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‘I’m sorry – if doesn’t matter – we’ll work it out. Thank you for the cup-of-tea and we’ll take these things to my friend.’ Bundy explained.
They left her home.
A couple of kilometres along the highway Kate said, ‘we’d better telephone Quincy and see if he’s home – I’ll pull over to phone him because you’ll bugger it up and I’d need to telephone him in any case.’ She slowed and pulled over to the side of the road.
Quincy was home and would wait for them. They’d be at his home in time for lunch.
Over lunch Quincy explained to Bundy and Kate his latest theory, together with recent studies with DNA. He had his own laboratory at his property where he tested DNA with his cattle. He explained after he graduated from university, his first job as a scientist was to study DNA. At the time DNA was in its infancy in Australia and only America was up-to-date on how it worked. His life’s ambition to understand all he could about DNA; fascinated his curiosity.
He shared his latest discovery and wanted to try his ‘secret weapon’ to find Peter Clayton. Bundy listened to Quincy’s explanation and plan which excited him about the prospect of this latest discovery.
More Quincy explained his plan – more excited Bundy understood what his friend wanted to do. Quincy was onto something. This experiment had never been tried or used before to solve any investigation. This would be a first.
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Kate on the other hand said, ‘you can rule me out. I don’t believe in this hibber jibber stuff and I’m not going to be a part of it.’ She spat the words.
Quincy explained more of his idea to Bundy whilst Kate joined Victoria for a coffee and women’s talk. A couple of hours later they left.
On the journey to Bundy’s home Kate was silent.
‘Why don’t you like Quincy’s suggestion?’ Bundy asked her.
‘It’s hocus-pocus Bundy, I don’t believe in that stuff. It’s ridiculous. Imagine what the Commissioner is going to say when I tell him.’ She burst out almost shouting her answer.
‘Why have you got to tell him about Quincy’s ‘secret weapon’?’ Bundy asked.
‘It’s better to keep him informed, if he hears it from me rather than someone else. I’m going to ask him to take me off the case and return to proper investigation work. I’ve had enough. You can carry on with the investigation if you’re going to do what Quincy wants.’ Kate informed Bundy.
‘Let me tell you a story about Quincy before you get off your high horse. One investigation we did together in 1976 was to prove how a young farmer died when he was found dead on the roadway at the front of his home.’ Bundy went on to explain, no one else, including his boss of the day believed the theory Quincy had came up with to solve the investigation.
The farmer had gone to his paddock at sunset to put a calf away and lock the cow in a yard so the following morning he could milk the cow. If he hadn’t locked the cow away, the calf would have sucked the cow dry and the farmer would have no milk the following morning.
When the farmer never returned, his wife went in search for him and found him dead on the roadway in front of their home. He had a wound to his forehead and his left ankle broken. The position he was found on the roadway was flat on his back, his arms spread wide. A huge gash indented across his forehead.
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Bundy continued his story, he contacted Quincy and they worked together to find the cause of death. Throughout this investigation Bundy always had confidence in Quincy’s ability to solve the death of the farmer. After three days of continued investigation there was no evidence to point to any person who would have caused the death. Bundy thought it would end; an unsolved mystery.
Quincy at the time had microscopically examined a torch the farmer carried at the time of his death. He discovered a light lime or green colour streak mixed with white colour on the handle of the torch. Bundy, with this new evidence visited the nearest farms in the area and discovered a cattle truck of a similar colour.
He interviewed the owner who told him on the particular night his neighbour was found dead, he’d spoken with him earlier when he was transporting cattle to the local saleyards. They spoke at the top end of the road near the farmer’s home. The farmer told the driver he was waiting for the calf to have its final drink from the cow before he locked the cow in the yard.
The driver asked the farmer if he wanted a lift to the cattle yard to which he told him he didn’t. It was a cool and clear night and he would enjoy the walk of about two hundred metres. The driver left the farmer and drove on to deliver his cattle. On his return he learned of his neighbour’s death.
Bundy went on to explained how Quincy travelled to where the truck was parked and examined the crate and truck. Fastened on the rear of the truck below the crate was a towbar. Along the driver’s side of the crate Quincy discovered paint missing from the boards, which when microscopically examined matched the paint found on the barrel of the torch held by the farmer.
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In conclusion to the investigation Quincy re-enacted the movements of the farmer after the driver of the truck left him on the corner. Quincy theorised the farmer declined a ride, the driver left him standing. When the truck slowly moved away, the farmer; changed his mind and decided to risk a lift by jumping onto the towbar fastened on the back of the truck below the crate.
His decision to jump off when level or near to the cattle yards, without the driver knowing he’d been on the back of the truck. When he first jumped on the towbar to where he wanted to jump off would have been a distance of about two hundred metres. Only trouble was; the truck increased speed and at one point the farmer decided to crawl along the side of the crate to alarm the driver to stop.
When he couldn’t get the driver’s attention, he climbed back down onto the towbar and at this stage was level with the place he wanted to get off. Standing on his right foot on the towbar, he placed his left foot down close to the road and jumped. The farmer held the metal torch in his right hand.
At the point when his left foot struck the roadway it fractured. The force of striking the roadway; pushed his body against the rear crate, caused his head to strike the metal torch and indent his forehead. Problem solved; Quincy worked it out with scientific evidence. Kate remained silent.
She drove to Bundy’s property, stopped the vehicle and said, ‘see you in the office tomorrow morning – eight o’clock sharp. Don’t be late.’
‘Okay, Kate – I’ll see you then.’ Bundy alighted from the vehicle; she sped away. She must be angry, she never said goodbye, Bundy thought.
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Eight o’clock the following morning Bundy entered their small dingy office to see Kate busily typing on her computer.
‘Good morning Kate – how are you this morning?’ He asked in a positive tone.
She continued typing and said, ‘the Commissioner will see us at eight-thirty sharp in his office.’ It was more of a command than a request.
‘Okay.’ Bundy replied and sat down in front of his computer. He turned it on and the screen came to life. He checked his e-mails while waiting until he and Kate had their meeting with the Commissioner.
Eight-thirty sharp Kate and Bundy sat in front of the Commissioner who looked a smaller man seated in an executive chair behind a huge marble desk.
‘How’s the investigation going?’ He asked in a friendly tone.
‘It’s hit a snag Commissioner. Do you know Quincy Simpson, a friend of Bundy’? Kate asked in an authoritative voice.
‘Yes, as a matter of fact, I know him quite well. He was a forensic scientist and a good friend of Bundy.’ He told Kate, looked her straight in the eye, ‘is there something not right with the investigation, why you needed to speak with me urgently?’ He asked.
‘Quincy has come up with a theory, I’ve never heard of anything so stupid before in my life and he wants to use it to find Peter Clayton. He calls it his ‘secret weapon’.’ Kate told him.
‘What is this theory?’ The Commissioner wanted to know.
‘I’ll let Bundy explain. I don’t believe it will work and I don’t want anything to do with it. I’d rather go back and work in the field rather than carry on with this hocus-pocus stuff.’ Kate concluded.
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Bundy explained Quincy’s ‘secret weapon’ and told the Commissioner he wanted to try this new method of investigation theory. What did they have to lose, it’s been eight years since the lad went missing and nothing has been found of him or anyone seen him in the time he’s been gone, Bundy told the Commissioner.
‘I agree Bundy. Kate, this is a test you need to take if you want to gain higher rank in this service. I believe in Bundy and I know throughout the years Quincy played a huge part in helping Bundy solve many crimes. You are to continue with this investigation and follow what Bundy and Quincy have to say. Is that clear?’ His command bit into Kate’s soul.
Kate nodded and both left the office.
When they returned to their dingy office, Kate was fuming, ‘now see what you’ve done. I’ve got to listen to you both and carry on as if nothing has happened,’ steam almost blasted from her ears.
‘Now, don’t carry on like a pork chop.’ He said.
‘That’s right – poke fun at me. I’m not a pork chop and I don’t know why you want to speak to me the way you do.’
‘It’s an expression – I didn’t mean you were a pork chop. It’s only a saying I used to break the tension.’
‘You’ve broken the bloody tension, okay. Now what do we do smarty pants.’
‘How long has it been since you’ve had a holiday or a break from this investigation?’ Bundy asked in a sincere voice.
‘I’ve never had a break. The only night I didn’t think about this case is the night at the trots.’ She calmly admitted.
‘I think it’s time you had a rest to recuperate.’
‘Don’t you want to work with me?’ She blasted.
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‘Yes – I want to work with you, but I think a couple of weeks rest and recuperation would help.’
‘It might be alright for you to have a lovely place in the beautiful Mary Valley – what about me, where will I go?’ She voiced.
‘I own a holiday unit at Kings Beach, Caloundra. You’re welcome to stay there as long as you want. It’s beautiful at Caloundra. I go there when I need time off to recharge my batteries.’ Bundy noticed an immediate change in Kate. Her face smoothed – her eyes brightened; he saw the wheels in her mind moving.
‘I suppose a couple of weeks wouldn’t hurt. What would I do?’ She calmly admitted.
‘Why don’t we go for a drive and see for yourself and you can decide what to do. Have you been to Caloundra before?’ Bundy asked. He didn’t want her out of his hair but he wanted her to work with him willingly. This type of investigation on how to solve this mystery was uppermost in Bundy’s mind and Quincy’s theory might work. He had confidence in Quincy’s ‘secret weapon’.
‘Okay, it wouldn’t hurt to have a look - I don’t suppose.’ She lowered her voice and looked directly into Bundy’s eyes, ‘thank you for the offer. When I think about the years I’ve worked on this case I do think I need a holiday.’
One hour later Bundy opened the front door to the unit and they both entered.
‘Is that you Bundy?’ An aged female voice called from the front veranda of the unit next door. Bundy opened the sliding front doors and walked to the veranda.
‘Hello Mrs Elliott, this is Kate Emerson, she will be staying in the unit for a couple of weeks.’ Kate leaned across the rail to shake Mrs Elliot’s hand.
‘I’m pleased to meet you. I’m certain we’ll get along fine seeing you’re a friend of Bundy’s. You call on me whenever you want anything.’ She called before returning to her own unit.
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