14
The arrival of Malcolm Pope at Mildenheath Police Station was always guaranteed to turn the atmosphere somewhat frostier, even though it was thankfully a relatively rare occurrence. This time, everyone in CID knew that his stay was going to be prolonged.
Within twenty minutes of his arrival, he was stood at the front of the incident room, addressing the team.
‘Now, I’ve been briefed on what’s happened so far and, unsurprisingly, it doesn’t seem to be much. I understand everything you’ve all been through and the pressures you’ve been under, but the facts aren’t altered: we have a murder victim who deserves the truth.’
Wendy nodded ever so slightly. She was far from Malcolm Pope’s biggest fan, but she couldn’t argue with what he’d said so far.
‘As you no doubt already know, DCI Culve
