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Authors: Chrissie Loveday
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‘What gave you the idea that Kevin wasn’t involved with the phone nicking scam?’
‘It seems he gave the wrong names about who he was with. You must remember ... he said he was with Joe and Alfie. We’d got Fred and Jace for the job. I know he was pretty dense about who he was with but I assumed that was just him trying it on. Okay. Let’s go. Let’s see what he’s got to say for himself.’
Kevin was making all sorts of a din by the time they reached the interview room. Fortunately, the seats were screwed down to the floor, as was the table. The audio visual recorders were built into the room so he hadn’t been able to damage any of that equipment. He was banging on the door and shouting at the top of his voice.
‘What the ‘ell are you doin’? Shuttin’ me away in ‘ere. I’m gonna complain to ... well someone.’
‘Calm down young man. Come on, sit down and shut up.’ Obviously his consumption of beers was enlivening his attitude and he was becoming angrier and angrier.
‘What’s up then? Come on. Tell me.’
‘We want to look at last Wednesday afternoon again.’
‘Yer know what I was doin’. I was nickin’ mobile wiv me mates.’
‘Oh yes. Joe and Alfie wasn’t it?’
‘Who?’
‘You told us it was Joe and Alfie. Friends from the pub.’
‘Yer, well maybe it was.’
‘I don’t think so. Fred and Jace are our most likely candidates. They admitted to it when they were interviewed.’
‘Fred and Jace it is then.’
‘Only you weren’t with them, were you?’
‘Course I were.’
‘So how much did you get for the phones?’
‘I dunno. They deal with that.’
‘But you must know how much you made on the afternoon.’
‘A few quid I s’pose.’
‘So where were you really? On Wednesday afternoon. About four o’clock.’
‘I was out wiv me mates. I want a s’licitor. If ya don’t believe me I need a s’licitor.’
‘Very well. I’ll call the duty solicitor. It may take a while as it’s a Sunday. Perhaps we’d better put you in a cell while you’re waiting.’
‘Nah. Don’ want a cell. I’ll wait ‘ere.’
They ignored what he said and booked him in properly and he was taken to a cell.
‘You hungry son?’ asked the duty sergeant.
‘Bleedin’ starvin’,’ he replied.
‘Right. Well I’ll see what I can do about getting you something to eat. Take him to number four will you?’ he asked one of the staff.
‘Thanks. I think we’ll go out to the Foredyce’s store now, Ted. Kevin will keep. I need to see what the latest news is from there.’
The store was very busy. It seemed that lots of extra people had gone there to see what was happening and to bag a bargain or two for Christmas.
‘I wonder if Miss Pringle has come in today? She usually seems to know what’s going on. I think I’ll go to her office and see.’
‘I’ll go along to the Grotto and make sure it’s still closed,’ Ted said.
The HR’s office also seemed to be closed. The doors were locked and he turned away, slightly disappointed. He heard a buzz of noise coming from another room along the corridor and stood outside listening for a moment or two. It was obviously something important.
Chapter Seven
The Board Meeting had been called for ten-thirty. Miss Pringle was present on site at ten. She fussed around sorting out coffee and biscuits and was there to greet everyone as they arrived. The two Foredyce family members were there first and stood muttering out of her earshot. She was frustrated by this and desperately wanted to know what they were saying. She was interrupted by two more people arriving and they were followed by a further three.
‘I hope this isn’t going to take long,’ said Mr Green. ‘It’s my golf morning and I don’t want to miss it entirely.’
‘It’ll take as long as it takes,’ was Mr Geoffrey Foredyce’s reply. He was the executive director of the company. ‘If we’re all here now, I suggest we
‘What gave you the idea that Kevin wasn’t involved with the phone nicking scam?’
‘It seems he gave the wrong names about who he was with. You must remember ... he said he was with Joe and Alfie. We’d got Fred and Jace for the job. I know he was pretty dense about who he was with but I assumed that was just him trying it on. Okay. Let’s go. Let’s see what he’s got to say for himself.’
Kevin was making all sorts of a din by the time they reached the interview room. Fortunately, the seats were screwed down to the floor, as was the table. The audio visual recorders were built into the room so he hadn’t been able to damage any of that equipment. He was banging on the door and shouting at the top of his voice.
‘What the ‘ell are you doin’? Shuttin’ me away in ‘ere. I’m gonna complain to ... well someone.’
‘Calm down young man. Come on, sit down and shut up.’ Obviously his consumption of beers was enlivening his attitude and he was becoming angrier and angrier.
‘What’s up then? Come on. Tell me.’
‘We want to look at last Wednesday afternoon again.’
‘Yer know what I was doin’. I was nickin’ mobile wiv me mates.’
‘Oh yes. Joe and Alfie wasn’t it?’
‘Who?’
‘You told us it was Joe and Alfie. Friends from the pub.’
‘Yer, well maybe it was.’
‘I don’t think so. Fred and Jace are our most likely candidates. They admitted to it when they were interviewed.’
‘Fred and Jace it is then.’
‘Only you weren’t with them, were you?’
‘Course I were.’
‘So how much did you get for the phones?’
‘I dunno. They deal with that.’
‘But you must know how much you made on the afternoon.’
‘A few quid I s’pose.’
‘So where were you really? On Wednesday afternoon. About four o’clock.’
‘I was out wiv me mates. I want a s’licitor. If ya don’t believe me I need a s’licitor.’
‘Very well. I’ll call the duty solicitor. It may take a while as it’s a Sunday. Perhaps we’d better put you in a cell while you’re waiting.’
‘Nah. Don’ want a cell. I’ll wait ‘ere.’
They ignored what he said and booked him in properly and he was taken to a cell.
‘You hungry son?’ asked the duty sergeant.
‘Bleedin’ starvin’,’ he replied.
‘Right. Well I’ll see what I can do about getting you something to eat. Take him to number four will you?’ he asked one of the staff.
‘Thanks. I think we’ll go out to the Foredyce’s store now, Ted. Kevin will keep. I need to see what the latest news is from there.’
The store was very busy. It seemed that lots of extra people had gone there to see what was happening and to bag a bargain or two for Christmas.
‘I wonder if Miss Pringle has come in today? She usually seems to know what’s going on. I think I’ll go to her office and see.’
‘I’ll go along to the Grotto and make sure it’s still closed,’ Ted said.
The HR’s office also seemed to be closed. The doors were locked and he turned away, slightly disappointed. He heard a buzz of noise coming from another room along the corridor and stood outside listening for a moment or two. It was obviously something important.
Chapter Seven
The Board Meeting had been called for ten-thirty. Miss Pringle was present on site at ten. She fussed around sorting out coffee and biscuits and was there to greet everyone as they arrived. The two Foredyce family members were there first and stood muttering out of her earshot. She was frustrated by this and desperately wanted to know what they were saying. She was interrupted by two more people arriving and they were followed by a further three.
‘I hope this isn’t going to take long,’ said Mr Green. ‘It’s my golf morning and I don’t want to miss it entirely.’
‘It’ll take as long as it takes,’ was Mr Geoffrey Foredyce’s reply. He was the executive director of the company. ‘If we’re all here now, I suggest we
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