The Thread of Evidence (2015)
“Willie had contrived to swing Pacey’s order to find Ellis-Morgan’s old car on to Detective Sergeant Mostyn, while he himself dealt with the welter of paper in his ‘In’ tray.
About mid-morning, he went into Pacey’s office to have a chat over their ‘cuppa and a fag’ – an established part of the CID routine.
The burly superintendent was relaxing in his favourite posture, his collar button open, coat off and large boots up on his desk.
‘Willie,’ he said, after important matters like las...t night’s television and the rugby prospects for the weekend had been dealt with. ‘Willie, did that fancy DI in Cardiff say anything to you about finding the place where David Ellis-Morgan lived when he was a doctor up there?’ Rees shook his head. ‘No, why should he?’ ‘I asked him on the phone on Saturday if he could have a snoop around. He obviously hasn’t had any joy yet. What about Mostyn? You sent him out to look for that car, did you?’ Willie grinned sheepishly.MoreLess
About mid-morning, he went into Pacey’s office to have a chat over their ‘cuppa and a fag’ – an established part of the CID routine.
The burly superintendent was relaxing in his favourite posture, his collar button open, coat off and large boots up on his desk.
‘Willie,’ he said, after important matters like las...t night’s television and the rugby prospects for the weekend had been dealt with. ‘Willie, did that fancy DI in Cardiff say anything to you about finding the place where David Ellis-Morgan lived when he was a doctor up there?’ Rees shook his head. ‘No, why should he?’ ‘I asked him on the phone on Saturday if he could have a snoop around. He obviously hasn’t had any joy yet. What about Mostyn? You sent him out to look for that car, did you?’ Willie grinned sheepishly.MoreLess
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