Page 38 of The Sunken Truth
Flynn stood straighter. “Care to enlighten me?”
“Kurt. The Australian guy.”
Lily opened her mouth to speak, but Flynn got there first. “What makes you think it was him?”
“I told you, I know who itwasn’t.There’s no way you’d ever convince me it was Kit or Seren. Not just because they’d never do such a thing, but also because they were further out, like us. That only leaves Kurt or Benji. I’ve known Benji since he was a kid. He wouldn’t do something like that. So that leaves Kurt as the main suspect as far as I’m concerned.”
“You didn’t see him do it, though?” Flynn asked.
“No. I didn’t see it happen at all, but as far as I remember Kurt was diving pretty close to Ryan.”
Flynn scribbled in his notebook. “And Benji was with him?”
“I think so.” He paused. “Kurt also used to work for us last summer, so we know him pretty well.”
“You didn’t want to take him on again this summer?” Flynn asked.
“No.” Harry glanced at his wife.
She shrugged. “He’s a decent worker, but there was always something a little off about him. Hard to put my finger on it. He just didn’t match our vibe.”
“He also wasn’t that reliable.” Harry’s gaze was on his wife again. “Do you remember he buggered off to Ibiza with no notice because he’d got a job DJ-ing.” He shook his head. “He likes to jet around doing casual, seasonal work. Diving, or DJ-ing – skiing in the winter. If you ask me, it’s a bit sad – he’s thirty something and he acts like a twenty-year-old.”
Nat snorted a laugh. “Harry might also be a little jealous of his lifestyle.”
“No way,” Harry said. “I can’t think of anything worse than bouncing around the planet the way he does.”
Lily stifled a smile while Flynn remained perfectly poised beside her.
“Thanks for chatting to us,” he said in his businesslike tone. “I’m going to be questioning everyone who was there this morning.”
“Good. I’d feel a lot better if you find out what happened.”
Flynn nodded sagely. “I fully intend to get to the bottom of it.”
Chapter Seventeen
Back at St Mary’s,Lily and Flynn dragged the boat onto Porthcressa Beach and returned the key to Pippa in the cafe before setting off to visit Ryan’s dive centre. Since his boat was moored in the harbour, they were hopeful they’d find him in the dive centre on the Strand, close to the lifeboat station.
The shop was deserted when they walked in. Lily’s gaze went to the pictures on the wall – various underwater shots, including one of a curious seal swimming right at the camera.
“The door was open, so someone must be around,” Flynn said, striding to the desk at the back to press the bell on it.
“I think you’re forgetting where you are,” Lily remarked. “They could definitely just have left the door unlocked and gone out somewhere.”
The door behind the desk opened and Ryan appeared.
“I thought I might run into you again soon,” he said. “Have you been looking into what happened this morning? I think I was a little shocked at the time, but now I think about it, I’d really like to know exactly what happened. I’m wondering if I should make a formal complaint…” He looked questioningly at Flynn.
“I’m already looking into it, but you should come down to the station later and make a statement. We’re keen to find out what happened.”
“I’d be amazed if it was anyone other than Harry.”
Lily stepped beside Flynn. “Are things so bad between you that he’d sabotage your equipment?”
He let out a sigh that released the tension in his shoulders. “Before today, I’d have said no. We don’t get on, but I’d never wish him any harm. I’d have thought he feels the same. But it could only have been him.”
“How well do you know the guys who work for you?” Flynn asked.
