Complicity Part 5 (5/6) By Nick Quantrill

(1/6), (2/6), (3/6), (4/6), (5/6), (6/6). Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

'Don't fuck me about. I've spoken to Brendan Lock and Simon Gale over the last couple of days. I know exactly what happened.' Mallory shrugged. 'You'll never get them to give evidence against me. Besides, it'd never stand up in court.' 'I'd like to try...' Mallory waved his hand in the air. 'Come on. Stop wasting my time. What do you actually want, Sergeant? What have you come for? Lets stop fucking around here.' 'I want to know what you intend to do about things' said Coleman raising his voice. You've got blood on your hands.'

'I wouldn't put it that way at all. It's a free country. People choose what they want to spend their money on. Now, if that something wasn't deemed to be illegal by a nanny-state, I'd probably face more competition, but it's basic economics isn't it? What can I say? It's supply and demand...' 'What can you say? How about something about Simon Gale and Brendan Lock? Gale lost his sister to drugs, and you took advantage of that fact. Lock has lost his professional reputation and his practice. They might not be the most likeable of people, but what have they done to deserve the shit that you've put them through?'

Mallory shrugged. 'What about them? I only wanted to complete business deals with them. If they hadn't of being so fucking...awkward about things, nothing need of happened.' 'I don't think that they were being awkward, do you? I'd say that they were just protecting their interests. Gale has had a rough time of things and Lock was gay. So what? You didn't have to take advantage of them, did you?' 'I wouldn't say I took advantage, as such. I offered them perfectly acceptable and generous ways out of their respective predicaments. If they were too stupid to see that, well...that's not my problem, is it?'

'What about Laura Fry? She's dead for fuck's sake' shouted Coleman as he leaned across the desk. 'All her family have had their lives ruined by this. Surely, that must bother you?' Mallory looked Coleman in the eye. 'Of course it bothers me. I've got children too. I'll be dealing with Stutt, don't you worry. I don't want this type of thing anymore than you do. In fact, I want to work with the authorities on this.' 'What do you think you're suggesting?'

Mallory laughed. 'I didn't mean it like that, Sergeant. I have the deepest respect for the job that you and your fellow officers are doing. What I meant was that maybe we could work together on this? In partnership, as they say. I might be able to give you some information every now and again about some of the dealers who are working in the city. For instance, that little shit, Ryan Stutt, needs sorting out. That way you'd be able to increase your clear-up rate as well. What do you say?' Coleman swallowed the bile back down. 'I think the official partnership policy phrase for that suggestion is, get fucked.'

Mallory burst out laughing and sat back in his seat. 'Have a think about it. We could be good for each other.' 'Not going to happen' he said looking directly at Mallory. 'I'm going to take you down for this. If it's not today, it'll be another day soon. I can promise you that.' 'Look, these things happen. What can I say?' Mallory leant forward again. 'If it wasn't me, the kids would just buy their pills from someone else. What are you going to do? Are you on a one man crusade to save some kids who maybe don't want saving?'

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