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Fifteen minutes on the exercise bike later, she stepped off and dried her face. Taking deep breaths, she sauntered over to the windowsill, picking up her phone. Charlotte wanted to leave it, to let him wait, but curiosity defied her. āKey in drain in workshop. Being arrested. Come get key. Important!ā She read it three times.
Arrested? Her brother wouldnāt hurt a fly. What could the police possibly arrest him for? She ran into her bedroom, whipped off her training clothes and changed into jeans and T-shirt. It was warm outside, so she ran downstairs, put on her flip-flops, and headed out the front door.
Richard was a good man. He might be an arsehole to her, but overall his heart was in the right place. If the police had evidence of wrongdoing, it was falsified evidence. On the road, Charlotte headed for the workshop. She thought having the radio on might help calm her nerves; it didnāt. She switched it off.
Forty-five minutes later, she pulled up in front of the courtyard where police cars parked in every direction prevented her from getting in. On the way there, the two white transits sat doing nothing. āShit!ā There were so many police cars, their lights flashing.
Parking on the opposite side of the road, further up, Charlotte got out of her car and started walking towards the entrance to the courtyard. Before she reached it, two uniformed officers erected a cordon. āOh shit!ā She would have to jump the tape or go under it somehow. She had to see Richard.
āIām here to see my brother, Richard Fisher,ā she told one uniform, who blocked her way. āLet me pass, please. I need to speak to my brother.ā
āNot this morning, Iām afraid, maāam. Your brotherās under arrest. Heās being taken to a police station any minute now.ā
She screamed at him, asking him what Richard was under arrest for. āLet me through; you donāt know what youāre doing. Heās a good man.ā The officer stood in her way, moving with her each time she stepped left or right. āGet out of my way! I have to see him.ā
Eventually she gave up, stepping back, until the uniform walked over to his colleague, talking to her. Spying Richardās hung head in the back of a panda car, she made a run for it, jumping over the cordon, the uniform calling after her.
āDonāt let her through!ā the uniform shouted to his colleagues.
Charlotte dodged every police officer, managing to stop outside Richardās window. When he saw her, he started shouting something. After a couple of seconds, it sounded like āget key from drainā.
āI know, I got your text. Iāll get it,ā she shouted through the glass.
It was only a few seconds until she felt hands on her shoulders dragging her back towards the cordon. Charlotte didnāt listen to the officer telling her off; she didnāt care. Richard was all she cared about. By the way he sat in the rear, his wrists were cuffed. āIāll get you a good solicitor, Richard. Donāt worry, weāll have you out in no time.ā
āI donāt fancy your chances, maāam. Not with what heās being charged with.ā
Behind the cordon once more, she regarded the officer. āWhy do you say that? Whatās he being charged with?ā She didnāt like his disgusted expression. āWhat?ā
āDistributing indecent pictures of minors, for one,ā the uniform replied.
āAnd thatās just for starters, eh, Sarge?ā the female uniform added.
āYeah, one sick puppy, your brother. Iād love to put him down.ā
No. It couldnāt be, not her brother, not her Richard.
āI donāt think youāll need to, Sarge. They donāt like nonces in prison. The inmates will do it for us.ā The female officer gave her daggers, like she was Richard. āHe deserves what heās going to get.ā
Charlotte thought about the text. āKey in drain in workshopā. Somehow, she had to get into the workshop, find the drain, grab the key, and get out without the police seeing. Vowing to wait for as long as it took to get that key, she turned and walked away from those opinionated, hateful police officers.
Repeating the lapel numbers of the officers to herself, she crossed the road to her car and sat inside, the doors closed. In her mobileās notes app, she typed the numbers of the lapels, telling herself she would report them to the IOPC, or whoever. āJudgemental bastards!ā
In the rear-view mirror, Charlotte saw a white Peugeot pull up outside the cordon. Turning in her seat, she saw Hayes driving with her partner in the passenger seat. Charlotte still had Hayesā card somewhere.
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Miller got out of the still running car, walked up to the uniforms in front of the cordon and showed them her ID wallet. āWeāre here to speak to Richard Fisher.ā As she put the wallet away, the uniforms glanced at one another. āWhat? Donāt give me weird looks. What is it?ā
Beside her, Hayes waited for them to speak. āWeāre not going to, are we?ā
āNot unless you outrank the NCA officers dealing with him, no,ā the male uniform replied. āTheyāve given us strict instructions not to let anyone inside the cordon.ā
āLike youāre going to stop us.ā Miller turned and raised an eyebrow at her partner, grabbed the tape and lifted it. Expecting an argument from the uniforms, she handed it to him. āIf youāve got a problem with this, make a complaint in writing.ā The smile she gave was in complete contrast to her actions. āThank you!ā
Hayes walked by her side. āThanks for doing that; I was about ready to punch him. There he is!ā She pointed out a sorry-looking Richard Fisher.
Noticing the suits walking out of the workshop, Miller knew they would have only a short window with which to speak to Fisher. She sped her walk into a run. Arriving at Fisherās window,
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