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he has split my family just
so that he can get his hands on the house I have poured my life savings into.’
    ‘A lawyer doesn’t have to believe his client
but in this case I do. I do believe that you think you heard your
brother-in-law, but whether it actually was him is something else entirely.
Personally I don’t know but the police think not. For my part I will do my best
for you, that’s my job. I can have a few enquiries made if you want, to see if
we can turn something up. I can ask a colleague to go over the bits we do know
and then follow up whatever he can find. It will cost and I’m not promising.
It’s your call.’
    ‘Do it. Joan’s lost her family over this
whatever we do, so if you can prove who worked me over then you can take him to
the cleaners with whatever you turn up. I don’t care anymore. But I’m not
giving up. If you can’t do it I’ll personally kill the little shit.’

 
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    With rich rosewood tables and comfortable
chairs complemented by just the right level of lighting for relaxed dining, the Lockside Dining Rooms were comfortable yet not overly
ostentatious. Simon Charlton followed his guide outside to where more tables
arranged for al fresco dining enjoyed a fine view over colourful canal boats
moored in the marina.
    ‘This is the jewel in our crown. The Dining
Rooms operate as a café through the day and as a restaurant with a gentle piano
playing in the background on weekday evenings. At weekends we have live
entertainment, and out here on the canal side you can have anything from a
coffee to a roast dinner anytime you want.’
    ‘Very nice too’ replied Charlton,’ I like the
feel of the whole place, but when will the plots be ready for caravans? And
what made you think of a caravan park anyway, where’s the connection with
boats.’
    ‘Boats need a water mooring and vans need a
plot on which to park, but aside from that there’s not much between them.
Actually, there’s quite a synergy. Most boat owners and caravaners enjoy the outdoors during the daytime then enjoy a good meal or some
entertainment in the evening. We’ve plenty of land on the north side of the
marina so all we had to do was extend the access road and put in some electric hookups . The ablutions block and other facilities already
existed for the boat people. Actually, the first van is already on-site and
three more will come on within the week.’
    ‘Sounds good to me. My van is a 32 footer but
it is a couple of years old now, will that be a problem?’ asked Charlton, to
which he was told that he could site it for eight years before renewal. Taking
a brochure and application forms with him, he bade farewell.

 
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    ‘We’ve a nice relaxed atmosphere here Mr
Charlton. It’s nice and friendly, the owners all get on well with each other.
It’s more like a family home away from home really. Put your van on a plot here
and you won’t be disappointed.’
    Hmm. Something didn’t gel. Green Fields Caravan
Park was about as different as could be imagined to what he had seen at Lockside . Driving the three miles from the marina and turning
into the Green Fields car parking area, Simon Charlton hadn’t been impressed.
Its surface was rutted and uneven – probably a muddy quagmire in bad
weather – and a feeling of desolation pervaded. The reception building he
was now standing in had looked as though a new coat of paint and some
maintenance due ten years ago still had not materialised and it was no better
inside. No doubt the site had been different when it was first created, when
the log cabin reception was new and the car park newly levelled, but the words
springing to mind now were very tired.
    ‘So what facilities are there and what are your
terms?’ Given the dilapidation, Charlton at least hoped for lower rates than at
the marina.
    ‘You’ll find our charges are very competitive
Mr Charlton. And we don’t make you buy a new caravan when it is ten years