THE ADDRESS GIVEN BY Mrs Chakraburty proved to be false. On investigating the contact numbers supplied by Ross Arnold they discovered they belonged to corner shops; presumably their owners made additional income from providing message services for the local illegals and dole cheats.
And although Rafferty pressed them, he had to accept that the Asian families who ran the stores knew little more about either Mrs Chakraburty or Mrs Flowers than he did. All he did know was that the women usually popped in once or twice a day to see if they had any messages about work. As there seemed to be little chance that either woman would be stupid enough to continue to do so, it was a dead end, though he warned the shopkeeper concerned to let him know if either woman showed up.
He was hopeful that Birm
