On Dangerous Ground

Day Eleven Sally dropped Dave off at 07:15, she had arranged to have breakfast with Olivia and Michael, neither of them asked what was going on, Michael said all his customers were now up to [more…]

Day Ten He looked at his watch, it was now after midnight. “David, I don’t know what to say to make you reconsider,” “the truth might be a good place to start.” “It’s not up [more…]

Day Nine The train was busy, it was Monday morning, they sat in silence, Olivia had twice called Sally during the evening, she had waited until Michael was in his office, she wanted to know [more…]

Day Six They didn’t see the Police Chief at breakfast time, while they were eating, his phone had gone several times, he ignored the calls, Sally said she wanted them to stay in the room [more…]

Dave was woken by two things, his need to pee and his ringing phone, he was still dressed, answering his phone, he said he would call back. Having come out the bathroom, he looked at [more…]

He sat outside Manchester Station on double yellow lines with the blue lights flashing, no one bothered him, he saw Taff and Colin come onto the street. Out the car, he called them over, seeing [more…]

Dave arrived at Flemings Hotel in Mayfair shortly after 08:30, leaving everything he had brought with the porters who would take it up to the meeting room, he went in for breakfast. He had left [more…]

Sally nudged Dave, “your phone’s ringing, it’s only 06:00,” he moaned and turned over, she dug him in the ribs and repeated herself, this time louder and firmer. David Stretton opened his eyes and looked [more…]