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what was turned up on the search of the Richardsons’ house though vid will do if it’s as sparse as you say.
‘Now, the jewellery, worth millions, wasn’t taken. Why? The motive clearly wasn’t robbery so it must be some other reason. But what and by whom?’
‘When we were at the scene both Vaughan and the ME, Dr Rainbird, said they recognised the ring from an article in a magazine.’ DI Jacobsen referred to his Tyle . ‘Yes, here it is … in Circe magazine. I’ll see if I can access it.’
‘Shoot it over to my unit too, Jacobsen. Right, here we are. Hmm … July issue. Written by a Verity Burne … interview about the Richardson’s Ice Queen diamond.’
‘Sir, I just remembered there was a mention on RAZZ! last Friday that the Richardsons were going to be guests this week. Adelaide Browne will have to find some new guests.’
‘Why is that name familiar?’ asked Adams.
‘Adelaide Browne … she’s just about the hottest thing on television these days. Gorgeous, stunning. Got the lot, beauty, brains, a body handed out by a goddess, and a top rating talk show. She’s marvellous with her guests, really gets them to talk and makes it all seem effortless. Then she spotlights someone and cuts them to ribbons with devastating effect. Somehow she and her researchers dig up the nasty stuff hidden in their backgrounds. Quite a few have ended up in court or in jail as a result.’ Fraser grinned.
‘Sounds as though she has one very devoted fan,’ said Adams dryly. ‘So that’s what you watch, sergeant, when you’re all alone on a Friday night.’
They all grinned at Fraser who didn’t seem at all put out. ‘You’ve missed a great experience, sir. I’ve got recordings of a couple of the shows and it might pay to have a quick look. She must have some dirt on that pair—that’s probably why they were going to be featured. I was told the investigations, the detective work on some of the guests has been phenomenal. Uncovered some crooks and led to several arrests. Given that, I don’t think she’d have them on just to talk about that diamond.’
Mrs Halifax came in to say that another two had arrived. ‘Shall I send them in, sir?’
‘Yes, thanks. Oh, wait we’d better move this to the conference room—it’s getting too crowded in here. And get hold of DCS Thomas … he should be in by now and send him up. We’re expecting a call from Holly Vaughan from Jacobsen’s squad. Buzz me when she calls. Once we finish here we’ll be out for the rest of the day. Call me if anything urgent comes up, otherwise contact Mr Thomas. He’s in charge while I’m involved with these murders.’
Detectives Price and DeLuca came in and were swiftly brought up to date.
‘If there’s nothing much happening on the Queensland front I may need you too, Donna. Mrs Halifax, can you try to contact this Adelaide Browne and also a Ms Verity Burne who writes an occasional feature for Circe, a women’s magazine, I believe. I’d like to interview her, both of them, sometime tomorrow.’
Mrs Halifax raised an eyebrow. ‘Aiming high there, sir. Miss Browne is one of the best known women on the planet. And Circe is about the biggest selling magazine. Now Verity Burne,’ she frowned. ‘I think she wrote another piece by someone who Adelaide Browne interviewed on her show.’
‘That’s interesting. So there’s a connection between her and Miss Browne. And Razz! seems to be in the middle of it all too. I’ll leave that in your hands then, Mrs Halifax.’
‘You said there was something else, sir,’ said Jacobsen.
‘Yes, that deserted house intrigues me. It seems to be a very isolated area all around there so how did our murderers happen to find the tree? Maybe they knew about the house, some connection in the past perhaps? I think we should have a close look at that place. Track the owners. It’s certainly an ideal spot for a murder.
‘But getting back to this TV show, RAZZ! These people, the Richardsons,
‘Now, the jewellery, worth millions, wasn’t taken. Why? The motive clearly wasn’t robbery so it must be some other reason. But what and by whom?’
‘When we were at the scene both Vaughan and the ME, Dr Rainbird, said they recognised the ring from an article in a magazine.’ DI Jacobsen referred to his Tyle . ‘Yes, here it is … in Circe magazine. I’ll see if I can access it.’
‘Shoot it over to my unit too, Jacobsen. Right, here we are. Hmm … July issue. Written by a Verity Burne … interview about the Richardson’s Ice Queen diamond.’
‘Sir, I just remembered there was a mention on RAZZ! last Friday that the Richardsons were going to be guests this week. Adelaide Browne will have to find some new guests.’
‘Why is that name familiar?’ asked Adams.
‘Adelaide Browne … she’s just about the hottest thing on television these days. Gorgeous, stunning. Got the lot, beauty, brains, a body handed out by a goddess, and a top rating talk show. She’s marvellous with her guests, really gets them to talk and makes it all seem effortless. Then she spotlights someone and cuts them to ribbons with devastating effect. Somehow she and her researchers dig up the nasty stuff hidden in their backgrounds. Quite a few have ended up in court or in jail as a result.’ Fraser grinned.
‘Sounds as though she has one very devoted fan,’ said Adams dryly. ‘So that’s what you watch, sergeant, when you’re all alone on a Friday night.’
They all grinned at Fraser who didn’t seem at all put out. ‘You’ve missed a great experience, sir. I’ve got recordings of a couple of the shows and it might pay to have a quick look. She must have some dirt on that pair—that’s probably why they were going to be featured. I was told the investigations, the detective work on some of the guests has been phenomenal. Uncovered some crooks and led to several arrests. Given that, I don’t think she’d have them on just to talk about that diamond.’
Mrs Halifax came in to say that another two had arrived. ‘Shall I send them in, sir?’
‘Yes, thanks. Oh, wait we’d better move this to the conference room—it’s getting too crowded in here. And get hold of DCS Thomas … he should be in by now and send him up. We’re expecting a call from Holly Vaughan from Jacobsen’s squad. Buzz me when she calls. Once we finish here we’ll be out for the rest of the day. Call me if anything urgent comes up, otherwise contact Mr Thomas. He’s in charge while I’m involved with these murders.’
Detectives Price and DeLuca came in and were swiftly brought up to date.
‘If there’s nothing much happening on the Queensland front I may need you too, Donna. Mrs Halifax, can you try to contact this Adelaide Browne and also a Ms Verity Burne who writes an occasional feature for Circe, a women’s magazine, I believe. I’d like to interview her, both of them, sometime tomorrow.’
Mrs Halifax raised an eyebrow. ‘Aiming high there, sir. Miss Browne is one of the best known women on the planet. And Circe is about the biggest selling magazine. Now Verity Burne,’ she frowned. ‘I think she wrote another piece by someone who Adelaide Browne interviewed on her show.’
‘That’s interesting. So there’s a connection between her and Miss Browne. And Razz! seems to be in the middle of it all too. I’ll leave that in your hands then, Mrs Halifax.’
‘You said there was something else, sir,’ said Jacobsen.
‘Yes, that deserted house intrigues me. It seems to be a very isolated area all around there so how did our murderers happen to find the tree? Maybe they knew about the house, some connection in the past perhaps? I think we should have a close look at that place. Track the owners. It’s certainly an ideal spot for a murder.
‘But getting back to this TV show, RAZZ! These people, the Richardsons,
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