Policeman's Progress
“At the time, however, the varied events of the day were just unconnected happenings.
Late in the afternoon, Bolam went along to see his chief superintendent on some routine matter. When this was dealt with, he stayed for a smoke and a chat. The head of Tyneside CID was a craggy Scotsman named MacDonald.
‘How’s the battle going then, Alec?’ he asked.
‘Very slow, sir. I don’t know whether the rogues are getting more cunning or more honest, but there’s been hardly a thing around the clubs these pa...st few weeks. Thought I had something to hang on Eddie Freeman, but I doubt if it’ll stick.’ ‘What’s that’ ‘Oh, the old chestnut about harbouring toms in his place. We know fine that the girls hang about there, but he says if they pay their membership fees, he can’t stop them – and who they sleep with after the club shuts is none of his business.’ MacDonald nodded. ‘He’ll say naught about the backhander he gets from them for using his place for the old come-on … it’s a damned hard charge to survive a good defence lawyer – and we’re cursed with enough of those in this city, God knows!’ ‘Anything else?’ he asked after a moment.MoreLess
Late in the afternoon, Bolam went along to see his chief superintendent on some routine matter. When this was dealt with, he stayed for a smoke and a chat. The head of Tyneside CID was a craggy Scotsman named MacDonald.
‘How’s the battle going then, Alec?’ he asked.
‘Very slow, sir. I don’t know whether the rogues are getting more cunning or more honest, but there’s been hardly a thing around the clubs these pa...st few weeks. Thought I had something to hang on Eddie Freeman, but I doubt if it’ll stick.’ ‘What’s that’ ‘Oh, the old chestnut about harbouring toms in his place. We know fine that the girls hang about there, but he says if they pay their membership fees, he can’t stop them – and who they sleep with after the club shuts is none of his business.’ MacDonald nodded. ‘He’ll say naught about the backhander he gets from them for using his place for the old come-on … it’s a damned hard charge to survive a good defence lawyer – and we’re cursed with enough of those in this city, God knows!’ ‘Anything else?’ he asked after a moment.MoreLess
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