After the fall
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters; they are the property of Colin Dexter and ITV. I do not intend any copy right infringement and I make no profit from this.
I love Lewis and was gutted when it was cancelled but this is my first Lewis fanfic after being inspired to write my own after reading others. I apologies for any spelling and grammar mistakes that I haven't picked up on. I would be grateful if you could point any of these out to me and of any constructive criticism you would like to give.
His brain was conditioned to wake to the sound of his mobile.
"Hathaway"
"Meet me at Wycilffe Hall, 20 minutes; I've been a bloody idiot"
"Sir"
It wasn't until he'd showered, dressed and was in the car that Hathway had stopped to wondered what could this new information be that Lewis had found and why did that nesseciatate having to meet at the crime scene at three in the morning?
Hathway parked on the Banbury road behind his Gov's car and went in search of him. He found him in the college library; the older man looked up as the shadow of the tall man fell across the book he was looking at.
"Hathaway come and look at this, you did theology, does it seem right to you that a man of God would say something like that?"
"No sir, not at all but I don't' understand what…?"
"Dr Grimshall, he's been lying to us from the start, why would he was trying to cover up his affair from his wife and the child that was the result of it, that's why he was so anti-abortion it was because he was trying to cover up the fact that he made Melissa Hanes have one after she told him that she was pregnant"
"The gentleman does protest too much me thinks"
"Exactly, we need to find Grimshall"
"But sir no ones seen him for two days he could be in another country by now"
"He won't be he's just biding his time there is still one more person he needs to silence"
"Melissa Hanes, I know where she'll be"
Hathaway races round the corner as Lewis calls after him. Lewis follows slightly behind, being slightly less fit than the man young enough to be his son and the fact that he got a head start. He finally catches up with him at the top of the Hall after having had to climb three flights of stairs to get to the roof, panting heavily he serves the scene, his sergeant is talks softly to the Dr who has his arm wrapped around the neck of the very distressed Miss Hanes. Lewis steps forward to assist with negotiations to free the woman from the grasp of the don. Who is still backing towards the edge of the roof. Hathway is still speaking when the troubled voice of the old man rips through the night air
"I can't, I tried to live with it but it all got too much, they had to be stopped they would of ruined my reputation but I went too far and I sorry but she has to die to, I can't die alone. I'm sorry; I'm so sorry my love"
He stops as his leg collides with the low stone wall that indicates the end of the roof. He looks down as if to check that it is the end,
"I am sorry" He says with a final look to Hathaway who has now creped forward and is only inches from him as he leans back.
"No" cries Hathaway as he reaches for the woman who manages to escape her captor's grasp but Hathaway over balances and falls with Grimshall.
