Coming, Ready or Not (D.S. Hunter Kerr Book 4) by Michael Fowler Read Free Book Online Page B

have two new addresses to turn over and I am involving the Firearms Team in those searches. In the meantime, I am suspending our involvement in tracing him and I want everyone to make sure they have their protective vests with them at all times.’ Slowly she searched out the faces of her team. ‘I want no one taking any unnecessary risks.’ She waited a few seconds while her words sunk in and then continued, ‘Right, now to the business of the day.’ She tapped the incident board. Her manicured nails clicked on the hard surface. More details had been added to Gemma’s profile, and the timeline sequence had been extended and new witnesses added.
    ‘ Okay, this is what we learned yesterday.’ She began by divulging the information Hunter and Grace had acquired from PPU about the previous domestic related incidents. ‘We’ve also spoken with, and got statements from, two girlfriends she was with on the evening of the seventeenth – St Patrick’s Day – hours before her murder. Apparently a group of them caught the ten past seven train to Sheffield and visited a number of pubs and bars on Division Street. They told us that a few hours into the evening, somewhere around ten p.m., Gemma got a threatening text message to the effect that her throat was going to be cut and her house burned down. She showed everyone the message. Although it came from an unlisted number they were all of the opinion, and I include Gemma in this, that it was Adam Fields who’d sent it. The two friends say that this affected the rest of Gemma’s evening. Her mood changed. And in the last bar they visited they say that she had a row with a guy who tried to chat her up. A couple of the girls got involved and dragged Gemma away because they thought she was going to hit him. Just before midnight she told everyone that she had a stinking headache and was going to get a taxi home. One of the friends offered to share the taxi but she told them all to carry on and then left alone. Given this information some new priorities have been generated.’ Hands extended, she pressed one forefinger against the other. ‘I want the pubs and bars she went to visited to see if there is any CCTV evidence and I want it seized.’ She moved onto her middle finger. ‘And we know that some of Division Street is covered by our own cameras, so I want the footage of that area during the relevant times. With regards her mobile, we’ve recovered that and it’s on its way to the techies this morning to see if we can trace the number that text came from.’ She folded her hands. ‘One final thing before we all disappear. The Family Liaison Officer will hopefully be getting a statement today from Gemma’s parents. Until now they’ve been too upset. And we’ll be seeing the rest of her friends she was out drinking with on the evening before she was killed. I’m also generating some new actions relevant to Gemma’s lifestyle, especially relating to her job. As well as her phone I want her diary checked. I want her clients’ partners and husbands all checking against the Intel database.’
    Within the room chairs began scraping back as members of the MIT team pushed themselves away from their desks to begin the day’s work. Dawn Leggate clapped her hands and brought their attention back. ‘I want to reiterate to everyone about Adam Fields. Until I’ve briefed Firearms, any actions to arrest him are on hold.’
     
    Driving back from Sheffield, Hunter’s BlackBerry, seated in the hands-free mounting bracket on the centre console, rang. He glanced at the screen, saw Barry Newstead’s name listed and with a nod of his head indicated for Grace to take the call.
    She hit the receive button. ‘Hi Barry, it’s Grace, Hunter’s driving.’
    ‘ Where are you?’ There was an exited intonation in Barry’s voice.
    ‘ We’re on the Parkway, just coming towards the Rotherham turn-off. We’ve been to get the CCTV footage of Division Street.’
    ‘ How long will it take