Brute Force

23

The house phone rang twice moments before a set of headlights swept up the drive. He drove straight to the back of the house and left the engine running.

The girls were ready. I shepherded them out to the car and saw them safely into the back before approaching Dom's window.

'Do you know who I mean when I say Liam Duff?'

'He's a household name.'

'Since when?'

'Since he was murdered last week.'