Murder in Abbot's Folly (2011)
“‘The final frustration.’ The fictitious Mr Osborne’s number had failed to produce its owner for the last twenty-four hours. ‘And it’s Friday the thirteenth,’ he added.
Georgia sighed. ‘At least it’s still a live line. He can’t merely have chucked his mobile away.’ ‘Why not? I could ask Diane Newton to get a fix on it.’ ‘No.’ ‘It’s part of a police investigation, and at least we’d know the area where the damn thing was ringing.’ ‘We can’t risk notching up a black mark with her until we’re sure t...here’s no other way.’ ‘And what other ways would you propose?’ She tried to speak calmly and reasonably. ‘Consider the possibility that Mr Osborne might not have chucked his phone away. Consider the possibility that he might assume we would try his number again in the circumstances. Consider the possibility he would keep it on voicemail.’ ‘I follow,’ Peter said grumpily. ‘How long do we wait?’ ‘Two days?’ ‘Twenty-four hours?’ ‘Done.’ Twenty-four hours, Georgia reflected, can be a long haul when one’s champing at the bit.MoreLess
Georgia sighed. ‘At least it’s still a live line. He can’t merely have chucked his mobile away.’ ‘Why not? I could ask Diane Newton to get a fix on it.’ ‘No.’ ‘It’s part of a police investigation, and at least we’d know the area where the damn thing was ringing.’ ‘We can’t risk notching up a black mark with her until we’re sure t...here’s no other way.’ ‘And what other ways would you propose?’ She tried to speak calmly and reasonably. ‘Consider the possibility that Mr Osborne might not have chucked his phone away. Consider the possibility that he might assume we would try his number again in the circumstances. Consider the possibility he would keep it on voicemail.’ ‘I follow,’ Peter said grumpily. ‘How long do we wait?’ ‘Two days?’ ‘Twenty-four hours?’ ‘Done.’ Twenty-four hours, Georgia reflected, can be a long haul when one’s champing at the bit.MoreLess
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