Silver Guilt (2012)
“Ever. But when he phoned me, gibbering with terror, I managed to squeeze a drop of compassion for him. I couldn’t make out anything except the word ‘police’.
I put my hand over the phone and asked Griff for advice. ‘It’s my day for the shop,’ I said, hoping Griff would say he couldn’t spare me. I should have known better.
‘You’ll have to go over, sweetheart,’ Griff said, ‘and sort everything out for him. You can’t make that cold an excuse any longer, you know.’ I still hadn’t told Griff the full story about Lord Elham and the fag ends, or about his connection with Titus Oates. I wasn’t about to now. So I just nodded and spoke to my father again. ‘I’ll get over as quickly as I can.’ ‘Now, Lina, now! They’re putting purple gloves on and looking at everything.’ ‘Ask to see their search warrant,’ I said. ‘I’m on my way.’ It was hard to tell who was more pleased to see me, DS Morris or Lord Elham. I grabbed my father by the arm and pushed him towards the kitchen.
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