Thompson smiled at his host in a ‘we are all friends here’ kind of way. “Oh no, sir, don’t you mind me, this is just to help me remember. No, please don’t alarm yourself, this is nothing more than a cursory questioning.”
Jago relaxed slightly. “Very well. How can I be of assistance?”
“Well, you are aware of the murder quite recently, up near Eastham? In the woods?”
Jago nodded. “I am aware of it, but not familiar with it. Only what I have briefly read about it in the newspapers. Why? What has this to do with me?”
A scribble in the notepad from Thompson. “Oh, it’s just that we have a witness who spotted you in the area, or at least this witness claims it was you in the area on the day of the murder and we wondered if you could clarify that, just so that we can eliminate you from our enq
