The Gallipot Investigation
Good Morning, Midnight (Reginald Hill Edition)Jake Gallipot’s work for both generations of Macivers makes him a crucial but silenced link between the two deaths.
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An Old Police Career

An Old Police Career
A compromised detective
Jake Gallipot leaves police work under a cloud and builds a private investigation business. His intelligence and willingness to bend rules make him useful to clients.
A continuing connection
He once works for Palinurus Maciver Senior, leaving a name and contact that the son later finds. His past begins to connect the two generations.
The Factory Assignment

The Factory Assignment
Infiltration
Palinurus Maciver Senior hires Gallipot to look into Ash-Mac’s. Gallipot takes a security position that allows him to move around the plant after hours.
Evidence gathered
He finds documents suggesting restricted shipments and changes in management. The material raises alarms but does not become a publicly tested case.
Waverley’s Intervention

Waverley’s Intervention
A compromised source
Laurence Waverley discovers Gallipot’s work and claims to recruit him for the government side. Gallipot’s knowledge of both the factory and the family becomes harder to control.
A dangerous intermediary
His later statements may contain crucial information, but his history and shifting loyalties make him unreliable. Both Macivers have reason to use him as a route to the past.
The Son’s Inquiry

The Son’s Inquiry
A new client
Palinurus Maciver Junior hires Gallipot, using his father’s papers as a lead. He asks about his wife and apparently learns more about the earlier factory investigation.
A concealed warning
The card in the son’s wallet helps Pascoe identify Gallipot as a witness. What Gallipot knows becomes dangerous again after the second death.
An Untimely Death

An Untimely Death
The office discovery
Wield finds Gallipot dead beside his computer, apparently electrocuted while changing a hard drive. The missing backup disks and empty Maciver file raise suspicion.
A lost witness
The death prevents Pascoe from questioning him. Whether it is accident or murder remains unproven, but the timing removes the person most likely to clarify the first case.
Before 1992
Early 1992
March 1992
Early 2002
March 22, 2002