Gable added, “And I think we can count Gillian out sir. She’s got alibis for each killing.
“We can count the other sister. Jackie out, as well. She’s paralysed from the waist down and spends her life in a wheelchair.”
“So, who the hell is this character in black?” Ross asked in exasperation.
Before anyone could formulate a response, the telephone in his office could be heard ringing. Drake moved fastest to run across the squad room and answer it. She was gone for a couple of minutes with everyone left holding their collective breath, wondering what could be taking her so long. When she returned, she had news for them.
“That was Derek and Fee, she said,” referring to McLennan and Church, who were still on the scene in Fleetwood. “Seems a couple of the Ashton’s neighbours also saw the ‘b
