Motive for Murder
“I ached to comfort him, but there was nothing I could say.
It transpired that it was Benson from the farm who had seen the accident. He’d recognised Kate’s car a split second after it came roaring round a bend, swerved to avoid a cyclist, and bucketed its way over the short grass verge to the cliff edge. He had watched in fascinated horror as it teetered on the brink, front wheels in space, before, in slow-motion, disappearing over the edge. By the time his numbed legs had carried him there..., it had burst into flames and a moment later the petrol tank exploded. The heat was too intense to go near – there was nothing he could do.
He had dialled 999 from the call-box across the road, and then rung Touchstone, knowing Mike was there and hoping he would break the news to Matthew. It was his bad luck that Matthew himself answered the phone.
The police, deferential and offering condolences, called at the house. Had Mrs Haig been in a hurry when she left the house?MoreLess
It transpired that it was Benson from the farm who had seen the accident. He’d recognised Kate’s car a split second after it came roaring round a bend, swerved to avoid a cyclist, and bucketed its way over the short grass verge to the cliff edge. He had watched in fascinated horror as it teetered on the brink, front wheels in space, before, in slow-motion, disappearing over the edge. By the time his numbed legs had carried him there..., it had burst into flames and a moment later the petrol tank exploded. The heat was too intense to go near – there was nothing he could do.
He had dialled 999 from the call-box across the road, and then rung Touchstone, knowing Mike was there and hoping he would break the news to Matthew. It was his bad luck that Matthew himself answered the phone.
The police, deferential and offering condolences, called at the house. Had Mrs Haig been in a hurry when she left the house?MoreLess
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