No Place of Safety
“Below that he was bandages, and a shape under the bedclothes, but they had left a hand out, with a piece of board to tap on. The face looked a little drowsy, but Oddie and Charlie, as they approached and sat down, still could find traces of the man’s intelligence – even of the old charm. Oddie, seeing him for the first time, caught a faint flash of the Pied Piper appeal.
‘Hello, Mr Marchant,’ he said. ‘I believe you know DC Peace. He’s on the case with me. We’re going to ask you a few questions..., and if you’d just tap once if the answer is yes, twice if the answer is no – right?’ The eyes seemed to want to ask something, and Oddie hastily added: ‘If you can’t answer, don’t tap at all. Is that understood?’ One tap.
‘Do you remember what happened on Tuesday night?’ One tap.
‘You were in the dining room with Mehjabean Haldalwa. Did someone come into the room?’ One tap.
‘Did you see that person?’ Two taps.
‘Did you see anything at all of him or her – hair, an item of clothing, maybe shoes?’ Two taps.MoreLess
‘Hello, Mr Marchant,’ he said. ‘I believe you know DC Peace. He’s on the case with me. We’re going to ask you a few questions..., and if you’d just tap once if the answer is yes, twice if the answer is no – right?’ The eyes seemed to want to ask something, and Oddie hastily added: ‘If you can’t answer, don’t tap at all. Is that understood?’ One tap.
‘Do you remember what happened on Tuesday night?’ One tap.
‘You were in the dining room with Mehjabean Haldalwa. Did someone come into the room?’ One tap.
‘Did you see that person?’ Two taps.
‘Did you see anything at all of him or her – hair, an item of clothing, maybe shoes?’ Two taps.MoreLess
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