Crucified

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Week after week, eventually turning into months, Detective Sergeant Jack Warr had been recalled to the stand and subjected to the Defence’s onslaught. They queried everything, questioning him until he was exhausted, but their main focus was the fact that the bodies of the four murder victims had not been found, despite the wealth of forensic evidence linking them to the basement. Jack was forced to describe the discovery of the horrific scene time and time again.

‘You have stated that you pursued Rodney Middleton even after he was arrested for a lesser crime, which he freely admitted to. He had handed over the weapon he used in the assault on the owner of a shop he frequented. Is that correct?’

‘Yes,’ Jack replied.

‘So, even though he pleaded guilty to the assault charge and handed over the weapon, you still requested a search warrant for his premises. On what basis?’

‘My evidence has been submitted, it’s in front of you, and the judge agreed that I had reasonable grounds. My intuition told me...’

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