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‘I’m investigating a robbery from last night that happened a couple of streets back. Maybe between the hours of 8p.m. and 1a.m. I’m trying to see if our suspect passed by this way.’
‘Come, come,’ the woman said, beckoning her in. ‘Do you want my phone?’
‘If you don’t mind.’
The woman took her phone from her handbag and opened the app.
‘I didn’t have any callers during that time, but it does catch the pavement and part of the road.’
That was what Kim had been hoping for.
‘Here you go,’ she said, passing her the phone. ‘Do you need anything else?’
‘No, that’s fine, thank you,’ Kim answered, pressing play on the footage.
The camera was motion activated so it bounced from motion to motion.
Her mind viewed and discarded the cat that walked across the wall and the dog that paused to pee up the woman’s plants. She prayed that was going to be the worst thing she’d see.
9.21 – Car passing – not Devon
9.37 – Car passing – not Devon
9.49 – Car passing – not Devon
10.01 – Person appears in shot
Her heart jumped as she realised the person she was watching was Terence Birch.
He stopped and turned.
Kim’s mouth went dry.
Devon came into shot. She got in his face, pointing and gesticulating.
Terence Birch appeared to be saying nothing. He wasn’t responding to her rage; instead appeared to be amused by it.
Kim watched as Devon raised her hand and punched him in the face before turning and walking away.
It wasn’t what she’d expected to see, but the punch hadn’t killed him, however damning it was.
Birch rubbed at his chin and then walked out of shot. Kim continued watching. Let that be an end to it, she prayed.
10.17 – Car passing – not Devon
10.21 – Car passing – not Devon
10.23 – Car passing – Devon
Shit, that’s exactly what she’d been afraid of.
THIRTY-NINE
‘Okay, folks, let’s get to it,’ Kim said, trying to keep her voice even.
Her mood wasn’t the best. She was unsure if that was due to spending barely any time with Barney or from what she’d seen on the Ring camera the night before. A discovery she’d chosen not to share with anyone.
Her mood wasn’t helped by the fact she could still barely look at Stacey. Not something she was proud of, but it was what it was.
