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Martin Cummings unwittingly wound Culverhouse up even further by texting him to let him know he’d arrived, rather than calling him.
Here. See you in CC’s office.
The message seemed unbelievably curt, even for Jack, who had a reputation for getting his point across as directly as possible.
The county’s Chief Constable, Charles Hawes, chose to keep an office at Mildenheath Police Station for a number of reasons, not least that he preferred to avoid contact with the office-dwellers at Milton House as much as possible.
When Jack arrived to knock on the door, Cummings was already seated in front of the Chief Constable’s desk, with Hawes sitting behind it, also seemingly unaware of what was going on.
‘Sir,’ Jack said to Hawes, ignoring Cummings completely, before taking a seat.
‘Thanks
