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‘Ross Hogan’ Jackie paused before adding, ‘The Hawk sent him back to Peckham’

‘Where I was o!’

‘And you still may if we don’t find the Rembrandt Because Ross has disappeared off the face of the earth’

‘Probably resigned after being sent to Peckham’

‘Or possibly working undercover’

‘I thought about going undercover’

‘You’d be useless,’ said Jackie ‘You look, sound and smell like a choirboy’

‘No, Ross would be ideal for undercover work Even criminals think he’s a criminal’

‘And keep concentrating, because you can never tell when everything will change in a split second’

‘But when’s that second ever going to happen?’ asked William at the end of the third hour Then the front door opened and they both fell silent

Carter appeared carrying an eate and headed off in the opposite direction

‘Right, now’s our chance,’ said Jackie ‘Take the caet some pictures of what’s inside that shed’

‘Can we justify that?’

‘Just about We’d plead reason to suspect’ Jackie didn’t sound at all convincing ‘The moment he reappears, I’ll honk the horn once Just be sure to stay hidden behind the shed until well after he’s gone back into the house And don’t forget the three-minute rule’

‘What about Angie?’