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‘We were able to convince a local ht be in possession of an important work of art that had been stolen froned a search warrant, and we raided Faulkner’s hoht we’d hit the jackpot’
‘Did you get a chance to study the rest of his collection while you were in his home?’
‘Yes,’ said La pictures, and he was also able to produce receipts for all his other paintings’
‘So he reinvests his ill-gotten gains in artwork, which makes me even more convinced he won’t have destroyed the Rembrandt’
‘Don’t bet your pensions on it,’ said Hawksby as he closed his file ‘That brings us up to date, and I don’t need to remind you that this is not the only case we are currently investigating So don’t neglect the others gathering dust on your desks I’h to justify any further expense to the commissioner, and a few convictions, however overnaet back to work’
Everyone around the table gathered up their files and headed for the door But before William could leave the room, Hawksby said, ‘I’d like a word, Warwick’
The commander waited until the door had been closed before he spoke again
‘Williaht, so you don’t have to continually reht was a triumph into a disaster If you want to end up in this chair one day, don’t spend any gest you occasionally seek advice, and don’t just dispense it Perhaps you should spend a little more time in the snooker room, as it didn’t seem to do you any harm in Lambeth’
William recalled his father’s words Not a man to be underestimated
Quietly he left the rooht about the commander’s words as he walked slowly down the corridor He hadn’t yet visited the snooker room at Scotland Yard When he returned to the office he shared with his colleagues, he found two case files had been duh one labelled ‘Churchill’, when DS Roycroft appeared by his side
‘Which one do you think I should start on, sarge?’ he asked her
‘Remind me,’ said Jackie
‘Winston Churchill, or moon dust?’
‘Moon dust should be pretty easy to deal with The professor is clearly not a criminal, and frankly, Mr Underwood, the under-secretary at the A But we don’t want a diplomatic incident, so make sure you tread carefully’
‘And Churchill?’