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‘No need,’ said Rose, ‘because one of the prisoners as visited by an Angie is still in Pentonville, and one was black, which I have a feeling Appleyard o’

‘What’s his name?’

‘Patience, young ht little villain called Kevin Carter, who lives in Barnstaple That’s in Devon, in case you don’t know He’s an engraver by day, and a burglar by night So now it’s your turn to prove you’re worthy of the prefix in front of your name’

‘I’ll get on to it straight away, sir’

‘And did you pass on my salutations to your boss?’

‘I did indeed, sir’

‘And as his response?’

‘I think you’d better ask him yourself, sir’

‘That bad,’ said Rose before he put the phone down

William wrote a detailedit to the boss

‘And what is the one word that leaps off the page?’ said Lamont after he’d read the report

‘Engraver’

‘You’re learning fast,’ said Lah Carter and Barnstaple would be a close second and third’ He swivelled his chair around ‘Jackie, you’d better join us’

Once DS Roycroft had settled, the inevitable biro in hand, notebook open, Lamont continued

‘The two of you are going to have to spend at least a couple of days in the West Country keeping a close eye on Carter I need you to find out what he’s up to, and exactly what he’s engraving on the silver he purchased from the vaults And why he’s suddenly a buyer, when he usually nicks the stuff He doesn’t have that sort ofhim But who?’