Jack the Ripper – A Love Story ( Excerpt 54 )
‘What can I do to prevent him killing again, I am already under pressure to apprehend him, as you know the tabloids are making a meal of this!’ Abberline asked my advice.
‘I think the only real answer lies in more men on the ground, check points, stop and search, if nothing else it will cause the local villains to lie low. Oh! and while we are on the subject, just a point I would like to raise with you, if I am going to be assisting you with this affair would it be possible for you to issue me with some sort of authorisation to say as much, as you are aware I am out visiting my patients at all hours of the day and night, Most of the local Police know me, but if you are drafting in reinforcements from other divisions it could be quite embarrassing as I often have bloody instruments in my bag. I prefer to sterilise them at home where I have the necessary equipment, I don’t want to seem pushy, but I am sure you can see my predicament?’ I stated.
Abberline smiled, ‘If I did not know you, Doctor, it would be out of the question, but as we have already established that we have a similar train of thought regarding our perpetrator I don’t see it as a problem, just bear with me a moment.’ So saying he took a notebook from out of his inside pocket and wrote me an authorisation to pass through Police lines as I was assisting with the case. He handed it to me and said, ‘Until I require your services again, Doctor, and keep your ears to the ground for local gossip, I’m interested in anything relevant to this case. I took my leave and returned home.
After the Doctor had left, Abberline returned to his office and sat fiddling with his moustache, a habit he had formed when a problem required attention. Had he given in to the Doctor’s request too easily? Why did the Doctor need authorisation? Why was he thinking like this, he liked the man, he had given him the answers he required, albeit in his own way, and in any case I already had the answers, I just sought confirmation. This is stupid, I’m jousting at windmills, I’ll be suspecting myself next, the Doctor can’t be the Ripper, he’s far too good a man!
(C) Damian Grange 2018
It just keeps getting interesting…😄😃…i love the rhetorical questions at the end
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If you love paranormal stories you might like to check out my latest post..tried something different 😂😂
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You should have an Email from me congratulating you on a great story. I couldn’t find your comments box!
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Awww thank you so much malkie….that’s so sweet and I’m sorry for that…i have rectified the issue anyway😁😁😁
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Thank you so much, Jack is now playing cat and mouse with the Police!
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I love it!!!:)
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Thank you so much Stella, its not an easy one to write because you are forever watching the timelines, that’s the problem with rewriting history!
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I can imagine but you do an amazing job! I love reading it!:)
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It’s getting better and better ,darker and darker but also more and more emotional😍
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Eventually they are drawn together once more, but there are no happy endings! thank you for your support!
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Quite a suspicious doctor…
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Well he would be considering he is the Ripper!
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I like your plot better than a lot of the Ripper theories out there.
It’s a very plausible explanation of why Jack the Ripper was never caught.
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Its an idea I have played around with for some time, but I think this version is the most plausible, many thanks for your interest and comments!
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Interesting! Love the story!
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Thank you so much for your interest, this is my story of what and who the Ripper was, although fictional there is a lot of truth in the characters!
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