The Bill: Corruption.
Chapter 1: The Attack.
It was 12 midnight. DS John Boulton had gone to meet his friend and colleague DS Don Beech in building site just up the road from his apartment.
Not long before, Don had called John on his mobile phone and had said that an informant that both of them had a joint link with was going to give them the location of Ray Basenie, a suspect in a recent murder case.
John arrived at the building site and studied the scene. He saw Don sitting on some steps at the other side of the grounds, but there was no sign of the informant. John walked up to Don and stopped a few feet in front of him. "Where's Steadman?" John questioned.
"He's not coming," Don replied bluntly.
"What do you mean he's not coming?"
"He's not coming," Don repeated dumbly.
"Is this some kind of a wind up wind up Don; because if it is I can think of many places I would much rather be tonight?" demanded John getting fed up now.
"I called you because I need to speak to you" answered Don sounding worried now.
"But Don we work together, you can always talk to me at work you know," said John.
"John," tried Don in a very worried tone, "I'm in a great deal of trouble."
"Oh, what kind of trouble?" John asked trying to sound sympathetic.
"Well," said Don still in the worried tone, "I've been running Howard Fallon (also a murder suspect in the case) as an informant. All unofficial," he blurted out before he could think to stop himself.
"Carry on," John urged.
"Well he's got me banged to rights for fixing the evidence on that Askew creep; John you've got to help me." Don begged.
"So," John said, "what you want me to do is hand Lynnette over to Fallon and Bazinni so they can do what? Kill her? No way Don, you're on your own this time."
"Oh come on John please?" Don begged, "No one will get hurt I promise."
"No way Don; I'm leaving." Said John turning and walking away.
Don tried calling him back to stop him, but it didn't work. In one last desperate attempt to stop him Don thumped John in the face. The two started fighting and rolling around in the wet cement. John held Don around the throat throttling him and Don banged John's head off the hard concrete floor several times to get him to release his grip. After another harsh knock of his head, John's arms fell to his side and his eyes closed.
Don desperately tried to wake him but couldn't, "John, John, I'm sorry, come on please open your eyes, John;" Don said to him.
A light shone in their direction and Don fled over the fence at the back afraid they he had killed John.
The security guard saw John's body lying on the floor and called the police.