it’s very late.’
Paige stood up as well, taking the last Dorito from a plate and slowly placing it on her tongue, seductively.
‘You’ll both want paracetamol and black coffee in the morning,’ said Anderson, holding the kitchen door open, ushering them through.
George gave them both a smile, as they retreated to the hall. ‘That Paige is worth the watching.’
‘Indeed. She didn’t have the best start in life so she’s here getting some stability, if you can call this madhouse stable. You do what you can.’ He watched as George closed his eyes, biting his lip a little.
‘Nice thought, nice to try and make a difference.’
Anderson needed to be careful here. He kept reminding himself that this man had lost his wife and his child, and tried to wish him well. But somehow, he just couldn’t empathise without immediately feeling a churning anger that it might have been him who killed them.
‘Do you want a coffee? I’m having one,’ said Anderson.
George shook his head, his arms out. ‘No, no, I didn’t want to interfere with your night. I popped in to see Moses and the girls invited me in. I had brought you a nice Rioja. They have drunk it. And I had a game of Zombie Gunship with Peter. He beat me, he absolutely wasted me.’
Anderson made an empathetic noise as if he knew what Haggerty was talking about, trying to hide the increasing unease that Mr George Haggerty was becoming so familiar with his own children. And a rage of jealousy that Peter had never, ever, asked his dad to play Zombie Gunship with him.
‘Yet again I have abused your hospitality, but I did want to know if you had heard anything.’ He sat back down, waiting and cautious, keen for any details. ‘In case you didn’t want to say in front of the girls.’
‘I’m sorry, George, but honestly, you probably know more than me. DCI Mathieson is good. She will be working away but keeping it from public attention. The exact time of death is causing problems. The pathologist thinks very early in the morning, you know, around 6 a.m., so why were they both dressed. They should have been in their night clothes.’
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