The Grave Maurice
The Grave Maurice
““Vernon!” He kept his face straight. “Have you got a warrant?”
“Ask him,” said Vernon. “He’s the Filth, not me.” Arthur shook Jury’s hand. “I expect you know already about the woman who was shot? Simone Ryder?”
Jury nodded. “I heard, yes.”
Arthur Ryder shook his head. “I don’t know if that makes the whole thing less or more mystifying.” He looked from one to the other. “It makes me anxious just to ask, but—have you got news?” They were still standing by the open door and as he said this, he was... looking past them at Vernon’s silver BMW. “One of your people, Superintendent? Doesn’t he get to come in from the cold?”
“No,” said Vernon. “Look, Arthur, we do have news—”
“Christ!” The single syllable nearly broke in two, sounding both anxious and sorrowful. “She’s dead, isn’t she?”
This reaction interested Jury. Vernon Rice would never have thought that. He’d always believed Nell was alive. He’d always known it.
“No, Arthur.MoreLess
“Ask him,” said Vernon. “He’s the Filth, not me.” Arthur shook Jury’s hand. “I expect you know already about the woman who was shot? Simone Ryder?”
Jury nodded. “I heard, yes.”
Arthur Ryder shook his head. “I don’t know if that makes the whole thing less or more mystifying.” He looked from one to the other. “It makes me anxious just to ask, but—have you got news?” They were still standing by the open door and as he said this, he was... looking past them at Vernon’s silver BMW. “One of your people, Superintendent? Doesn’t he get to come in from the cold?”
“No,” said Vernon. “Look, Arthur, we do have news—”
“Christ!” The single syllable nearly broke in two, sounding both anxious and sorrowful. “She’s dead, isn’t she?”
This reaction interested Jury. Vernon Rice would never have thought that. He’d always believed Nell was alive. He’d always known it.
“No, Arthur.MoreLess
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