‘Warning off the competition. Yeah.’
‘So what’s your role in all this?’
‘Evidence officer. They’re still trying to build a case against Boyle. Some days I just think he’s come up with half-arsed task to keep me out of trouble. Then I think maybe he’s using me. If anything comes of it, he can claim the glory. If it goes tits up or if you lot get arsey, he can always just blame me.’
‘The perfect scapegoat,’ Wakefield agreed. ‘So what do you reckon? Does Salter’s theory have legs?’
‘It’s not completely off the wall. Three incidents of small-timers killed by oddly professional murderers. Look at this one. You might expect Kenning to be taken out eventually, but a pro hit seems more than he merited.’
‘Maybe,’ Wakefield agreed. ‘Though God knows you can’t always fathom the logic of these people. These other cases, they look like pros too?’
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