"So no one of you thought to inquire at the morgue," he observed, his upper lip curled scornfully.
McNamara narrowed his eyes to slits, and a scowl covered his lips. The Chief Inspector felt the barb directed at him, although the coroner intended it for James.
Nonetheless, McNamara considered himself responsible for what his people did. Consequently, he shrugged and said gruffly, "No one thought to look for him in Edinburgh, as the man had disappeared in Levin."
The DCI did not look to make excuses for his people. However, he believed that they could be forgiven that time, even though they had shown shortsightedness in that situation. The policemen from Levin had not bothered to let the police in Edinburgh know that they had a missing person, possibly because the story did not seem to h
