Читать книгу The Fire Witness - Ларс Кеплер - Страница 47

Joona and Susanne leave the bridal suite and walk back along the corridor to the lift. She laughs as they both reach for the button at the same time.

‘When can we talk to Daniel Grim?’ Joona asks.

‘His doctor said it was too soon yesterday, which is understandable,’ she says, glancing at him. ‘This isn’t easy. But I’ll try prompting, and see what happens.’

They get out on the ground floor and head towards the front door, but stop at the reception desk when they see Gunnarsson standing there.

‘Oh yes, I got a text message to let me know that the post-mortem’s underway,’ Susanne tells Joona.

‘Good. When do you think we’ll get the first results?’ he asks.

‘Go home,’ Gunnarsson grunts. ‘You shouldn’t be here, you’re not going to see any damn results, you …’

‘OK, calm down,’ Susanne interrupts, surprised.

‘We’re so damn stupid up here that we’re happy to let some fucking observer take over the whole preliminary investigation just because he comes from Stockholm.’

‘I’m trying to help,’ Joona says. ‘Seeing as—’

‘Just shut up.’

‘This is my preliminary investigation,’ the prosecutor says, looking Gunnarsson hard in the eye.

‘Then maybe you’d like to know that Joona Linna has got Internal Investigations on his back, and that senior prosecutor at National—’

‘Are you under investigation?’ Susanne Öst asks, taken aback.

‘Yes,’ Joona replies. ‘But my role—’

‘And here I am going about trusting you,’ she says, her mouth contracting tightly. ‘I’ve let you in on the investigation, listened to you. And it turns out you’re just a liar.’

‘I haven’t got time for this,’ Joona says seriously. ‘I need to talk to Daniel Grim.’

‘I’ll do that,’ Gunnarsson says with a snort.

‘You do realise how serious this is,’ Joona goes on. ‘Daniel Grim could be the only person who—’

‘I’m not prepared to work with you,’ the prosecutor interrupts.

‘You’re suspended,’ Gunnarsson says.

‘I’ve lost all faith in you,’ Susanne sighs, and starts to walk towards the door.

‘Goodbye,’ Gunnarsson says, and follows her.

‘If you get a chance to talk to Daniel, you have to ask him about Dennis,’ Joona calls after them. ‘Ask Daniel if he knows who Dennis is, but above all ask him where Vicky might have gone. We need a name or a location. Daniel’s the only person Vicky talked to, and—’

‘Go home,’ Gunnarsson laughs, then waves at him over his shoulder and walks out.