Book - A Shot in the Dark - 66

Summary no. 66

Although it was Mrs Groynes who was pointing a gun at his head, constable Twitten still felt compelled to remark that it was his duty to arrest her. That was classic Twitten. Rules set order and balance, thus he needed to enforce and follow them. Mrs Groynes explained that if Twitten brought her in, Inspector Steine would dismiss his accusations against her. And even if Twitten managed to sow seeds of doubt in the Inspector’s mind—which it’d be impossible since Steine despised Twitten—he didn’t have any evidence to back up his theory. Mrs Groynes liked Twitten and didn’t want to kill him. She outlined her plan to him to settle the matter and bring the ongoing investigation into Crystal’s murder to an end. In short, she intended to frame the late Braithwaite. Twitten was both stunned and appalled. It was inconceivable for him to go along with such a plan. His upbringing forced him to stick to nothing but the truth. Mrs Groynes pointed out that Inspector Steine would no doubt accept Braithwaite’s guilt, simply because it’d require much less paperwork.