To Honour the Dead (2012)
“The sergeant took his notebook from his pocket and opened it at his notes from the interview with Portland. He tapped on his keyboard. Ten minutes later he walked, deep in thought, along the corridor to the inspector’s office.
‘You sure about this?’ asked Gallagher as he entered to find Harris tipping back in his chair with his feet up on the desk and his eyes closed. The dogs were curled up by the radiator in the corner of the room. ‘You still want me to release him? I mean, you’ve already... taken one big gamble tonight.’‘Meaning?’ Harris did not look at his sergeant nor did he open his eyes.‘Telling him the witness had picked him out,’ said Gallagher, picking up the delivery driver’s statement from the desk. ‘It could have been anyone and well you know it. It was dodgy to say the least.’‘Got to take a punt sometimes, Matty lad.’ Harris returned his feet to the ground and looked at the sergeant. ‘Oh, don’t look like that – don’t tell me that you didn’t push the boat out at some time in your career?MoreLess
‘You sure about this?’ asked Gallagher as he entered to find Harris tipping back in his chair with his feet up on the desk and his eyes closed. The dogs were curled up by the radiator in the corner of the room. ‘You still want me to release him? I mean, you’ve already... taken one big gamble tonight.’‘Meaning?’ Harris did not look at his sergeant nor did he open his eyes.‘Telling him the witness had picked him out,’ said Gallagher, picking up the delivery driver’s statement from the desk. ‘It could have been anyone and well you know it. It was dodgy to say the least.’‘Got to take a punt sometimes, Matty lad.’ Harris returned his feet to the ground and looked at the sergeant. ‘Oh, don’t look like that – don’t tell me that you didn’t push the boat out at some time in your career?MoreLess
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