Free The Escape (Detective Jane Sparrow Book 2) by Claire Merrington Page A

with no shame tears ran down his face. They both continued to sit there in silence both too shocked to say or do anything else. The police officers that were there to escort Jane were getting more and more apprehensive at the situation and had almost got every other unit available to come stand guard around Jane. They each had their hands on their sidearm weapons poised at the ready just in case. They all looked just as shell shocked and distraught at the sight of the death of a fellow police officer. Even though most of them had never worked with Jack or knew him well at all. The coroner had arrived down from upstairs. His two assistants were carrying the body of Helen Moore over to his vehicle. Dave had came over to them with a slight look of confusion he began to speak about what do we mean by a second body when he took one look at Jane and Eric on the floor and then looked round them to see who they were both shielding and crying over.
     
                  “Oh no Jack”
     
    Dave knelt down and first went about checking the vital signs of Jack. But Jane knew it was too late. Dave began his initial examination and started muttering to himself about injuries, trauma and suggested cause of death but it was too much to bear witness to for herself and Eric. They both got up to move further away. Jane pulled Eric into a hug any form, just some form of comfort. They stood like that for several moments neither of them wanting to let go of the other for fear of complete collapse when the rest of the team arrived. Perry, the Superintendent and the chief warden had also arrived on scene. They saw the grief as clear as day on Jane and Eric’s faces and the realisation of the situation hit them. They all quickly started out scanning the area looking for Jack the one member of their team that was missing. Amy was the first to spot the scene of the coroner Dave Berry leaning over the body of their fallen colleague and she could not control or hold back the sob. Ian was next to follow who without delay pulled Amy into a tight loving embrace filled with comfort and tenderness. Perry came over and Eric released Jane. He pulled her tight into his body wanting to keep her safe. But as he kept one arm firmly tight around Jane’s waist letting her rest her head into his shoulder. She continued to let out the deep wracks of grief that were building inside. Perry placed one hand on Eric’s shoulder out of respect and to still offer the man some form of comfort at the loss of his co-worker. The chief warden from the prison stood in shock at the scene as the realisation of the mess he had created settled in.
     
                  “I’m so sorry. I can’t believe this is happening. I cant believe one man has done all of this is no more than a day.”
     
    The Superintendent gave him a look of such disgust that the warden backed up and almost tried to disappear into the wall that he was standing in front of. The Superintendent who had not shed a tear at this point and probably never would in public was absolutely apoplectic with anger. He started demanding answers from anyone and everyone. Jane knew that it was his way of coping. The Superintendent needed to feel like he was doing something. So he began to bark orders and questions at people. That was one thing Jane prided her Superintendent on. He carried all his colleagues and staff with high regard and wanted them safe at all times when in the field. Jane knew he was absolutely outraged when she had been kidnapped and now this. Jane knew that the Superintendent was feeling it more now than before because he had been working so closely with her team over the last few months and had a great working relationship with all of the members. And had even found a new kind of respect for Perry. Dave had finished his initial on site examination of Jack and he came over.
     
                  “I’ll get crime scene down here they are going to need access to the