TWENTY-SEVEN
A PLAN
Holland, Wright, and Alice Nickels enjoyed a working lunch of sandwiches and coffee, which Wright procured from the local delicatessen, a few yards down the road from the station. Holland felt more optimistic than he had for days, a feeling that communicated itself to his sergeant. The inspector had sent for a detailed plan of the area of town where Hastings Close was situated and the three of them now closely studied the area where they believed the next intended killing would take place.
“It’s a fairly new development, less than ten years old,” said Wright. “The homes are all three or four bedroomed detached houses with, for the most part, open plan gardens to the front. There certainly isn’t a lot of cover for our murderer anywhere along the length of the street.
