The Stone Wife

‘Plus the driver. There must have been someone waiting in the van. We’ll talk to the CPS. My guess is that they’ll do Tim for murder and leave the court to decide on any leniency. A nice little earner for the lawyers.’ Diamond looked across the table at Ingeborg. ‘How are you feeling?’

‘Great,’ she said, frowning. ‘Why shouldn’t I be?’

‘I was thinking about the arrest in the field. I wasn’t there, but it sounded quite physical and you were covered in mud.’

‘It was nothing, guv.’

He smiled. Ingeborg was never going to admit to frailty, even if she was covered in bruises. ‘That’s all right, then.’

‘And you?’ she said.

‘Me?’

‘You gave quite a shout when you were lifting the Wife of Bath off the trailer. Were you faking, to distract us all while you looked at the back of Wayne’s head?’

‘I didn’t think of that,’ Diamond said. ‘Actually, I did feel something go in my lower back. I don’t mind admitting, it’s pretty sore.’

Halliwell winked at Ingeborg. ‘That’ll be the sting in the tail.’