The Railway Viaduct (2010)
“Simply seeing the inspector again was a tonic to him. Time had been hanging with undue heaviness on his hands and he desperately missed being involved in the murder investigation. He felt that he was letting the inspector down. They sat down together in the cramped living room of Leeming’s house. He listened attentively to the recitation of events that had taken place in France, only interrupting when a certain name was mentioned.
‘Brendan Mulryne?’ ‘Yes, Victor.’ ‘There was no reference to... him in the newspapers.’ ‘Mr Tallis made sure of that,’ said Colbeck. ‘He refused to give any public acknowledgement to Brendan because he felt that it would demean us if we admitted any reliance on people like him. As it happens, I would have kept his name secret for another reason.’ ‘What’s that, Inspector?’ ‘I may want to employ him again. If his name and description are plastered all over the newspapers, it would make that difficult. He needs to be kept anonymous.’ ‘I’m not sure that I’d have used him at all,’ admitted Leeming.MoreLess
‘Brendan Mulryne?’ ‘Yes, Victor.’ ‘There was no reference to... him in the newspapers.’ ‘Mr Tallis made sure of that,’ said Colbeck. ‘He refused to give any public acknowledgement to Brendan because he felt that it would demean us if we admitted any reliance on people like him. As it happens, I would have kept his name secret for another reason.’ ‘What’s that, Inspector?’ ‘I may want to employ him again. If his name and description are plastered all over the newspapers, it would make that difficult. He needs to be kept anonymous.’ ‘I’m not sure that I’d have used him at all,’ admitted Leeming.MoreLess
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