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-Are you Benjamin Jones? "That was the very first thing DCI Barnaby said to me. He was an older man, look like he had been doing this for most of his life. I nodded to him, and he said nothing more, just pointed at the car,I got in and he drove of." -So, where were you from, Wales? -Yes. "I said and nothing more about it." -Now lets see what we got! I asume you have been working murders? "I nodded again, but I must say I was a bit surprised, a murdercase, hear...really?
We drove to a crimescene and indeed it was a body alright. Quite a bloody mess to!" -You must be the new one, don´t be scared of Tom, his a bit old school, but he is suprisingly often right! Enoying! "A bold man told me. He was George Bullard, the forensic. I did not know what he meant then. However I noticed that Barnaby was a bit traditional. I gave me a pencil and a pad when we talked to the victims husband. I didn´t write anything down though and in the car he brought that up" -I don´t know how you do it in Wales, but hear we are interested in what the people say! -Well I remember. "I said, and I said it with an attitude." -You don´t want to be hear, do you? "He asked me, and I remember thinking about it, was I going to be honest or not. I choose the first!" -No, was not my idea to come hear! -Maybee not, but there is always a reason somebody is moved, isin´t it? "Suddenly he drove in to a pub." -You have a driverslicence I hope? "I nodded, ´cause I did, the question was more about if I should have it". -Good! "He said and left the car. I waited a moment before stepping out. I found him by the bar, with a pint! I ordered a juice. I sat down next to him." -So lets go! "I said and prepared myself" -Exuse me? "He said" -Well I guess you´re going to lecure me about how stupid I have been. Isin´t that why the captain sent me to you? "To my surprise he startted to laugh." -You are not married, are you? Well I know you are not! "He said and pointed at my empty ringinger" -You see... when you marry, I promise, you will have no time to give colleages a lecture about there supposive behavour! "I wondered what he meant, but I did not want to ask. What was the point, I was not going to be here for long, so I said nothing!" -Got quite a pile of papers from my captain about you. However I didn´t read it yeet. Now I expect that you will be on time everyday, that you will dress correctly and most important of all, I expect you to do your job! I guess you know that follow orders is one of your jobs so now I order you to use your pencil and pad,! Now, lets go. We need to stop at the flowershop! "DCI Barnaby got up and I finished my juice. I got in to the car, even though I knew that I should not be driving."
"Causton and the Midsumer County was the real countryside. Little stonecottages, small roads, afternoon tea and crackers. There was also a lot of drama I learned, but nothing like the crimes I had seen back home. Probably it was a pure fluke that a murder had occard here at this time. I didn´t think that it was that usual. I feelt we went from stone cottage to stone cottage, from one well keept garden to the next and everyone was saying the same thing. They had absolutly know idea who might commit murder, or why that lovely man had been killed. Of course they all lied, and they lied terribly bad. "
-Well, interesting day, was a long time since I was lied to so many times! "Barnaby said and I just nodded, we were going to one last house, apperently the eldest daugther of the victim lived there with her boyfriend." -Oh wait, Jones...stop here! "Said Barnaby and pointed towards a flowershop in the corner of the street and I stopped the car, Barnaby feel over a bit when I hit the break. I wasn´t the best multitasker today . He was a bit crumpy over the fact that he almost hit his head in the panel." -Wait here! Keep the motor running! "He said and got out, running into the shop. I looked aruond and it almost feelt as if I was in a dream. This was not real. My eyes feel on a old lady who was out in her garden. It looked like she actually measured her roses." -Right, lets go. Straight ahead! "Barnaby suddenly said. He had a giant bouquet, and it was wraped so it wouldn´t die" -Step on it. I am a dead man walking if these flowers die. "He said and we were on the road again." -Ah, in here! "I turned the car after Barnabys pointing hand. Guess what, it was an other big stone cottage with an other perfect garden. Barnaby loudly cleared his throut and then looked at the notepad and pencil I picked ´em up, closed the cardoor and we went on to be lied at once again."