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‘I think Irather pleased with herself She allowed herself a‘“In the nick of ti on holiday in teeks, and although they’ll be away for a fortnight, there is only one evening when the house will be eer pause

‘Get on with it, sergeant,’ said Lamont

‘The Brookes have a driver, David Crann, and a cook, Elsie Both live in, but the cook always goes on holiday when they’re away’

‘And the driver?’

‘Crann will be on the preht, except for the evening of Monday the twenty-third when Chelsea are playing Liverpool at home’

‘I’m halfway there,’ said Hawksby, ‘but fill in the details’

‘Crann has a season ticket, and never ame The match kicks off at seven, so he’ll leave the house around five and won’t be back ht’

‘Are the premises fully alarmed?’ asked Lamont

‘State of the art, sir However, the nearest police station is about twenty h time to steal the picture and be back on the et there’

‘That’s an outstanding piece of policework, sergeant’

‘Thank you, sir,’ said Jackie

‘For a change,’ said Lamont, ‘I think we may be one step ahead of Faulkner’

‘Let’s just hope he’s not two steps ahead of us,’ said Hawksby ‘However, prepare an outline plan for the twenty-third, Bruce, with the ai them red-handed this time But we also need some concrete results to keep the commissioner off my back So before you leave, Warwick, what’s the latest on Churchill and old silver?’

‘Cyril A up in front of the bench at Snaresbrook Crown Court later this week,’ said Williaranted bail, and to appear in court so he’ll plead guilty’

‘Never assu,’ said Lamont