The Eighth Witch
“Lacey said to Sparks as he got out of his car.
“Flour,” Matthew Sparks said, pointing to the tanker.
“Who’s the victim?”
“David Scott, the tanker’s driver. He’s over there with the pathologist.” Lacey ran his hand through his hair. Two deaths in four hours. Not a great way to start the week.
Miriam Shepherd, the pathologist, was crouched next to the body. Her iron gray hair was tied back from her lined, but still attractive face with a navy blue ribbon. As Lacey crouched down next to her she s...aid, “Hello, Ian,” but didn’t look round at him. Her attention was focused on lifting Dave Scott’s eyelid and shining a penlight into the very dead eye beneath.
“Any idea of cause of death, Miriam?”
“There are a couple of superficial injuries to the face. I think the nose is broken, and he sustained a nasty gash to the head, but nothing serious…or life threatening. No, he appears to be suffocated by flour. Look.” She shone the penlight into Scott’s open mouth, showing the solid white blockage.MoreLess
“Flour,” Matthew Sparks said, pointing to the tanker.
“Who’s the victim?”
“David Scott, the tanker’s driver. He’s over there with the pathologist.” Lacey ran his hand through his hair. Two deaths in four hours. Not a great way to start the week.
Miriam Shepherd, the pathologist, was crouched next to the body. Her iron gray hair was tied back from her lined, but still attractive face with a navy blue ribbon. As Lacey crouched down next to her she s...aid, “Hello, Ian,” but didn’t look round at him. Her attention was focused on lifting Dave Scott’s eyelid and shining a penlight into the very dead eye beneath.
“Any idea of cause of death, Miriam?”
“There are a couple of superficial injuries to the face. I think the nose is broken, and he sustained a nasty gash to the head, but nothing serious…or life threatening. No, he appears to be suffocated by flour. Look.” She shone the penlight into Scott’s open mouth, showing the solid white blockage.MoreLess
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