by John Glover
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Episode 31: "A Spurkerling Parsonality" - (May 18th 1998 7.55pm)
"Oh Yes, didn't I Mr.Ricketts. Me and Mr.Dixon were very well aquainted.
Have you heard what my line of business is, Mr.Farcett ?" Yaxley groaned.
Just what he needed, a monolgue about how this man had got where he is today.
"No. I haven't had the pleasure of this information yet. Do tell me". Trent
finished his pint, rattled his glass on the bar, and said, "I, Mr.Farcett,
am the Editor of "Ealham on The Net" the electronic news gathering service
for The Fens. Reggie Dixon was my Agricultural Correspondent until a fortnight
ago". He gave a passable imitation of someone looking mildy upset and added,
"We go back a long way, me and Reggie". Yaxley frowned at this latest piece
of news. He'd been a fan of 'Twin Peaks' years before and he was starting
to get the strangest feeling that he was actually in it now. Graham Trent
quickly drained his second pint of Velocity and slapped Yaxley on the back.
Hard. "Well. I can't hang about here all night. I've got things to do. If
I can help you in any way, just say the word" With that Trent billowed out
of the door. Just before it had time to slam behind him, he stuck his head
back inside, and shouted with a emotionally racked voice, "Reggie was a good
man. He had a Spurkerling Parsonality !"
When the door finally shut behind Trent, Yaxley turned to Fred Ricketts and
blew out his cheeks, "Strooth, Fred ! I should have taken your warning and
not got involved. Is he always like that ?" Ricketts nodded sagely. "Yup.
I'm 'fraid ee is. Our Mr.Trent fancies his self a bit. A bloody big 'ed I
reckon". Yaxley thought about what Trent had said for a second and said "Hang
on a minute, Fred. Did he say that Dixon had worked for him until a couple
of weeks ago ? Do you know what happened ?"
"Well", replied Ricketts. "far as I can tell, they got on like a bloody 'ouse
on fire for a start until Reg started to get a bit too clever for his own
good. Trent wanted him to write about farming and the countryside. While
Reg stuck to pheasants and broad beans it were alright". Ricketts took another
slow pull on his pint and carried on, " But then the silly bugger got bored
and started to write what he wanted and Trent didn't like it. Last straw
were when Reg gave way to his Cliff Richard obssession and started up his
own "Harry Webb Site".
Just then the door opened and in walked Fiona Morgan, looking jaw droppingly,
pant stretchingly gorgeous.
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Comments to Collyinfo
"I"
said the thirsty customer, "am Trent. Graham Trent". He turned once more
to Johnny Swift behind the bar and said impatiently, "And I'm still waiting
for my pint, Geordie !" After slaking his thirst with a gargantuan pull on
his pint of Velocity..."The Lager for Men in a Hurry" he returned his attention
to the quietly seething Detective at his side. "And you'd stand more chance
of catching the murderer of my old mate Reggie Dixon if you weren't in here,
Mr. Yaxley Farcett". Yaxley resisted the urge to throw his beer over Trent.
Instead he asked through gritted teeth, "You knew Mr.Dixon well then ?"