4
IT MUST BE THE HEAT
‘What have we got so far on the Conway case?’ enquired the new chief constable, Mayfield, as he entered the operations room later at Police Headquarters. ‘Anything to report?’
Inspector Platt sprang to attention, full of self-importance. ‘Nothing to get our teeth into so far, sir, but it looks promising. I’ve taken statements from the family and we’re still checking them out. We’ll have a better idea as to motive once the will is read out on Wednesday.’
‘Hmm. Who’s the chief suspect if we exclude any outside marauders?’
‘Lark!’ the inspector barked, making the chief constable wince at the outburst. ‘Look lively. Where’s the file? Here we are, sir. The nearest relative to the deceased is his sister, Brenda, sixty-eight, ex-schoolteacher, married to one Harold Will
