A day comes and goes.

Another day arrives.

The phone doesn’t ring.

And another day.

What’s happening?

She reaches for the phone, then snatches her hand back.

They’ll call when they’re ready…

But they don’t.

The following morning, she watches the clock: eight am…

Eight-thirty…

Nine o’clock…

Nine-fifteen…

She picks up the phone again, dials out. “Hello, Hofferman and Partners? Is Mr Devlin there, please? It’s Mitch Kimberley.”

“I’m sorry, Miss Kimberley, Mr Devlin is not available….” The voice chokes, breaking into uncontrolled sobs. “He’s been murdered. Gunned down. His little girl is in hospital too.”

Mitch, heart hammering, “Theo. Let me talk to Theo Aldred.”

The sound muffles…

hand over

Aldred is not

throat. “When will he be

it, indistinctly, Mitch hears, “No, I’ve a wife

the receptionist’s voice repeats, “Mr Aldred

slams down the

White-faced, she sprints

in the lobby, she spins, looking for what is sure to be

A newspaper… local…

The headline…

reads, she

Romani Case outrage…

Prominent lawyer gunned down…

yet unidentified in an incident in the grounds of the school attended by his nine-year-old daughter. The daughter herself is also reported as injured but recovering in hospital. Speculation is rife that the murder is connected with the trial of Marco Romani and his

shaking, Mitch folds up the paper, replaces it on the counter. Full-blown panic swells inside her. Her stomach rises. Pushing a fist to her mouth, she sets

length, scarlet-faced and sweating, Mitch leans over

She’s on her own…

*****

James

poke my head around Richard’s door. “I’m wrapping up for the day. Going for a drink with Michael and Charlotte. Want to

he’s glad of an excuse to see the back of it. “Excellent idea. Mind if I bring Elizabeth along? She’s

was hoping you would bring her. I’d like Charlotte to have a bit of

get Ross to bring the car around. Meet you in the lobby in

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