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there I have no idea at the moment.”
    “It seems his wife and other ladies arrived and found him dead”.
    “He has been certified dead by a hospital doctor who believes it to be natural causes.”
    “We have notified HM Coroner so we will not know any more really until after the Post Mortem”.
    He stopped speaking and then said
    “Yes sir, I am just out there now with a police woman and an Inspector I will update you later.”
    The call ended and in the next moment, he was gone.
     
    At Chester, hospital Doctor Hallam had finished both examinations of the dead police officers.  She arrived back in the post mortem room where the Coroners officer was just finishing wiping and putting away the post mortem equipment.
    She announced, “sudden death of apparently fit people at the age of 25 to late thirties, the cause of death was always the same, heart arrhythmia, it often happens to fit sportsmen.”
    “I could find nothing else at Post Mortem.”
    “These instances are sometimes called sudden adult death syndrome. The heart has suffered a disturbed rhythm and no blood circulates so death ensues. No cause for this is known.”
    She then handed Jock two slips of paper giving the causes of death they were both the same
    1a.Heart failure
    1b Due to heart arrhythmia  
    As she left, she turned and commented, “It is very sad and highly unusual for two cases to occur at the same time on the same date to such persons as these”.
    “It goes without saying there were no signs of violence of any kind, I will report to the Coroner. The cases should be recorded as natural and there will be no need for any inquests”.
    She was gone moments later, leaving Jock to ponder, “It was probably nothing but definitely unusual and strange, there was certainly nothing more he could do the brains and qualified had spoken.”
    He arrived back at Chester Police Station and immediately went to the office of Chief Superintendent Craig Denton-Smyth.
     He knocked on the door and received an immediate “Come in”.
    “Right Jock, what have you to report, Post Mortems done I take it, any hitches?”
    Jock replied, “No hitches sir, natural causes, unusual mind but natural causes”.
     “No need for Inquests, here Sir, see the Pathologist ticket. She will make her full report to the Coroner who I have no doubt will issue death certificates for both officers. I will just wait to get confirmation and that will be the end of it.”
    “Bad show Jock a very bad show; I have been in touch with the force welfare officer who is visiting both next of kin and will assist to arrange the funerals and of course the costs”.
     
    The following Monday morning at 8am Clemance Roberts known as “Clem”, Coroners officer for Wrexham arrived as usual in the control room seeking to know if he had any business.
    When he picked up his briefing pad and opened it, he exclaimed “Christ almighty Ifor Evans is dead, well now look you there is a shock now isn’t it”.
    “Hello Roberts you have seen it then” it was Chief Super Morris Jones. “A bad business, such a young bloke it should be interesting to find out, what the hell happened to him.”
    “Preliminary reports suggest it was natural causes, certainly no outward signs of foul play, I will leave it with you Roberts, keep me updated”.
    “I certainly will sir”.
    “Oh Clemance”, came the melodious voice of April the communications room assistant.
    “Yes April?” said Roberts.
    “Just to let you know we have contacted the Coroner last night and he authorised the PM and for Dr Rees to do it.  He has telephoned early today and confirmed he will do it first in the circumstance so expect him just after 9am.”
    “Well done April, I will get up there forthwith”.
    He left and arrived at the hospital. As he parked, he saw the head porter Ralph Edwards standing waiting at the Mortuary door and waving to him.
    Clem locked his car went over and called “Has he woken up Ralph”?
    “Now, Clem