James Carrick was thorough and the fact that nothing he had turned up so far had lit any fuses probably meant that the answers lay elsewhere; with a new line of enquiry. First though, it seemed a good idea to discover the reason for Barbara Blanche’s apparent awkwardness when asked a simple question. ‘Do we really have to talk about this now?’ John Gillard asked when we called round on our way home, partly to assess the builders’ progress. Patrick said, ‘Let’s just say that someone we were talking to this afternoon got their tongue in any number of knots when asked if they had friends on the new estate.’ The rector shook his head. ‘Black magic’s a load of obscene nonsense.’ Elspeth lost patience. ‘John, this is Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Gillard, only he doesn’t use his rank, of the Serious Organized Crime Agency and his assistant Miss Langley. Please answer the question.’ This reproof had the effect of making John chuckle. ‘And if I offer him a dram to forget all about it for now he’ll accuse me of trying to bribe a police officer.’ ‘Of course,’ Patrick said.
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