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him around a few times. He seemed to be new, not part of the usual crew. A policeman went to speak to the paramedics and then climbed into the ambulance which immediately headed off. They didn’t switch the flashing lights or the sirens on again, so maybe it wasn’t too serious.
    Once the sound of the engine had faded, we could hear one of the other policemen saying, politely, that yes it did look like an unlucky accident but if people didn’t mind they’d ask a few questions anyway. That almost made me smile. Of course Marcus would mind! But he couldn’t say so. Nor would anyone else.
    I tried to make out who the others were in the crowd. Cami, who if he had any sense wouldn’t be there. And Dex, his shaven head shining in the light. And two or three other men including Chester, Marcus’s sidekick. Beck was nowhere to be seen.
    ‘Time to go,’ I murmured, taking George’s arm.
    ‘The police are asking questions,’ she said.
    ‘So? We weren’t here, were we, so we didn’t see anything.’
    Fortunately she accepted that.
    We headed across the darkness towards the tents. I pulled the black beanie lower. With the camouflage jacket zipped up to my neck, I blended pretty well into the background. Pity I couldn’t say the same about George. That hair was way too noticeable. I tried to walk so I was blocking any view the police might have of her.
    ‘Do you think he’s badly hurt?’ she said.
    At least she’d waited until we were out of earshot, but really, she did ask some stupid things. ‘How should I know? Badly enough to be taken to hospital, obviously.’
    ‘They don’t think it was an accident, do they?’
    ‘Maybe not. Or maybe asking questions is just routine.’
    In the light from one of the tents, I could see she was frowning. She was actually trying to make sense of this. Maybe she was one of those lucky people whose lives did make sense. If she wanted to keep it that way, she had better stay away from Dex Barker. In fact, preferably she’d stay away from this whole place.
    ‘Who is he, the guy who was hurt?’
    ‘Kevin? He’s a guy who works for Marcus.’
    ‘And was Marcus the guy with the long dark hair?’
    ‘Ye-es.’ Didn’t she even know that?
    We’d reached her tent.
    ‘Do you think it was an accident?’ she asked.
    I ignored her. Far too many questions. ‘This is yours,’ I said, indicating. I wasn’t sure she’d recognise it in the dark.
    She gave me a disgusted look. ‘I know .’
    ‘You okay then? I think I’m going to crash.’
    ‘I wanted to ask …’
    I didn’t wait for her to finish the sentence. Leaving seemed like the only way to shut her up.
     
    GEORGE
    I watched Finn walk through the jumble of tents to one at the far side, and then I bent to unzip mine. Great. Now I’d annoyed him. I hadn’t meant to. I wanted to know stuff and I was sure he could tell me if he wanted. Clearly he didn’t want.
    I went to use the portacabin loo and then retired inside my tent, zipping myself in as though that could keep the strange dark world at bay.
    It didn’t. I could hear muffled voices from other tents and the sound of the river, much louder than during the day. After a while I heard cars drive away which I hoped meant the police had gone.
    It was quiet for a moment and then the shouting began.
    ‘ Who called the fucking police? I want to know! You cunts! I said an ambulance, not the police.’
    ‘I didn’t ask for police …’
    ‘They didn’t find anything …’
    ‘Do I care they didn’t find anything? Is that any thanks to you?’
    ‘He was an idiot, anyway, always nosing around. What on earth was he doing out the back there?’
    The shouting got louder and louder, making me shiver. Then the first voice said, ‘Okay, enough!’ Immediately everyone shut up.
    The voice continued more quietly now, but if I strained I could still hear it. I guessed this was the boss-man, Marcus. He said, ‘I’m going to get to the bottom of this. We all meet in the office