Hole in One
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‘Careful now,’ he warned as one of their Scenes of Crime Officers stepped very near the upper edge of the bunker. ‘Fall over there and you’ll be destroying evidence.’ Since there was no greater crime in their book than this, the SOCO leapt back from the brink with alacrity. Three other men, gloved and white-suited, were slowly and carefully brushing sand away from the buried head and stowing it away in numbered, labelled bags. Watching them like a hawk was Dr Dabbe, the Consultant Pa...thologist.
‘Decomposition beginning to get under way, Inspector,’ he called up to Sloan as more of the body appeared, ‘but not very advanced.’ ‘Which means?’ Sloan stepped back involuntarily as a whiff of putrefaction struck his nostrils.
‘That we have a reasonably narrow spectrum within which to estimate the time of death,’ translated the pathologist.
‘A time-frame would be a great help to us at this stage,’ said Sloan.
‘Mind you, Sloan,’ said the pathologist, straight-faced, ‘my field doesn’t cover everything.’ ‘Really, doctor?’ Since arrogance has always been the most common complaint against the medical profession, Sloan tried not to sound too surprised at this admission.MoreLess
‘Careful now,’ he warned as one of their Scenes of Crime Officers stepped very near the upper edge of the bunker. ‘Fall over there and you’ll be destroying evidence.’ Since there was no greater crime in their book than this, the SOCO leapt back from the brink with alacrity. Three other men, gloved and white-suited, were slowly and carefully brushing sand away from the buried head and stowing it away in numbered, labelled bags. Watching them like a hawk was Dr Dabbe, the Consultant Pa...thologist.
‘Decomposition beginning to get under way, Inspector,’ he called up to Sloan as more of the body appeared, ‘but not very advanced.’ ‘Which means?’ Sloan stepped back involuntarily as a whiff of putrefaction struck his nostrils.
‘That we have a reasonably narrow spectrum within which to estimate the time of death,’ translated the pathologist.
‘A time-frame would be a great help to us at this stage,’ said Sloan.
‘Mind you, Sloan,’ said the pathologist, straight-faced, ‘my field doesn’t cover everything.’ ‘Really, doctor?’ Since arrogance has always been the most common complaint against the medical profession, Sloan tried not to sound too surprised at this admission.MoreLess
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