A Hint of Death (A Bob Skinner Short Story) (Kindle Single)
“Haddock had heard it before, and it had never gone well for the person lined up in his old boss’s sights.
‘Even Sauce, here, on his way to becoming a pretty decent detective once he does a bit more work on his objectivity: he still sees me as a mentor, and he trusts me enough to have come to me with this situation, after it blew up in his face.
‘Yes, I’ll admit to you that I chewed his arse for having confused the roles of police officer and mediator, but in practice, he got it right … or would... have, but for you, Mr Christie.’ ‘Me?’ the man in the armchair exclaimed. ‘I couldn’t have known what …’ ‘Stop right there!’ Skinner snapped. ‘Everything that’s happened is entirely down to you. It’s all your fault; nobody else’s. You’re a liar, you’re a phoney and you’re a fraud. You have no conscience. Your daughter is in police custody now, refusing to speak, after being found sitting beside the body of Hazel McVie, with the hockey stick she used to crush her skull lying on the floor beside her.’ Christie buried his face in his hands.MoreLess
‘Even Sauce, here, on his way to becoming a pretty decent detective once he does a bit more work on his objectivity: he still sees me as a mentor, and he trusts me enough to have come to me with this situation, after it blew up in his face.
‘Yes, I’ll admit to you that I chewed his arse for having confused the roles of police officer and mediator, but in practice, he got it right … or would... have, but for you, Mr Christie.’ ‘Me?’ the man in the armchair exclaimed. ‘I couldn’t have known what …’ ‘Stop right there!’ Skinner snapped. ‘Everything that’s happened is entirely down to you. It’s all your fault; nobody else’s. You’re a liar, you’re a phoney and you’re a fraud. You have no conscience. Your daughter is in police custody now, refusing to speak, after being found sitting beside the body of Hazel McVie, with the hockey stick she used to crush her skull lying on the floor beside her.’ Christie buried his face in his hands.MoreLess
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