Название: Fifth Son
Автор: Barbara Fradkin
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Ужасы и Мистика
Серия: An Inspector Green Mystery
isbn: 9781459707856
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“Sorry, sir. Ah... Angela Hogencamp, the woman from the St. Lawrence group home, is on the line. Lawrence Pettigrew has disappeared. Are we going to send someone down to interview them?”
“Put her through.” Green shoved his paperwork aside with relief and snatched up his phone the moment it rang. The woman at the other end sounded as if she smoked two packs a day and had seen every depravity known to man. After preliminary introductions, Green asked her what she meant by “disappeared”.
“Six weeks ago. He didn’t show up for his meds and routine blood work.”
“Six weeks ago! Why was no one alerted?”
There was a chilly pause. “Who should we have alerted, sir?”
“The police.”
“Lawrence wasn’t in custody. He’s a voluntary patient living on his own, and he’s free to stop treatment any time he chooses. What’s the Ottawa police’s involvement, sir?”
Green rethought his approach, for he wanted cooperation from this woman, and right now she was in classic “coveryour-ass” mode. “I apologize, Mrs. Hogencamp. I didn’t mean to imply you were derelict in your duties. We’ve had an unusual sighting of a man who bears some resemblance to him. I know Lawrence was in hospital for close to twenty years, and I’m concerned he might not have the street smarts to survive on his own.”
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