Body of Lies by Sarah Bailey
Author:Sarah Bailey [Sarah Bailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2024-01-05T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
FRIDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER, 9.24 AM
My hands are like claws around the steering wheel, my dislike for Everett growing with every passing second. Who does he think he is, grilling me like that? And why does Jonesy seem to hold him in such high esteem?
As much as it pains me, I know the answer: Everett is an option for the top job as much as I amâand, in the eyes of many, a more suitable candidate. Thereâs a difference between being incompetent and intolerable, and in fairness heâs probably only the latter, which doesnât make him a bad cop. Jonesy is simply hoping a smooth transition to his successor will be part of his legacy. Still, Everettâs attitude toward me rankles.
I check the time. Just over three and a half hours until I need to get home and look after the kids. I call Lennyâs number and get no answer, so I call the hospital switchboard and ask to have him paged, only to have the receptionist inform me heâs not rostered on today. I try Rufus, his boss, who confirms itâs his day off. Now what? I could go to his house, but thereâs every chance he wonât be home and then Iâll have wasted my morning.
Screw Lenny Tisdale, I think, veering off the main road to head eastâand screw Everett as well. He said I could do whatever I like so Iâll go and speak with Carlyle Kirk myself. Iâm aware that my desire to talk to him goes beyond asking questions about Rogerâs murder: Iâm fascinated by his ethos, his ambition and his optimism for humanity. Heâs also highly perceptive and Iâm interested in his reaction to his nephewâs death. In the podcast interviews Iâve listened to, he said he works in his psychiatry practice seven days a week, so itâs a safe bet Iâll find him there. Whether heâll talk to me or not is another story.
Despite the promise of sun, the day is decidedly grey. The wind reveals the underside of the leaves as the fields of grass ripple like the sea. I call Mac on the bluetooth but get his voicemail. A light anxiety settles across me after I leave a message, and I fight the urge to call Candy for an update on Scarlett or to text Ben. Flicking on the radio, I do my best to relax into a pop song.
The news comes on, signalling itâs ten am. Thereâs only a brief mention of Rogerâs murder: Candy was right, the lack of new information has downgraded the story from an inferno to a grassfire. Itâs been replaced by the unexpected death of a high-profile rugby coach in Sydney. The attention economy theory is supported by our reactions to homicideâgood luck to your dead self in getting more than a brief by-line if youâre not attractive, white or wealthy. Even then, the general public is only interested for a week or so. Journos like Candy are doing everything they can to even things
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