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them travelling south, told them about this place and brought them here. As we have before" she added, warning Dan not to lay blame.
"Where were they coming from?" He asked. Nobody knew. He suggested bringing the other man in.
He was called Rob. He and the woman had been travelling south to escape the next harsh winter. They found the other man alone, coming from the North East.
"What story did he give you?" Marie asked.
"Not much really" said Rob "he said he'd spent a few years up there working but had no family around. He asked to come with us"
Rob was thanked and invited to leave.
"You all have my word that this man is a dangerous, predatory paedophile" Dan said. Nobody answered.
"How do you know, mate?" Asked Neil quietly.
Dan sagged. "Twelve years ago I worked not far from here. I was a police officer. A young girl went missing, and by the time we got into her laptop at home it was too late. He pretended to be her age and arranged to meet her. She got in his car and he took her and repeatedly raped her. We threw everything we had at it, and found his car on cctv picking her up. I found him and locked him up. He still had her blood on his trousers.” He said, swallowing hard at the images flashing in his mind.
“She killed herself just after the trial" he said flatly “tablets”.
Marie broke the silence.
"Does anyone here doubt Dan?" Nobody did.
"So what do we do with him?" She asked.
Cara, for once, found her voice. "He's not coming anywhere near my kids!" She said. A murmur of agreement rippled around.
"All in favour of banishing him immediately?" Dan said, rising.
All hands were raised.
Dan strode from the room back to Ops. He threw on his equipment and transferred the Walther to his vest, screwing on the short suppressor.
"Rich, with me" he said. Rich put on his own equipment vest, watching the cowering man at all times.
"Please!" He begged "you've got this all wrong! I'm not a paedophile!"
"Shut your fucking mouth" snapped Dan "I know exactly what you are; I caught you, remember?"
A slow veil of recognition washed over his face, quickly hidden behind more denials.
He wasted his breath.
"Your name is Kelvin Parkes. You are a convicted sex offender who should be serving a life sentence" the man opened his mouth but couldn't speak. He turned out his pockets, finding an almost empty wallet. It contained a debit card in the name of Mr K L Parkes. Dan smiled triumphantly, holding the card out as further proof to the others.
"Rich, empty their car and follow us" Dan said, grabbing a roll of black duct tape and wrapping it around his wrists roughly as he twisted them into the small of his back.
"Stop! Please!" Whined Parkes, pointlessly.
He was thrown in the boot of the Discovery, watched carefully by Ash from the back seat. Rich threw the handful of bags out of the car as Rob picked up his own.
"That's his" he said, pointing at a bag. Rich put it back in the car and drove after Dan.
They drove for nearly two hours, at times with Rich struggling to keep up. Eventually Dan pulled up at a quarry on waste ground and got out.
He dragged Parkes from the boot and dropped him heavily into the ground. He was crying.
Dan pointed to Rich where he wanted the car. He dragged the man to his feet and slammed him against the side of his discovery.
"Where are we?" He said to him.
Parkes moaned and closed his eyes tightly.
"TELL ME WHERE WE ARE" he screamed in his face. He drew the knife from his shoulder, seeing eyes widen in front of him. He spun him around and slashed through the bindings, cutting him in the process.
He turned him again and hit him hard in the stomach.
As Kelvin Parkes gasped for breath in the dirt, Dan walked to Rich.
"This is where he took an eleven-year-old girl" he said "he made friends with her through the internet. He groomed her for months, pretending he was her age. They agreed to meet up and he brought her here." He walked over and stood above him.
"Tell my friend what
"Where were they coming from?" He asked. Nobody knew. He suggested bringing the other man in.
He was called Rob. He and the woman had been travelling south to escape the next harsh winter. They found the other man alone, coming from the North East.
"What story did he give you?" Marie asked.
"Not much really" said Rob "he said he'd spent a few years up there working but had no family around. He asked to come with us"
Rob was thanked and invited to leave.
"You all have my word that this man is a dangerous, predatory paedophile" Dan said. Nobody answered.
"How do you know, mate?" Asked Neil quietly.
Dan sagged. "Twelve years ago I worked not far from here. I was a police officer. A young girl went missing, and by the time we got into her laptop at home it was too late. He pretended to be her age and arranged to meet her. She got in his car and he took her and repeatedly raped her. We threw everything we had at it, and found his car on cctv picking her up. I found him and locked him up. He still had her blood on his trousers.” He said, swallowing hard at the images flashing in his mind.
“She killed herself just after the trial" he said flatly “tablets”.
Marie broke the silence.
"Does anyone here doubt Dan?" Nobody did.
"So what do we do with him?" She asked.
Cara, for once, found her voice. "He's not coming anywhere near my kids!" She said. A murmur of agreement rippled around.
"All in favour of banishing him immediately?" Dan said, rising.
All hands were raised.
Dan strode from the room back to Ops. He threw on his equipment and transferred the Walther to his vest, screwing on the short suppressor.
"Rich, with me" he said. Rich put on his own equipment vest, watching the cowering man at all times.
"Please!" He begged "you've got this all wrong! I'm not a paedophile!"
"Shut your fucking mouth" snapped Dan "I know exactly what you are; I caught you, remember?"
A slow veil of recognition washed over his face, quickly hidden behind more denials.
He wasted his breath.
"Your name is Kelvin Parkes. You are a convicted sex offender who should be serving a life sentence" the man opened his mouth but couldn't speak. He turned out his pockets, finding an almost empty wallet. It contained a debit card in the name of Mr K L Parkes. Dan smiled triumphantly, holding the card out as further proof to the others.
"Rich, empty their car and follow us" Dan said, grabbing a roll of black duct tape and wrapping it around his wrists roughly as he twisted them into the small of his back.
"Stop! Please!" Whined Parkes, pointlessly.
He was thrown in the boot of the Discovery, watched carefully by Ash from the back seat. Rich threw the handful of bags out of the car as Rob picked up his own.
"That's his" he said, pointing at a bag. Rich put it back in the car and drove after Dan.
They drove for nearly two hours, at times with Rich struggling to keep up. Eventually Dan pulled up at a quarry on waste ground and got out.
He dragged Parkes from the boot and dropped him heavily into the ground. He was crying.
Dan pointed to Rich where he wanted the car. He dragged the man to his feet and slammed him against the side of his discovery.
"Where are we?" He said to him.
Parkes moaned and closed his eyes tightly.
"TELL ME WHERE WE ARE" he screamed in his face. He drew the knife from his shoulder, seeing eyes widen in front of him. He spun him around and slashed through the bindings, cutting him in the process.
He turned him again and hit him hard in the stomach.
As Kelvin Parkes gasped for breath in the dirt, Dan walked to Rich.
"This is where he took an eleven-year-old girl" he said "he made friends with her through the internet. He groomed her for months, pretending he was her age. They agreed to meet up and he brought her here." He walked over and stood above him.
"Tell my friend what
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