by Reg Dixon
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Episode 15 - You've never seen "Blow Up" (May 18th 1998
3.15pm)
Yaxley Farcett
and Brian Worthington left 'FotoFinish' looking very
pleased
with themselves. Farcett had just collected the photos that had been taken
by the signalman, Jak Jackson, at the time of Reg Dixon's murder. 'Go on
then' urged Brian 'Open up. Let's have a look'. Farcett turned to his new
partner and motioned with his hands for him to calm down. 'What's the rush
? If this is good stuff, it's good. Hurrying won't make it better. I suggest
a cup of coffee and a slow examination of the evidence'. Ten minutes later
the pair were sitting in the corner of a comfortable new cafe; very trendy,
very expensive. Yaxley had liked the look of 'La Serene' when he had walked
past earlier on. What he didn't know was that up until a week before it had
been called 'One Lump or Two ?' and had only benefited from a sign change
and a coat of paint over the nicotine stained ceiling. He took a sip of his
coffee and deliberately drew out the act of unfastening the packet and taking
out the photos. 'Come oooon' said Brian, 'What's in there ?' Yaxley took
out the photos and spread them across the table. There were pictures of Jak
standing proudly at the wheel of a barge; 'Where's that ?' asked Yaxley.
Brian span the photo around to get a better look. "Oh, that's Jak's barge.
He lives on it with his girlfriend Fleur. I don't suppose you've seen the
river yet have you ? The Snare it's called. If you carry on down Cauliflower
Drove another half mile or so you come to it'. Yaxley flicked through more
of the same; Jak swimming in the river, Fleur standing on a Market Stall,
Fleur and Jak smiling by the riverside, until he came to the ones taken that
morning. Three photos of a Fen Blow at full power. Jak had taken a shot from
each angle that his signal Box would permit; to the left towards Hadlode,
in front along Cauliflower Drove and to the right, the direction in which
Yaxley was interested in. He held the picture to his face. 'Can't see a bloody
thing' he moaned.
'It's just
muck flying about through the air. Why the hell does he take these damn stupid
photo's? Brian took the photo from him and studied it intently. He looked
at it in the same way the experts do on Antique programmes just before they
say, 'If I were you, I wouldn't insure this for anything less than...thirty
thousand pounds'. At which point, the humble punter who has taken the
pot/vase/painting to the venue as a favour to an elderly relative starts
dreaming of their early death and subsequent holidays in Antigua. 'You've
seen 'Blow Up' haven't you ?' Yaxley stared at him. 'Pardon' he said. 'Blow
Up' repeated Brian. "A murder is committed and a photograph is blown up again
and again and again in a certain section until you can see a gun sticking
through a hedge. That's how they catch the murderer. So even if this looks
like a load of muck swirling about, there could be hidden clues in here'.
Brian looked extremely smug after giving over this information and he expected
to be praised. Yaxley looked again and grimaced 'Hang on ! This is too bloody
dark. He had the bloody lens cap on !' The two men finished their coffee
and headed back towards Yaxley's Ford Escort. 'Where to now Yax ?' asked
Brian. Farcett opened his door and looked across the roof of the car at Brian.
'I think it's time to go and see your Mum, Brian'.
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Who Dunnit? Your suggestions Please.
James Brown says "I suspect a fallen pitchfork from one of the overhead helicopters ferrying a local farmer to the office of KLFM for one of their match reports on a Lynn home game."
World Leader reckons "I think that Monica woman did it. Damn girl never could keep her mouth shut. And she was always letting things drop". Yours World Leader
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