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apply for many thousands of pounds compensation from the Council”.
    Jack and Anne walked on after a few yards they burst into laughter.
    Anne, seeing the look on Jack’s face recognised that look and said.
    “Jack to quote you now my lad cough it, what is it?”
    As they walked on Jack still smiling said.
    “Doris Scott-Ling, you know the Inspector I work with in Police Community Affairs, she was telling me not more than an hour ago whilst you were getting a morning paper.  Some relation visiting from China had been into the pantry a day or so ago and had a meal.  The lady later suffering with diarrhoea and so had made an official complaint”
    “What is so funny about that?” asked Anne.“Come on Jack spill the beans”.
    “Well” said he, “after the lady had made the complaint and was flying home her son admitted he had put some laxative chocolate into her chocolate drink and this had been the cause of the loose bowels”.“The lady nearly in China had telephoned Doris’s mother who this morning had forgotten to tell the Council to cancel the enquiry.  Doris in fact was going to do it, this afternoon”.
    “How awful Jack is that?” said Anne.
    “How bloody awful indeed?” said he now splitting his sides with laughter.
    The hilarity of the situation was short in duration for his mobile phone commenced to ring and vibrate in his pocket.
    He answered in the same old style.”Jack Richards speaking, how can I help today?”
    “Hello Chief Constable Watkiss, yes indeed you called just as we were leaving for holiday” he said.
    “Yes Jack” she asked “would it be possible to confer with you sooner than later?”
    “Would it be the cases of the Crampton murders?”
    “It would. How are you aware?”
    “I do read Chief”
    “Oh Jack I am sorry, I didn’t mean to appear condescending".
    She was in dread he may refuse to assist, after all she had now burned her boats with the Home Office, the Commissioner and now the junior officers.
    “Ah” exclaimed Jack. “I read it in the newspapers of course but whilst in Daram visiting my son Craig a teacher employed by the Sultan. I heard of the call made by His Highness to Downing Street.”
    “Oh I see, yes I had forgotten Craig”
    “Well Chief, Craig has been the tutor of the young Crampton boy. Afflicted and in a wheel chair, the Colonel had sent him to Daram for a private education. The Sultan and the colonel have been life long friends, It does I believe go right back to the colonel’s army days.”
    “It seems on hearing of the latest murder probably from the Butler, the Sultan flipped and put pressure on Downing Street to get the cases solved before young Crampton arrives back. He is you see the last of the dynasty”.
    “I see Jack; the question is will you assist?".
    “I have no idea what I can do, but Craig has made it known the Sultan has requested my services. To keep it in the family so to speak, shall I say I will at least have a look at it”
    “Thank you Jack there is a very good officer currently on the case totally unlike the Noyes fellow”.
    !A completely different kettle of fish”.
    “This Officer, Detective Inspector Pearson assures me he would gladly appreciate your help”.
    “Well in that case I will say yes”.
    “Thank you Jack” she replied and added. “I suggest you act as a consultant, and reviewer”.
    ”Yes that would be fine. If I could have sight of all the case papers and speak with Pearson. I am sure we can work together and go from there,” he answered
    “Right Jack can I tell Pearson to see you at home say, tomorrow morning ten o’clock.
    “Yes that would be fine, oh chief”.
    “Yes Jack,”
    “If you might just clear it with Inspector Doris Scott-Ling, I wouldn’t like her to feel she had been overlooked.”
    The chief laughed., “There will be no need Jack, Inspector Scott-Ling commenced a senior command course today at the Police College she is away for three months.
    “Until tomorrow then”