Grace was not surprised when Claybourne told her why she had been summoned.
‘Grace, I have just spoken to ACC Vickers,’ surprise, surprise, ‘and he has given his instructions. You are to arrest David Jarrett and charge him with the murder of both Donald and Janet Jarrett. I hope that that is perfectly clear? Arrest and charge David Jarrett.’
surprise, surprise, ‘‘Sir, as I said downstairs, there are still lines of investigation to follow up. Apart from the bloody clothes and blood traces on his iPhone, there are no forensics and there is nothing to put him in the kitchen or in the garage wearing those clothes.’
‘Preposterous! Charge him and be done with it. That is a direct order, DCI Swan. It will then be up to the CPS to decide if there is a case to take to court. Not you.’
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