11. Mystery Pub 3

Pub 3

A ring on it, then bells on it: starting up in Oxford.

Shortest one yet. Hathaway was around for a chat when I dug this one out. He couldn’t resist having a peek. I asked him if he’d got anything. He said that the first thing that sprung to mind was the White Horse from the nursery rhyme, but that it didn’t really fit. What James has also forgotten is that there’s two White Horses in Oxford – the famous one on Broad Street and one near my house in Headington. The clue would have to tell you which one to go to, wouldn’t it? Like the bit at the end of Pub 2. So I suppose we’re looking for something else.

That last interview: Morse really saved the day when old Blackbird was sticking his size 11s in it. Never one for subtlety was Steve – we did our Sergeants exams together. Anyway, Morse and Phil seemed to hit it off, don’t you think? What was all that about the pub quiz?