Post by Frankleapold on Aug 2, 2010 18:23:08 GMT
I thought you might like to read some of my book. Well here goes :
SUNFLOWER
Chief Inspector Hebden of Brawton CID surveyed the view from his office window, it was a grey outlook, it had been raining earlier in the day and it didn’t look as if it would improve. He disliked this time of year, winter was coming and the days would be shortening, he remembered the warmer than usual summer they had just had the first for some time. The previous year had been average, more rain than sun – mixed he thought. It was coming to the end of an uneventful day; the case he had been working on had come to a satisfactory conclusion. He decided to call it a day – early for once he thought. As he was putting his winter coat on, it was lined with a fleecy lining which could be detached; there was a knock on the door.
“Come in” he said.
“Sorry sir, we’ve had a call, there’s been an incident at the local hospital” said the constable.
“What sort of incident?”
“I’m not sure, sir. It sounds serious though, there’s a body been found”.
“I’m on the way, who else is there?”
“Grayson, sir”.
“Good”, he said as he walked down the corridor. He had worked with Grayson before on a couple of cases with positive results. He got into his car and turned left onto Arundel Street then onto Hatton Road. Redbrook General Hospital was at the far end of Hatton Road. He turned into the main car park, got out of his car and walked towards Grayson who was standing by the incident van.
“Hello, sir”
“What have we got, Grayson?”
“At about 2.00pm we got a call from a Mr Weston who said he had found a body at the back of the hospital,” Grayson pointed at the area where the body had been found. The area had now been cordoned off.
“The body male or female?” Hebden said as he walked towards the tent covering the body.
“Male,” said Grayson.
Hebden lifted the flap of the tent, he was used to seeing bodies, but this was different. The body looked clean, smart. It looked as though the man had lain down on the ground and died. He noticed one thing that looked totally out of place – lying beside the body was a picture of a sunflower.
Dr Taylor, the pathologist looked mystified, “This is a strange one, Inspector”.
“How? Hebden said.
“Well, it appears that our man just lied down and dies, but......why?”
“Are there any signs of how he died or when?”
“No, once I’ve done the PM I’ll know more, Inspector”.
Hebden called Grayson over.
“Any ID on him?”
“Yes, sir. Our man is a Dr Stuart Underwood. He was a GP at the Hilltown Health Centre on Grafton Avenue. The question is though what was he doing here?”
“That’s for us to find out, who found him?”
“A Mr Weston, sir. He’s a porter here at the hospital”.
“Where is he now?
“He is in the canteen with one of our PC’s giving a statement, sir”
“Good. What do we know about Dr Underwood, is he married?”
“I’m having that checked now sir”.
“I wonder what the significance of the photograph is?” said Grayson.
“Yes, I wonder?” said Hebden.
They both walked towards the canteen. Hebden was pondering the case when he remembered where he had heard that name before.
2.
Mr Weston sat nervously fidgeting with his empty cup; he was still thinking over the events of the few hours when Hebden walked in.
“Good afternoon, Mr Weston.” I am Chief Inspector Hebden” as he shook the other man’s hand.
“Hello, sir” said Weston.
“You’ve had quite a shock, sir?”
“Yes, it was not pleasant. I had just arrived to start my shift; I am a porter at the hospital. I had just padlocked my push bike up when I found the body. I reported it immediately to the police. I’ve given a statement already to the other officer. When can I go back to work?”
“If we have your contact details you can go. We will probably be in touch with you again at some stage if that’s ok?” said Hebden.
“One question before you go, did you recognise the body, sir?”
“No” Weston said.
Weston got up out of his chair and walked out of the canteen.
Hebden walked into his office, Grayson was at his desk.
“Do we have any information about our Dr Underwood yet?”
“Yes, sir. Dr Underwood was not married, both his parents are dead. He lived in the Deasley Wood area of town. His neighbour a Mr Rodgers said he was quiet but friendly. He said that Dr Underwood was away early most afternoons to get to his medical practice. He always returned at night at about 6:00pm. Mr Rodgers also said that he only went out on one night a week – a Wednesday at 7:30 to go to a sports club”.
“The medical practice at Hilltown he shares with another two partners – Drs Rutherford and Lawson. I’ve been the phone already; I’m going there next to break the news”. said Grayson.
“Good. I’ve seen our Dr Underwood before; if my memory is correct he was involved in a RTA about a year ago. I’ll do some checking in the records”.
Grayson stood up to go out, he said “Sir, what did you think of Weston?”
“Genuine I think. He seemed quite shocked by what had happened”.
“One more thing, sir. The picture of the sunflower, what is that about?”
“I haven’t got a clue,” Hebden said.
Grayson left the room. Hebden sat down and reviewed the case so far. He thought that the case was going to be interesting. He picked up the phone,
“Ah, hello Bob, can you bring the file on a RTA incident involving our Victim – Dr Underwood. I think it happened in April last year, thanks”.
A few minutes later Bob Smeaton walked in with the file and handed it over.
“There you are sir” he said.
“Thanks Bob”.
Hebden started to read the file. It contained a report about an incident that had taken place in April the previous year. A Dr Stuart Underwood had called the police regarding an accident involving him and a cyclist; he had clipped him by accident as he turned into Grafton Avenue. The cyclist – a Mr Paul Weston had sustained a broken arm. Dr Underwood had checked Mr Weston and arranged for him to be taken to Redbrook General Hospital. The file also contained Mr Weston’s statement, which had matched the Dr Underwood’s version of events
Mr Weston accepted that it had been an accident and no charges were brought. The case was therefore closed.
That’s interesting thought Hebden, Weston a familiar name or a coincidence?
Please fee free to make comments.
SUNFLOWER
Chief Inspector Hebden of Brawton CID surveyed the view from his office window, it was a grey outlook, it had been raining earlier in the day and it didn’t look as if it would improve. He disliked this time of year, winter was coming and the days would be shortening, he remembered the warmer than usual summer they had just had the first for some time. The previous year had been average, more rain than sun – mixed he thought. It was coming to the end of an uneventful day; the case he had been working on had come to a satisfactory conclusion. He decided to call it a day – early for once he thought. As he was putting his winter coat on, it was lined with a fleecy lining which could be detached; there was a knock on the door.
“Come in” he said.
“Sorry sir, we’ve had a call, there’s been an incident at the local hospital” said the constable.
“What sort of incident?”
“I’m not sure, sir. It sounds serious though, there’s a body been found”.
“I’m on the way, who else is there?”
“Grayson, sir”.
“Good”, he said as he walked down the corridor. He had worked with Grayson before on a couple of cases with positive results. He got into his car and turned left onto Arundel Street then onto Hatton Road. Redbrook General Hospital was at the far end of Hatton Road. He turned into the main car park, got out of his car and walked towards Grayson who was standing by the incident van.
“Hello, sir”
“What have we got, Grayson?”
“At about 2.00pm we got a call from a Mr Weston who said he had found a body at the back of the hospital,” Grayson pointed at the area where the body had been found. The area had now been cordoned off.
“The body male or female?” Hebden said as he walked towards the tent covering the body.
“Male,” said Grayson.
Hebden lifted the flap of the tent, he was used to seeing bodies, but this was different. The body looked clean, smart. It looked as though the man had lain down on the ground and died. He noticed one thing that looked totally out of place – lying beside the body was a picture of a sunflower.
Dr Taylor, the pathologist looked mystified, “This is a strange one, Inspector”.
“How? Hebden said.
“Well, it appears that our man just lied down and dies, but......why?”
“Are there any signs of how he died or when?”
“No, once I’ve done the PM I’ll know more, Inspector”.
Hebden called Grayson over.
“Any ID on him?”
“Yes, sir. Our man is a Dr Stuart Underwood. He was a GP at the Hilltown Health Centre on Grafton Avenue. The question is though what was he doing here?”
“That’s for us to find out, who found him?”
“A Mr Weston, sir. He’s a porter here at the hospital”.
“Where is he now?
“He is in the canteen with one of our PC’s giving a statement, sir”
“Good. What do we know about Dr Underwood, is he married?”
“I’m having that checked now sir”.
“I wonder what the significance of the photograph is?” said Grayson.
“Yes, I wonder?” said Hebden.
They both walked towards the canteen. Hebden was pondering the case when he remembered where he had heard that name before.
2.
Mr Weston sat nervously fidgeting with his empty cup; he was still thinking over the events of the few hours when Hebden walked in.
“Good afternoon, Mr Weston.” I am Chief Inspector Hebden” as he shook the other man’s hand.
“Hello, sir” said Weston.
“You’ve had quite a shock, sir?”
“Yes, it was not pleasant. I had just arrived to start my shift; I am a porter at the hospital. I had just padlocked my push bike up when I found the body. I reported it immediately to the police. I’ve given a statement already to the other officer. When can I go back to work?”
“If we have your contact details you can go. We will probably be in touch with you again at some stage if that’s ok?” said Hebden.
“One question before you go, did you recognise the body, sir?”
“No” Weston said.
Weston got up out of his chair and walked out of the canteen.
Hebden walked into his office, Grayson was at his desk.
“Do we have any information about our Dr Underwood yet?”
“Yes, sir. Dr Underwood was not married, both his parents are dead. He lived in the Deasley Wood area of town. His neighbour a Mr Rodgers said he was quiet but friendly. He said that Dr Underwood was away early most afternoons to get to his medical practice. He always returned at night at about 6:00pm. Mr Rodgers also said that he only went out on one night a week – a Wednesday at 7:30 to go to a sports club”.
“The medical practice at Hilltown he shares with another two partners – Drs Rutherford and Lawson. I’ve been the phone already; I’m going there next to break the news”. said Grayson.
“Good. I’ve seen our Dr Underwood before; if my memory is correct he was involved in a RTA about a year ago. I’ll do some checking in the records”.
Grayson stood up to go out, he said “Sir, what did you think of Weston?”
“Genuine I think. He seemed quite shocked by what had happened”.
“One more thing, sir. The picture of the sunflower, what is that about?”
“I haven’t got a clue,” Hebden said.
Grayson left the room. Hebden sat down and reviewed the case so far. He thought that the case was going to be interesting. He picked up the phone,
“Ah, hello Bob, can you bring the file on a RTA incident involving our Victim – Dr Underwood. I think it happened in April last year, thanks”.
A few minutes later Bob Smeaton walked in with the file and handed it over.
“There you are sir” he said.
“Thanks Bob”.
Hebden started to read the file. It contained a report about an incident that had taken place in April the previous year. A Dr Stuart Underwood had called the police regarding an accident involving him and a cyclist; he had clipped him by accident as he turned into Grafton Avenue. The cyclist – a Mr Paul Weston had sustained a broken arm. Dr Underwood had checked Mr Weston and arranged for him to be taken to Redbrook General Hospital. The file also contained Mr Weston’s statement, which had matched the Dr Underwood’s version of events
Mr Weston accepted that it had been an accident and no charges were brought. The case was therefore closed.
That’s interesting thought Hebden, Weston a familiar name or a coincidence?
Please fee free to make comments.