‘You were right, boss,’ she exclaimed triumphantly, holding aloft a sinister little black box with a stubby antenna and a winking red LED. ‘This little bugger was stuck under the offside front wing. It’s got a really powerful magnet on the bottom, I could hardly release it. Should I switch it off?’ Jack inspected the device closely and muttered, ‘Yes, that’s probably best. Although, let’s take it with us. We might be able to think of some way to use it to our advantage.’ Farmer Kemp then appeared at the entrance to the byre, smiling broadly and thankfully stutter free. ‘You’ll be pleased to hear that I had a phone call from the police earlier this morning about the Barlows. They appeared at the Sheriff court in Kirkcudbright yesterday and plead guilty to all charges, which is the smartest thing they’ve done in a long time. So that was a definite result. All three of them were remanded in custody for background reports, pending sentencing, which the Sheriff warned would definitely be custodial.
