As the chopper rises, swings and turns away, heading for the City, I remember something. “Damn!”

Elizabeth slips her hand into mine. “What is it?”

“I just realised. Michael has the car keys. We’re stranded.”

“We’ll get you back home in one of our cars sir,” says a police officer. “Can you give a statement first. It will save us from having to disturb you while you’re dealing with your friend there.” He waves vaguely up into the air after the ambulance.

*****

Later, after both Elizabeth and I give statements, we are offered a ride home in the back of a police car, “Where to Mr Haswell?” asks the officer driving.

“City Central Hospital.”

*****

Five Years Ago - Jenny

A lone figure steps from a bus.

Simply dressed in jeans and a tee-shirt, long red hair tied back in a pony-tail, the figure drops a rucksack at her feet, looks right, then left, then all around.

doesn’t look

Remembering perhaps….

sigh, she swings the rucksack over her shoulder

*****

pay, although there is a little

late-night customers. And she is still

*****

sandwiches and snacks, at first

and reality shows. Just now it is giving

A word penetrates. Blessingmoors….

upright, dropping the glass she was holding, then swears softly to herself as she cuts herself on the

calls Buddy

is uncertain as she looks up at the screen, sucking her finger. “Just broke a glass.

from your wages.” But he smiles to show he’s joking, then tosses her

a newsreader and the ticker-tape headlines below her announce arrests, scandals and missing persons whom ‘the police would like to

*****

headline news. A face stares out at her; a

connection with the investigation. Police

herself and, head bowed,

*****

Dear Mr Kalkowski,

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