mood of frustration. ‘Lark? Any more developments in the Rose Lodge case?’
‘Only the report of those young villains breaking in unlawfully, sir. I’ve questioned that Brent lad and his friend Phil, but it all seems pretty harmless – more of a lark, I would say. Nothing much happening in the village at the moment, apparently. He says he was looking for something to liven things up.’
‘That’s what we could do with around here,’ commented the chief constable, overhearing the last remark as he entered. ‘Who’s that you’re talking about?’
‘Good afternoon, sir,’ said Inspector Platt, springing to attention. ‘Just a minor break-in by a couple of locals. Nothing we need worry about.’
‘Let me see, I’ll be a judg
