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

scene as it is before I can move him. I’m very sorry for all of your loss if it helps I think he went quickly.”
     
    All Jane could muster for a response was a nod. The rest of the team were also all still wrapped up in their own grief to give Dave much more of a response and the Superintendent was still off shouting at people. So Perry was the one to respond.
     
                  “Thank you Dave.”
     
                  “Yeah sure thing a real shame he was a great kid and an even better police officer. He will be missed.”
     
    The Superintendent Andrew Walden had pulled enough street cops over to shout at and started barking orders about Jane needing a police escort even more. He instructed them that they needed to search the whole apartment block. The cordoned off area was not allowed to be opened until that had been done and that they had a better clue as to how Thaddeus had got in and out. Jane’s apartment building has CCTV on the parking garage level so the Superintendent was dictating to some frightened looking beat cop to access the tapes and get them to forensics so they could search for him.
     
                  “Perry I want you to take Jane now somewhere safe. Ian, Amy and Eric you may also go home.”
     
                  “Sir who is going to do the family notification for Jack?”
     
                  “Oh yes I ummm I suppose that will fall to me to do not a problem I will take care of it Eric.”
     
                  “Well I was wondering sir if I may come with you I have met Jack’s girlfriend Annie and both his parents Kath and Roy. I would umm like to be there to offer my regards.”
     
                  “Yes Eric that may actually be best if you come. Your presence will be welcome on such a grim visit. Being a friend of the family may help make their grief less unbearable in front of us. The rest of you go home get some rest. Grieve for Jack he was a valid member of this team. And tomorrow we will come back and catch the son of a bitch that did this. I’ll see you all tomorrow.”
     
    Ian still hadn’t let Amy out of his bear hug grip. Amy was still sobbing her chest wracking with such grief stricken sobs. Jane by this point still had a steady flow of tears streaming down her face but she had become slightly number from shock at this point. She placed a hand firmly on Ian’s shoulder and he looked at her with such grief and understanding, he knew she needed the comfort of her best friend as well. As he let go of Amy Jane pulled her friend tightly in for a cuddle and tried to comfort and soothe her friend from her tears like Amy had done for her so many times before. Even more sweetly Perry had taken hold of Ian’s hand and almost had him in half a hug helping to hold Ian up from his own sense of loss. Jane realised he wasn’t just holding on to Amy so tightly to soothe her but to make himself feel better. They all stood round in a circle comforting each other in their sense of loss and feeling guilty that it had been left down to Eric and the Superintendent to make the family notification. As they stood as a team and watched the two walk over to their car and leave for Jack’s parents house a few moments ago the look of sorrow and apprehension on both of their faces was to much to bare to look at.
     
                  “Jane come on we should be leaving. Dave will take care of Jack now; there is nothing else you can do here. We should all get home.”

 
    “Ok Amy, Ian are you both going to be ok?”
     
                  “Yeah were be fine were go home together. Don’t forget to notify your escorting police officers Jane, let them know your leaving. Have you got everything else you need for the night?”
     
                  “Yeah I picked all that up from my flat earlier were all set to go.”
     
                  “Ok good be safe the pair of you and