Written In Blood

15-2

“SO, YOU DON’T THINK we should pay any attention to what Oliver said.” Melissa’s voice was disapproving. “You think we should just ignore him.”

“I didn’t say that,” Mitchell said, pausing in the act of getting out of the car. “I just don’t think we can do anything, when all we have are the suspicions of a guy we know has a problem with Kieran. We have absolutely no reason for thinking Kieran’s responsible for Georgina’s murder, other than Oliver’s accusation. It’s not like Kieran has a history of violence, nor has anyone complained to us about his behaviour.

“If Lucy had come to us, or even told her parents what Kieran supposedly did, or tried to do, we might be able to do something with it, but it’s an accusation made by someone we know has no problem lying to us, against someone we know he can’t stand. For all we know, Oliver could be trying to cause trouble for Kieran, just to be a pain in the ass.”

“Maybe,” Melissa agreed. “But it could also explain why Ollie’s attacked Kieran three times in the last month, when he’s barely paid any attention to him before. And Ollie explained why Lucy didn’t come to us or tell her parents, she didn’t think she’d be believed, or that we’d do anything about it, though I’d like to think we’d have looked into it, even if we weren’t convinced she was telling the truth.”

“Of course we would,” Mitchell said quickly. “We’d investigate any accusation, no matter what it was, or who made it.” With that he got out of the car and started up the path, signalling that he was done discussing the matter.