Chapter Two – It Begins.
Sam and Phil were finally out of the office. They had been called down to a murder scene.
'Lisa Radcliffe, 30. Suffered from a sustained attack before being pushed down those stairs, breaking her neck at the bottom.' CSE Eddie Olosunje told Phil. Phil began to walk away but Eddie called him back.
'They found this near her body' He said handing something in an evidence bag to Phil. Sam Joined him and they had a look. It was a recent photo of someone Lisa Radcliffe knew, the date suggesting it was taken 3 days before her death.
Phil stuffed it in his pocket and went with Sam over to were P.C's Will Fletcher and Beth Green were stood taking the statement of the man who had found Lisa Radcliffe's body.
'I was just walking along when I saw her arm poking out from the bags of rubbish at the bottom of the stairwell. I moved one of the bags and found Lisa' the man said.
'How did you know Lisa Radcliffe?' Beth asked.
'I'm her next door neighbour, Mark Howard.' Mr Howard explained.
Phil got the photo out. It wasn't Mark Howard but in the background there was someone very familiar. Although it was a bit blurred, the person in the background of the photo was unmistakably Stuart Turner.
'I do know one thing. A dark haired bloke about 5'7 and white was hanging about a few days ago. He was a bit confused. Didn't say why he was there.' Mr Howard told the officers.
'Thank you Mr Howard, you've been a great help.' Will said. He and Beth left with Mark Howard soon after, leaving Phil and Sam alone.
'Sam, I think Stuart's alive' Phil said quietly. Sam didn't say a word.