Page 58 of Killing Mind

Kim nodded. ‘I do,’ she said, as a familiar sound could be heard in the distance.

Guy headed back to his colleagues as Bryant reached her.

They both looked up into the sky.

‘Jeez, we asked that kid…’

‘It’s not his,’ Bryant said, shielding his eyes.

Kim followed his gaze and could immediately see that this one was bigger.

Everyone else looked up too as the drone hovered overhead. This one definitely belonged to a news crew somewhere.

‘Fuck it,’ she said to Bryant who was watching it thoughtfully. If she had a gun she’d shoot the bloody thing down.

‘I’ll be back,’ her colleague said.

‘Bryant, it’s bound to have a much longer range. You’ve got no chance of finding…’

‘Yeah, yeah,’ he said, continuing to move away at speed.

Damn it, did no one listen to her any more?

The people around her had all gone back to what they were doing, she noted, as she took out her phone.

Her boss answered on the second ring.

‘Sir, we’ve got a drone overhead and the divers are about to go in.’

‘Damn it. Okay, leave it with me.’

It was one of the shortest calls they’d ever had and she didn’t hold out much hope of success. Even if he was lucky enough to find out which press outlet it belonged to, he had to convince them to take it down.

Maybe Bryant’s wild goose chase would be more successful.

She was about to head back over to Mitch when her phone rang from her pocket. She’d already keyed in the number of Myles Brown.

‘Inspector?’

‘Go ahead,’ she said, watching the drone as it moved west and hovered above the dive team.

‘Kane has agreed to a meeting.’

How very nice of him, Kim thought, aware they could have done it her way down at the station, seeing as he’d been witnessed loitering around the victim’s home.

‘When?’

‘Twelve, at Rosie’s café in Brierley Hill. He’s happy to talk one-on-one informally or he won’t speak at all.’

‘Really?’ she asked, wondering why he thought he could make conditions to a meeting with the police.

‘Sorry, but if it’s more than one he’ll just walk out.’

Despite the irritation that burned within her she agreed. This man was intrinsically involved in the lives of the Brown family and was planning another snatch. She had to find out more about him and what had occurred.

First meeting was on his terms and if there was a second, it would be on hers.

She gave her agreement and ended the call as two things happened around her: the sound of a second drone could be heard in the distance and Bryant pulled up on the car park.