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‘Who won the jackpot?’ Jackie asked, even before she’d taken off her coat

‘I did,’ said Lamont

‘Damn’

‘And what did you predict?’ William asked her

‘Six months suspended So not only did I lose, but you also beat me, jammy bastard’

‘What do you mean?’

‘The judge threw my first case out of court, and me with it I left a crucial piece of evidence in my car, so the defendant was released before he even made it to the witness box’

Willia

‘Right,’ said Laet back to work Jackie, I need you to take ht’s operation before I can finally give it the green light’

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nbsp; Jackie went quickly across to her desk and grabbed the relevant file

‘And, William, the copy of the Rembrandt has been placed in a locked van that you’ll find in the car park Collect the keys fro on you getting past the front gate’

‘Did Faulkner fly to Monte Carlo yesterday?’ William asked

‘Yes, he landed in Nice around midday, and isn’t expected back for at least another month’

Commander Hawksby poked his head round the door ‘So, as the verdict?’