The Cop Killer by Harry Nankin

member”.
    “Really” replied Angela, “I hope you put them off my hubby would not be so pleased at such common folk being members”.
    Primrose smiled and replied “I put him off alright in no uncertain terms, there were two members arrive you know the two high ranking officers I can’t recall their names I think one was pigeon or similar”.
    “You mean Woodcock Miss Pym”. The voice was that of Dino Garbet, business tycoon and president of the Tarporley Golf Club. He had called as arranged to collect his lovely bride Angela.
    “Yes, do you realise Mr Garbet, that fellow, he stated he was a member of some club at a place in the south of England Farrington or similar”
    “Do you mean Farnham?” Replied Dino
    “Yes that is it Farnham” replied Primrose
    Taking his mobile phone from his pocket, he asked
    “What was this fellow’s name Miss Pym?”
    “Richards, Jack Richards a common name for a common man, ah, ah”.
    Checking his contacts list he found Farnham Golf Club, he dialled the number, awaiting a reply he mumbled, “Farnham I seem to recall is a quite a good club, very good in fact, holds championship tournaments if my memory is correct, lets see if they know him
    “Hello Farnham, who is that please?”
    “Grace who, Grace Wetherington.  Hello Grace this is Dino Garbet President of the exclusive Tarporley Golf Club and Spa at Tarporley in Cheshire.”
    “I was wondering if you could recall a man named Jack Richards, a common name I know, I am told here he is a common man”.  He laughed
    A voice could be heard on the other end of the call,
    “Yes” he replied, “indeed, well I never, is that a fact?" Good gracious. Well thank you” and the call was ended.
    He looked up at the waiting ladies and eventually spoke
    “Well Miss Pym you certainly performed a wonderful favour for the club when you put off this Richards fellow”.
    “I knew it, I knew it” she exclaimed.
    “Update us then Dino,” said Angela
    “According to Grace Wetherington on the desk at Farnham, our Mr Richards is just about the best amateur golfer they had.  In fact when he left he was made a life member”.
    There was silence
    “Further than that he appears to have very good contacts, it seems he knows most of the Ryder Cup team members from both sides.”
    “He managed I gather to have gathered a vast amount of sponsorship and the professionals of both teams regularly play there.”
    “According to the Wetherington woman this Richards set the club on the international stage, and you Miss Pym turned him away and more than that from what you admit saying you were bloody well down right rude, what a cock up, come Angela let us go before I really blow my top”.
    He got up and both left, leaving all eyes staring at Miss Pym who was looking up seemingly hoping that the Lord or the Clingons would beam her up,
     
     
    PART FIVE
     
    THE END OF THE BEGINNING
     
    It had been an exhausting two days for Chief-Constable Winston Myers of the North Wales Police, the inspection of the force by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary for the region, Christian Woodcock, QPM had been searching and thorough.
    “Well Myers, your Force is doing well; you are making a good job handling the cuts in your budget, very well done man”.
    “Thank you Sir”, replied Myers, with a sigh of relief.
     “I presume you will be giving Wrexham a satisfactory report to the Home Secretary?”
    “Indeed I will Myers, indeed I will, I say it was a bad thing those two officers in the Met getting killed on duty yesterday”
    “Yes, it’s always a tragedy when young serving men and women get killed in the line of duty. We had a tragedy here some short time ago though nothing criminal of course”.
    “Really, what was that?” Asked Woodcock
    “A young officer just simply found dead whilst on duty, a young fit man, suddenly found dead, the post mortem showed it was this adult sudden death syndrome the heart simply stops.”
    “Very sad”, said