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  'Oh�察�all right。 Put her through。' He placed a hand over the mouthpiece。 'Excuse me�察�it's my wife。 I won't keep you a minute。'
  
  'Bob。' Jane's voice had more than a ring of urgency to it。 She was on the verge of panic。 'It's about Richard。 The police have been here looking for him。'
  
  Coyle gave no hint´either in his voice or in his expression´of his true feelings�察�the jarring of his nerves�察�the sensation of nausea as his stomach churned。
  
  'I know。 They're here now。 Just arrived。'
  
  'What's happened��'
  
  'I don't know。 Haven't had a chance to speak to them yet。'
  
  'Something's terribly wrong�察�I know it。 The police wouldn't say
  
  'Look�察�I'll ring you back。' He cut her off abruptly by replacing the receiver。
  
  'Well��' he looked at Rollason。 'Suppose you tell me what it's all about。'
  
  'Does the name Linda Lakin mean anything to you��' the Superintendent lit a fresh cigarette with the butt of the old one before crushing it in the ashtray。
  
  'Yes。' Coyle's uneasiness escalated。 'A girl my son used to knock about with。 I've never met her。 He never brought his girlfriends home。'
  
  'Well�察�she's dead。 Beaten up´one hell of a mess。 And your lad's gone missing。 My men are going over the scene of the murder now�察�and already there's ample evidence that he was there recently。 What we want to know is where he is now�拭�We've circulated his motor´cycle registration number to all patrol cars。'
  
  'My God��' Coyle buried his face in his hands。 It all came back to him´the quarrel�察�the blow。 Already he was blaming himself。 Finally�察�he looked up�察�his plexion ashen。 'I only wish you'd e here to me first。 I've no idea where my son is right now。'
  
  'We followed a methodical line of enquiries。'
  
  Silence。 Three men totally unmoved。 And the fourth 。。。 a few minutes ago he was challenging single´handed the rights of a nation to risk the lives of its entire population。 Now he was just an ordinary father�察�shattered�察�dazed�察�everything else forgotten。
  
  'We'll probably want to speak to you again。' Rollason moved towards the door。 'Call us if he shows up。'
  
  Coyle nodded。 He won't�察�though。 He's gone。 And I drove him away。
  
  He watched them leave in single file´Conniston last。 Their eyes met briefly。 Coyle thought he read sympathy there�察�but he could have been mistaken。 The door closed and he heard them go out through the reception area。
  
  A tap on the door´Anne。 She had sensed that something was terribly wrong。 He called out for her to e in。
  
  'It's Richard。' He picked up the sheaf of papers again�察�just for something to occupy his hands。 His brain was in a daze。 To all appearances�察�he's done that Lakin hussy in。'
  
  'Oh�察�Christ��'
  
  'I'd better get home fast。'
  
  'Of course。'
  
  'Kent will be here in the morning。 I'm not backing out of this other business�察�no matter what。 We're still going to fight 'em to the bitter end�察�to the very last atom。'
  
  She admired him more at that moment than ever before。 A family crisis of the worst kind�察�and still he was prepared to continue the fight。
  
  Hardly before Coyle had got out of the car�察�Jane was at the front door。 She seemed to have aged a decade since breakfast�此�the smooth skin on her face lined�察�black marks beneath her eyes�察�streaks of mascara where it had run with tears。 And even now she did not know the truth。
  
  'What's he done�拭�Where is he��' Her voice rose almost to a scream。 'Where is Richard��'
  
  Before replying�察�he took off his coat and hung it up。 He needed time to think�察�time to choose his words。
  
  'I don't know��' he said at last and went into the living´room�察�straight to the cocktail cabinet。 He poured two whiskies´stiff ones。
  
  'You've got to tell me。 Where is he��'
  
  'I've no idea。'
  
  'But why the police��'
  
  'The Lakin girl's dead。 Murdered。'
  
  'Oh�察�my God� �No�察�no 。。。 no��'
  
  He slapped her hard across the face with the flat of his hand。 He had read somewhere that it was the best way to prevent someone being hysterical。
  
  She staggered back。 The armchair happened to be in the right place�察�and she sprawled back into it。 There was shocked silence。
  
  'Murdered��' she gulped at last。
  
  'Look�察�there's no reason to connect it with Richard。 It's just that he was 。 。 。 friendly with her。 They only want to ask him some questions。'
  
  He hated himself for the lie´just stalling。 It would all have to e out in the end。 The link between their son and the dead girl would be mentioned on the television news�察�probably that night。 He had to stop her from switching on。 Though in her state she wasn't likely to。 'Look�察�you said yourself the girl was a´Prostitute��' she snapped viciously。 'You passed that off as Mrs Bean's gossip。'
  
  'OK。 So maybe I was wrong。 That means she had other men。 Violent types。 Maybe one of them 。 。 。 '
  
  She took the glass of whisky he offered her�察�and sipped it�察�then grimaced。 She had never much liked spirits。
  
  'Yet�察�suppose something turned Richard into a violent type 。 。 。 temporarily at least 。 。 。 ' 'Meaning��'
  
  'You hit the boy 。 。 。 viciously��'
  
  'He's not a boy。 He's a grown man�察�responsible for his own actions。'
  
  'He's our son still。 You turned him into a monster of violence�察�Bob 。 。 。 ' She stopped with a sob。
  
  An uneasy silence ensued。 Coyle swallowed his whisky�察�and poured himself another。 Jane merely toyed with her glass。
  
  'Another thing�察�Bob。' Her lips tightened into a thin line。 'I spoke to Mrs Bean again today。'
  
  'Oh�察�God�察�no。 That woman 。 。 。 What is it this time��' 'Sarah。'
  
  'What about her��'
  
  'It's as I suspected´as I've been trying to get through your thick skull for months。 She's having an affair with a married man。 His name is David Houston�察�he's got three young children 。 。 。 '
  
  'I'll speak to her about it。'
  
  'No�察�you won't。' Jane's voice was low�察�loaded with menace。 'You're fast splitting this family up。 I'll sort this one out。 As a husband and father you're a dead loss��'
  
  Coyle's eyes blazed。 His jaw tightened。 The day of confession had arrived。
  
  'I agree with you��' he spoke softly�察�suddenly relieved that all these domestic falsehoods were collapsing around them。 'And I'll tell you something else�察�too。 Before Mrs Bean does。 I am having an affair with another woman。 Not just a sexual relationship。 I'm in love with her。 It's been going on for a very long time now。 You've been so confined within your own tiny little world that you've never once suspected a thing。 I've kept it from you�察�trying to hold the family together�察�but now 。 。 。 now it doesn't matter any longer。'
  
  Her whisky glass shattered into hundreds of tiny fragments on the wall behind him。 The contents caught him full in the face。
  
  Rupe had never had any inclination towards violence before。 Indeed�察�he had never had any inclinations towards anything requiring either physical or mental effort。 The kids at school had reduced him to the self´conscious�察�nervous�察�insignificant being that was to be his permanent character by the time he was ten years old。 Rupert had always been a subject of ridicule�察�the victim of bullies�察�even after Mr Snell�察�his form´master�察�had so kindly taken to referring to him as 'Rupe'。 It was too late then�察�though。
  
  He was glad when the time came for him to leave school�察�though it meant being cast out into this vicious�察�unfriendly�察�new town where nobody paid him the slightest attention´except maybe to push him roughly aside when he chanced to idle in a main thoroughfare。 He certainly didn't want to go back home again�察�to suffer either his father's drunken pummellings�察�or his mother's obscene cursings�察�which poured incessantly from those harsh lips。
  
  So�察�Rupe just wandered aimlessly。 Except there had been a kind of calling�察�a message that had e to him in a rare dream a few nights ago�察�from an old man speaking to Rupe out of the midst of a blazing furnace。 'The time is nigh。 The oppressed must rise up。 Craiglowrie shall be destroyed by fire�察�and only those who follow me shall live。 Hide�察�and wait until I e。 Kill if necessary。'
  
  A kind of prophet�察�Rupe had decided�察�a holy man who could survive in the flames。 A saviour。 Like the Ayatollah he'd seen on TV�察�calling to the people to rise up and overthrow authority。 It was all very exciting�察�gave him a purpose in life as never before。
  
  The condemned houses�察�scheduled for demolition at some future date´their boardings covered with four´letter words daubed blatantly in varied colours´these provided him with shelter�察�if not warmth。 Even in this vanishing slum area�察�the dustbins were always well stocked with edible refuse�察�so he certainly wouldn't starve。 All he wanted was to be left alone�察�to live in the only way he knew´and to hate his fellow men。 And all around him the new town was replacing the old。 He could never easily accept change´but he savoured the one that had been promised in his dream。
  
  Then he found Loup�察�or�察�to be more precise�察�Loup found him。 He awoke one morning�察�the weak rays of sunlight dancing on his face through a hole in the brickwork above his head´and he knew that he wasn't alone。 The dog sat quietly inside the entrance�察�beside a heap of rubble�察�just watching him�察�its greenish´grey eyes missing nothing。 It appeared to be mostly Alsatian。 Its coat was covered in mange�察�yet its face was alert and knowing�察�its pointed ears erect and listening to every sound。 It�察�too�察�was a loner。
  
  Rupe leaned over�察�and threw the dog a few scraps of bread from the cardboard box beneath the tarpaulin�察�which was his larder。 When the animal had devoured them�察�never taking its eyes off him whilst it masticated�察�he offered a hand in friendship�察�and it licked his outstretched fingers with a deep red tongue�察�displaying massive canine teeth�察�so white and glistening in contrast to the poor quality of its coat。
  
  Rupe didn't know why he called his newly found friend Loup。 He seemed to have heard the word somewhere�察�maybe l

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