Detective_NNB Chief_NNB Inspector_NNB John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 gazed_VVD doubtfully_RR at_II the_AT plate_NN1 before_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Having_VHG thought_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hungry_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 now_RT realized_VVD that_CST actually_RR he_PPHS1 needed_VVD anything_PN1 rather_II21 than_II22 the_AT overflowing_JJ plate_NN1 of_IO cholesterol_NN1 the_AT canteen_NN1 at_II New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 had_VHD provided_VVN with_IW such_DA admirable_JJ promptness_NN1 ._. 
Sleep_NN1 would_VM perhaps_RR make_VVI more_DAR sense_NN1 after_II thirty-six_MC hours_NNT2 straight_RR on_RP duty_NN1 ,_, much_DA1 of_IO it_PPH1 spent_VVD with_IW a_AT1 sullen_JJ Jamaican_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD killed_VVN his_APPGE landlady_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE three_MC children_NN2 in_II the_AT crowded_JJ kitchen_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 house_NN1 behind_II the_AT Westway_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD an_AT1 experimental_JJ mouthful_NN1 of_IO fried_JJ egg_NN1 and_CC waited_VVD to_TO see_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO suit_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, then_RT progressed_VVN to_II the_AT baked_JJ beans_NN2 ,_, cautiously_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 finished_VVD the_AT egg_NN1 ,_, all_DB the_AT baked_JJ beans_NN2 and_CC one_MC1 of_IO the_AT sausages_NN2 ,_, but_CCB decided_VVD the_AT fried_JJ bread_NN1 was_VBDZ tempting_JJ fate_NN1 and_CC pushed_VVD the_AT plate_NN1 aside_RL ,_, reaching_VVG for_IF his_APPGE cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ,_, resting_VVG both_DB2 elbows_NN2 on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 lifted_VVD a_AT1 hand_NN1 off_II his_APPGE cup_NN1 in_II weary_JJ salute_NN1 to_II one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE sergeants._NNU a_AT1 very_RG dark_JJ Scot_NN1 in_II a_AT1 crumpled_JJ grey_JJ suit_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ walking_VVG over_RP from_II the_AT counter_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT man_NN1 altered_JJ course_NN1 to_TO sit_VVI opposite_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ goes_VVZ it_PPH1 ,_, Bruce_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 had_VHD accompanied_VVN McLeish_NP1 from_II his_APPGE last_MD posting_NN1 to_II C1_FO ,_, that_DD1 division_NN1 of_IO New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 concerned_JJ exclusively_RR with_IW murder_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 had_VHD now_RT worked_VVN together_RL for_IF four_MC years_NNT2 in_II the_AT CID_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Got_VVD that_DD1 Tottenham_NP1 case_NN1 weighed_VVD off_RP ,_, nae_XX bother_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 you_PPY 've_VHI finished_VVN the_AT Westway_NN1 job_NN1 ._. 
Ye_PPY need_VV0 to_TO get_VVI your_APPGE head_NN1 down_RP ,_, John_NP1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR looking_VVG rough_JJ ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD glanced_VVN in_II the_AT washroom_NN1 mirror_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN a_AT1 reassuring_JJ sight_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 big_JJ man_NN1 ,_, six_MC foot_NN1 four_MC inches_NNU2 in_II his_APPGE socks_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ fourteen_MC stone_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 always_RR looked_VVN mildly_RR untidy_JJ ,_, and_CC this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, having_VHG worn_VVN the_AT same_DA clothes_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 day_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN1 he_PPHS1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 football_NN1 supporter_NN1 after_II a_AT1 night_NNT1 in_II the_AT cells_NN2 ._. 
At_II thirty-two_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ young_JJ enough_RR not_XX to_TO look_VVI completely_RR haggard_JJ ,_, even_RR after_II thirty-six_MC hours_NNT2 with_IW only_RR the_AT odd_JJ hour_NNT1 's_GE sleep_NN1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE dark_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ plastered_VVN to_II his_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC the_AT brown_JJ eyes_NN2 were_VBDR sunk_VVN back_RP in_II his_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC reddened_VVN with_IW smoke_NN1 and_CC exhaustion_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG off_RP ._. 
You_PPY too_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM waiting_VVG for_IF Catherine_NP1 Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Even_RR falling_VVG asleep_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ amused_JJ at_II Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 's_GE hopeful_JJ ,_, proprietorial_JJ air_NN1 ._. 
Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 had_VHD joined_VVN the_AT division_NN1 three_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, creating_VVG a_AT1 major_JJ upheaval_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 slight_JJ young_JJ woman_NN1 of_IO twenty-seven_MC ,_, whose_DDQGE dazzling_JJ ,_, delicate_JJ ,_, blond_JJ looks_NN2 concealed_VVD a_AT1 ferocious_JJ intelligence_NN1 and_CC attack_NN1 ._. 
Every_AT1 man_NN1 in_II her_APPGE vicinity_NN1 had_VHD found_VVN himself_PPX1 putting_VVG his_APPGE best_JJT foot_NN1 forward_RL ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN wonders_VVZ for_IF the_AT sartorial_JJ standards_NN2 of_IO the_AT notoriously_RR uncaring_JJ C1_FO division_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 himself_PPX1 ,_, though_CS admiring_JJ ,_, had_VHD been_VBN unaffected_JJ ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II love_NN1 for_IF over_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 with_IW a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 only_RR a_AT1 little_RR older_JJR ,_, and_CC even_RR cleverer_JJR ,_, than_CSN Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 ._. 
His_APPGE Francesca_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 rising_JJ star_NN1 in_II the_AT Department_NN1 of_IO Trade_NN1 and_CC Industry_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 planned_VVD to_TO celebrate_VVI her_APPGE thirtieth_MD birthday_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 skiing_NN1 holiday_NN1 ,_, due_JJ to_TO start_VVI in_II two_MC weeks_NNT2 '_GE time_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD on_II Davidson_NP1 ,_, cheered_VVD immeasurably_RR by_II the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO getting_VVG on_II a_AT1 plane_NN1 with_IW Francesca_NP1 ._. 
After_II chatting_VVG to_II Davidson_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 longer_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II his_APPGE office._NNU looking_VVG for_IF his_APPGE secretary_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 plumpish_JJ ,_, infinitely_RR competent_JJ ,_, middle-aged_JJ mother_NN1 of_IO three_MC ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 stood_VVD silently_RR ,_, filling_VVG the_AT doorway_NN1 ,_, raising_VVG an_AT1 eyebrow_NN1 at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 motioned_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO stay_VVI ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Francesca_NP1 ,_, John_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Thanks_NN2 ,_, Jenny_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM take_VVI it_PPH1 back_RP there_RL ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, brightening_VVG ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 watched_VVD ,_, with_IW a_RR21 little_RR22 jealousy._NNU as_CSA he_PPHS1 hurried_VVD back_RP to_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Darling_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 horrendous_JJ problem_NN1 ._. 
Can_VM you_PPY possibly_RR duck_VVI out_RP and_CC have_VHI coffee_NN1 in_II the_AT caff_NN1 in_II ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT voice_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 was_VBDZ slightly_RR husky_JJ but_CCB very_RG clear_JJ ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Tristram_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN arrested_VVN in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Better_RRR not_XX talk_VVI on_II the_AT phone_NN1 ,_, had_VHD we_PPIS2 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, Christ_NP1 ._. 
No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM meet_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 put_VVD down_RP the_AT phone_NN1 ,_, rattled_VVD ._. 
With_IW his_APPGE much-loved_JJ Francesca_NP1 came_VVD her_APPGE four_MC younger_JJR brothers_NN2 for_IF whom_PNQO ,_, as_CSA the_AT eldest_JJT child_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 widow_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR considered_VVN herself_PPX1 responsible_JJ ._. 
All_DB four_MC were_VBDR talented_JJ musicians_NN2 and_CC difficult_JJ people_NN ,_, in_II varying_JJ degrees_NN2 ;_; Tristram._NP1 one_MC1 of_IO the_AT twenty-four-year-old_JJ twins_NN2 ,_, had_VHD proved_VVN the_AT most_RGT difficult_JJ ,_, perhaps_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT most_RGT talented_JJ ._. 
McLeish_NP1 gritted_VVD his_APPGE teeth_NN2 ,_, and_CC ,_, trying_VVG not_XX to_TO consider_VVI the_AT implications_NN2 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN told._NNU made_VVD one_MC1 quick_JJ phone_NN1 call_NN1 ,_, then_RT took_VVD the_AT lift_NN1 down_RP and_CC walked_VVD across_II the_AT road_NN1 from_II New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 to_II the_AT little_JJ caf_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ ,_, as_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, full_JJ of_IO workmen_NN2 engaged_VVN in_II rebuilding_VVG the_AT offices_NN2 in_II the_AT area_NN1 ._. 
Stopping_VVG to_TO buy_VVI a_AT1 paper_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 caught_VVD sight_NN1 of_IO Francesca_NP1 through_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, perched_VVN on_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT bar_NN1 stools_NN2 ,_, totally_RR unconscious_JJ of_IO the_AT table_NN1 full_JJ of_IO men_NN2 next_II21 to_II22 her_PPHO1 all_DB eyeing_VVG her_APPGE long_JJ legs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD and_CC watched_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, putting_VVG off_II the_AT moment_NN1 when._RRQ as_CSA he_PPHS1 half_RR knew_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI asked_VVN to_TO acquiesce_VVI in_II some_DD lunatic_JJ scheme_NN1 for_IF pulling_VVG Tristram_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 trouble_NN1 ,_, and_CC saw_VVD her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 from_II a_AT1 position_NN1 of_IO detachment_NN1 :_: a_AT1 tall_JJ young_JJ woman_NN1 looking_VVG younger_JJR than_CSN her_APPGE twenty-nine_MC years._NNU dark_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 long_JJ straight_JJ nose_NN1 and_CC arched_JJ eyebrows_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG particularly_RR uncompromising_JJ today_RT ,_, tired_JJ and_CC pale_JJ ,_, her_APPGE dark_NN1 ,_, short_JJ hair_NN1 spiking_VVG up_RP at_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN crying_VVG ,_, McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD resignedly_RR ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 pushed_VVD through_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP heavily_RR beside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC got_VVD a_AT1 careful_JJ ,_, measuring._NNU sidelong_JJ look_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO go_VVI to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 in_II a_AT1 hurry_NN1 and_CC bail_VV0 Tristram_NP1 out_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ arrested_VVN last_MD night_NNT1 ,_, with_IW one_MC1 of_IO the_AT backing_NN1 group_NN1 and_CC three_MC of_IO the_AT band_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR all_DB in_II the_AT nick._NNU charged_VVN with_IW possession_NN1 ._. 
Cocaine_NN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Jesus_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, just_RR when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 success_NN1 like_II Perry_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 simply_RR went_VVD to_II his_APPGE head_NN1 you_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ like_II when_RRQ he_PPHS1 left_VVD ._. 
'_" '_GE Thought_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM walk_VVI on_II water_NN1 ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, in_II irritated_JJ memory_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Frannie_NN1 ,_, why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI to_TO go_VVI ?_? 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 manager_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 studio_NN1 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
What_DDQ can_VM you_PPY do_VDI that_DD1 they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 sighed_VVD so_RG heavily_RR that_CST her_APPGE whole_JJ ribcage_NN1 moved_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM to_II some_DD extent_NN1 on_II home_NN1 ground_NN1 there_RL ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, reluctantly_RR and_CC not_XX looking_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Mike_NP1 Michael_NP1 O'Brien_NP1 will_VM help_VVI ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI on_II the_AT spot_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 held_VVD on_RP to_II his_APPGE temper_NN1 ,_, reminding_VVG himself_PPX1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG tired_JJ ._. 
Francesca_NP1 's_GE much_RR publicized_JJ affair_NN1 with_IW Senator_NNB Michael_NP1 O'Brien_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT reason_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN sent_VVN home_RL rather_RG early_RR from_II a_AT1 tour_NN1 of_IO duty_NN1 in_II the_AT Embassy_NN1 in_II Washington_NP1 ,_, over_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 previously_RR ,_, just_RR before_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD met_VVN her_PPHO1 in_II London_NP1 ._. 
As_CSA one_MC1 of_IO Francesca_NP1 's_GE DTI_NP1 colleagues_NN2 had_VHD maliciously_RR observed_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN felt_VVN that_DD1 fraternization_NN1 with_IW the_AT American_JJ colleagues_NN2 could_VM be_VBI carried_VVN too_RG far_RR ._. 
Francesca_NP1 herself_PPX1 had_VHD characteristically_RR taken_VVN the_AT line_NN1 that_CST the_AT Foreign_JJ Office_NN1 ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI been_VBN glad_JJ that_CST someone_PN1 on_II the_AT staff_NN was_VBDZ that_RG closely_RR involved_JJ with_IW the_AT American_JJ political_JJ Establishment_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG to_TO do_VDI with_IW O'Brien_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM hardly_RR going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI back_RP into_II bed_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 after_CS more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 whole_JJ year_NNT1 ._. 
There_EX 'll_VM certainly_RR be_VBI another_DD1 incumbent_NN1 by_RT21 now_RT22 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 is_VBZ the_AT senior_JJ Senator._NP1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR close_JJ when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II Washington_NP1 ,_, and_CC whichever_DDQV way_NN1 you_PPY slice_VV0 it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX want_VVI my_APPGE brother_NN1 being_VBG buggered_VVN or_CC beaten_VVN up_RP in_II a_AT1 New_NP1 York_NP1 jail_NN1 ._. 
'_" Her_PPHO1 classically_RR good_JJ diction_NN1 always_RR became_VVD even_RR clearer_JJR under_II stress_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 this_DD1 statement_NN1 emerged_VVD with_IW the_AT slightly_RR metallic_JJ clarity_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 dubbed_VVN film_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT clientle_NN1 of_IO the_AT small_JJ caf_NN1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR appreciating_VVG every_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD that_CST since_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unaware_JJ of_IO her_APPGE audience_NN1 it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX become_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI selfconscious_JJ ,_, and_CC asked_VVD what_DDQ she_PPHS1 expected_VVD even_RR a_AT1 Senator_NN1 to_TO achieve_VVI in_II these_DD2 circumstances_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE Oh._NP1 darling_NN1 ._. 
The_AT American_JJ legal_JJ system_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG odd_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN told_VVN I_PPIS1 could_VM get_VVI Tristram_NP1 deported_VVD in_II my_APPGE custody_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 disaster_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 '_" s_ZZ1 a_AT1 disaster_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI banned_VVN from_II the_AT US_NP1 for_RR21 ever_RR22 presumably_RR ;_; but_CCB at_RR21 least_RR22 he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI being_VBG interfered_VVN with_IW in_II some_DD unspeakable_JJ foreign_JJ nick_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ off_II drugs_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_RR we_PPIS2 all_DB hoped_VVD ,_, did_VDD n't_XX we_PPIS2 ?_? 
But_CCB evidently_RR he_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 must_VM get_VVI him_PPHO1 back_RP ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 on_II the_AT verge_NN1 of_IO suggesting_VVG that_CST a_AT1 thoroughly_RR unpleasant_JJ time_NNT1 in_II a_AT1 New_NP1 York_NP1 jail_NN1 might_VM succeed_VVI in_II curing_VVG Tristram_NP1 where_CS all_DB other_JJ methods_NN2 ,_, including_II exhortation_NN1 ,_, loving_JJ family_NN1 support_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 spell_NN1 in_II a_AT1 comfortable_JJ private_JJ hospital_NN1 in_II Devon_NP1 ,_, had_VHD failed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II his_APPGE love_NN1 's_GE shuttered_JJ ,_, miserable_JJ face_NN1 and_CC realized_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM get_VVI nowhere_RL along_II those_DD2 lines_NN2 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ ca_VM n't_XX your_APPGE Mum_NN1 or_CC one_MC1 of_IO the_AT boys_NN2 go_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Mum_NN1 is_VBZ in_II bed_NN1 with_IW bronchitis_NN1 ,_, as_CSA you_PPY would_VM know_VVI if_CSW you_PPY had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 that_DD1 place_NN1 since_CS last_MD Friday_NPD1 ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 true_JJ eldest_JJT child_NN1 ,_, knew_VVD how_RRQ to_TO score_VVI her_APPGE points_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Charlie_NP1 's_GE baby_NN1 is_VBZ due_JJ tomorrow_RT ,_, Perry_NP1 is_VBZ in_II Japan_NP1 on_II tour_NN1 ,_, just_RR like_II all_DB the_AT papers_NN2 say_VV0 ._. 
Jeremy_NP1 is_VBZ coming_VVG with_IW me_PPIO1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 is_VBZ too_RG young_JJ to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 alone_RR ,_, and_CC in_II any_DD case_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 who_PNQS can_VM deploy_VVI O'Brien_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ is_VBZ the_AT DTI_NP1 receiving_VVG all_DB this_DD1 ?_? 
You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN four_MC rescue_NN1 cases_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 are_VBR as_RG fed_JJ21 up_JJ22 with_IW me_PPIO1 as_CSA you_PPY are_VBR ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX stop_VVI me_PPIO1 taking_VVG leave_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 stopped_VVD sharply_RR ,_, and_CC blushed_VVD scarlet_JJ ._. 
'_GE Wait_VV0 a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 felt_VVD his_APPGE blood-pressure_NN1 going_VVG up_RP ._. 
'_" What_DDQ about_II skiing_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR using_VVG leave_NN1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, wretchedly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 really_RR expect_VV0 to_TO get_VVI back_RP in_II three_MC or_CC four_MC days_NNT2 and_CC I_PPIS1 will_VM try_VVI and_CC hang_VVI on_RP to_II the_AT holiday_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 we_PPIS2 need_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 seems_VVZ ages_NN2 since_CS we_PPIS2 went_VVD to_II bed_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 scowled_VVD round_II the_AT fascinated_JJ audience_NN1 ,_, returning_VVG the_AT customers_NN2 to_II their_APPGE egg_NN1 and_CC chips_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Anyway_RR ,_, it_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN you_PPY who_PNQS have_VH0 been_VBN too_RG busy_JJ for_IF months_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ too_RG honest_JJ not_XX to_TO acknowledge_VVI the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT more_RGR important_JJ ,_, then_RT ,_, for_IF us_PPIO2 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 holiday_NN1 together_RL ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
Darling_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 really_RR expect_VV0 to_TO be_VBI back_RP inside_II the_AT week_NNT1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX go_VVI if_CSW anyone_PN1 else_RR could_VM ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM trying_VVG I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 I_PPIS1 let_VV0 the_AT boys_NN2 lean_VVI too_RG much_DA1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, defeated_VVD ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD carried_VVN the_AT point_NN1 ,_, but_CCB at_II a_AT1 heavy_JJ cost_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY still_RR love_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD anxiously_RR ._. 
'_" Not_XX at_II the_AT moment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE An_AT1 indrawn_JJ breath_NN1 from_II the_AT spectators_NN2 unsettled_VVD both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
Francesca_NP1 nearly_RR laughed_VVD ,_, but_CCB McLeish_NP1 's_GE expression_NN1 sobered_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 here_RL ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 slid_VVD obediently_RR off_II the_AT bar_NN1 stool_NN1 ,_, bidding_VVG a_AT1 civil_JJ good-morning_NN1 to_II the_AT caf_NN1 owner_NN1 who_PNQS looked_VVD ,_, McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 would_VM willingly_RR have_VHI swept_VVN her_PPHO1 into_II his_APPGE plump_JJ Italian_JJ embrace_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 walked_VVD together_RL to_II the_AT gates_NN2 of_IO New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM ring_VVI you_PPY when_CS I_PPIS1 get_VV0 to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD ,_, worried_JJ ,_, at_II his_APPGE profile_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR furious_JJ with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI we_PPIS2 can_VM go_VVI on_RP like_II this_DD1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 surprised_VVD himself_PPX1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 appeal_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX proof_NN1 against_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 bent_VVD and_CC kissed_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM furious_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY back_RP quickly_RR ._. 
But_CCB good_JJ luck_NN1 with_IW it_PPH1 ring_VV0 me_PPIO1 if_CS you_PPY need_VV0 help_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT look_NN1 she_PPHS1 flicked_VVD him_PPHO1 reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 area_NN1 where_CS she_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX appeal_VVI for_IF his_APPGE help_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN more_RRR than_CSN careful_JJ to_TO protect_VVI him_PPHO1 from_II any_DD involvement_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 drug-taking_NN1 brother_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE many_DA2 advantages_NN2 that_CST as_II a_AT1 professional_JJ civil_JJ servant_NN1 herself_PPX1 she_PPHS1 understood_VVD the_AT constraints_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE career_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_TO go_VVI ,_, head_VV0 down_RP ._. 
McLeish_NP1 saw_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ crying_VVG again_RT ,_, but_CCB decided_VVD coldly_RR there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI and_CC trudged_VVD wearily_RR back_RP to_II the_AT lift_NN1 ,_, the_AT morning_NNT1 's_GE cheerfulness_NN1 totally_RR evaporated_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM so_RG sorry_JJ ,_, Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 is_VBZ n't_XX in_II today_RT ._. 
Would_VM you_PPY like_VVI to_TO speak_VVI to_II her_APPGE assistant_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT receptionist_NN1 ,_, like_II everything_PN1 else_RR in_II the_AT glass-walled_JJ hall_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ immaculately_RR clean_JJ ,_, glossy_JJ ,_, highly_RR fashionable_JJ and_CC faintly_RR reminiscent_JJ of_IO an_AT1 Italian_JJ restaurant_NN1 ._. 
The_AT young_JJ woman_NN1 in_II the_AT plain_JJ suit_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX intimidated_VVN by_II it_PPH1 ,_, nor_CC by_II the_AT hand-carved_JJ plate_NN1 that_CST proclaimed_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI in_II the_AT offices_NN2 of_IO Yeo_NP1 ,_, Davis_NP1 and_CC Partners_NN2 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM having_VHG lunch_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ arranged_VVN some_DD time_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW you_PPY 'll_VM just_RR wait_VVI a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM ask_VVI someone_PN1 to_TO come_VVI and_CC talk_VVI to_II you_PPY ._. 
'_GE The_AT immaculate_JJ receptionist_NN1 's_GE manner_NN1 was_VBDZ fraying_VVG a_RR21 little_RR22 ,_, discomfort_NN1 with_IW the_AT situation_NN1 showing_VVG like_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 petticoat_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD across_II the_AT hall_NN1 and_CC visibly_RR relaxed_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 man_NN1 moving_VVG swiftly_RR down_RP the_AT staircase_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 !_! 
'_GE The_AT man_NN1 altered_JJ course_NN1 impatiently_RR to_TO deal_VVI with_IW the_AT interruption_NN1 ;_; just_RR under_RG six_MC foot_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 looked_VVD smaller_JJR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT width_NN1 of_IO the_AT powerful_JJ sloping_JJ shoulders_NN2 which_DDQ even_RR good_JJ tailoring_NN1 could_VM do_VDI little_DA1 to_TO minimize_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD sharply_RR at_II the_AT receptionist_NN1 in_II enquiry_NN1 ,_, suppressed_VVD energy_NN1 in_II his_APPGE every_AT1 movement_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI having_VHG lunch_NN1 with_IW Angela_NP1 today_RT ._. 
'_GE The_AT tall_JJ young_JJ woman_NN1 blinked_VVD as_II the_AT man_NN1 turned_VVD the_AT full_JJ power_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE attention_NN1 on_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY talked_VVN to_II Angela_NP1 this_DD1 week_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 stared_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, no_UH ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT need_NN1 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 we_PPIS2 had_VHD fixed_VVN up_RP lunch_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
Is_VBZ she_PPHS1 not_XX here_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
No_RR she_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM very_RG sorry_JJ she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX let_VVI you_PPY know_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR preoccupied_JJ but_CCB Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX willing_JJ to_TO let_VVI him_PPHO1 go_VVI ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR her_APPGE boss_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT senior_JJ partner_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE attention_NN1 back_NN1 ,_, and_CC noticed_VVD how_RGQ good-looking_JJ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ with_IW those_DD2 bright_JJ blue_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC brown_JJ skin_NN1 against_II the_AT black_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
Rather_RG heavy_JJ in_II the_AT neck_NN1 ,_, but_CCB an_AT1 attractive_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP thoughtfully_RR at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, taking_VVG in_II the_AT brown_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, the_AT long_JJ ,_, none-too-clean_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT patchy_JJ make-up_NN1 through_II which_DDQ broken_JJ veins_NN2 in_II the_AT cheeks_NN2 were_VBDR showing_VVG ._. 
Late_JJ twenties_MC2 perhaps_RR ,_, but_CCB did_VDD n't_XX make_VVI much_DA1 of_IO an_AT1 effort_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR how_RRQ do_VD0 I_PPIS1 get_VVI hold_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ?_? '_GE the_AT woman_NN1 enquired_VVD ,_, fretfully_RR ,_, voice_NN1 rising_VVG out_II21 of_II22 control_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Perhaps_RR we_PPIS2 should_VM talk_VVI somewhere_RL less_DAR public_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 suggested_VVD ,_, and_CC showed_VVD her_PPHO1 hastily_RR into_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ has_VHZ happened_VVN to_II Angela_NP1 ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_GE Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 asked_VVD anxiously_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO make_VVI the_AT best_JJT of_IO a_AT1 bad_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX been_VBN in_II at_RR21 all_RR22 this_DD1 week_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ now_RT Thursday_NPD1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ very_RG high_RR up_RP here_RL ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 blinked_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 partner_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY must_VM have_VHI talked_VVN to_II her_APPGE family_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 waited_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 talked_VVD to_II everyone_PN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE fianc_NN1 has_VHZ now_RT reported_VVN her_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 missing_JJ person_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ?_? 
The_AT Minister_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
Sorry_JJ ..._... but_CCB were_VBDR you_PPY ..._... are_VBR you_PPY close_RR to_II her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" My_APPGE uncle_NN1 used_VMK to_TO employ_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
William_NP1 Coombes_NP2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 know_VVI her_PPHO1 quite_RG well_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 sounded_VVD indignant_JJ and_CC resentful_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 slowed_VVD up_RP deliberately_RR ._. 
'_" Ah_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 heard_VVN her_PPHO1 speak_VVI of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
He_PPHS1 died_VVD two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD remembered_VVN ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pouring_JJ coffee_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 watched_VVD his_APPGE thick_JJ ,_, well-manicured_JJ hands_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR taken_VVN aback_RL by_II the_AT force_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ she_PPHS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC she_PPHS1 blushed_VVD red_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI where_RRQ she_PPHS1 is_VBZ !_! '_" he_PPHS1 admitted_VVD ,_, reluctantly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ disappointed_JJ when_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX either_RR ._. 
Oh_UH ,_, darling_NN1 ,_, hello_UH ,_, do_VD0 come_VVI in_RP ._. 
'_GE Since_CS he_PPHS1 now_RT sounded_VVD flustered_JJ ,_, Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 looked_VVD with_IW interest_NN1 at_II the_AT intruder_NN1 :_: a_AT1 good-looking_JJ ,_, slightly_RR overweight_JJ woman_NN1 probably_RR in_II her_APPGE early_JJ forties_MC2 ,_, carefully_RR dressed_VVN but_CCB uncertain_JJ ._. 
'_GE Darling_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ expecting_VVG to_TO lunch_NN1 with_IW Angela_NP1 today_RT ._. 
Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ,_, my_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Claudia_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR been_VBN explaining_VVG that_CST Angela_NP1 seems_VVZ to_TO have_VHI gone_VVN missing_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 everyone_PN1 is_VBZ probably_RR making_VVG far_RR too_RG much_DA1 fuss_NN1 ,_, and_CC Angela_NP1 has_VHZ just_RR taken_VVN off_RP for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 '_GE holiday_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 looked_VVD momentarily_RR furiously_RR exasperated_VVN ._. 
'_GE Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 is_VBZ taking_VVG it_PPH1 seriously_RR enough_RR to_TO have_VHI reported_VVN her_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 missing_JJ person_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD tightly_RR ._. 
His_APPGE wife_NN1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 long_JJ level_JJ look_NN1 with_IW no_AT liking_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, and_CC Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 watched_VVD ,_, fascinated_VVN ._. 
'_" Are_VBR we_PPIS2 lunching_VVG ,_, Peter_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 jerked_VVD into_II action_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
Look_VV0 ,_, Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ we_PPIS2 are_VBR rather_RG preoccupied_JJ ._. 
If_CS you_PPY ring_VV0 us_PPIO2 tomorrow_RT we_PPIS2 may_VM know_VVI more_RRR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM so_RG sorry_JJ she_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX here_RL ._. 
'_GE Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM very_RG much_RR have_VHI liked_VVN to_TO have_VHI gone_VVN on_RP with_IW the_AT discussion_NN1 ,_, found_VVD herself_PPX1 swept_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT office_NN1 ,_, and_CC walked_VVD slowly_RR down_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, flushed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO disappointment_NN1 and_CC excitement_NN1 ._. 
In_II New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG ,_, increasingly_RR irritably_RR ,_, to_TO clear_VVI his_APPGE desk_NN1 so_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM go_VVI home_RL ._. 
Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 was_VBDZ making_VVG a_AT1 meal_NN1 of_IO explaining_VVG a_AT1 straightforward_JJ case_NN1 essentially_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO impress_VVI Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ succeeding_VVG ;_; Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG ,_, legs_NN2 crossed_VVD ,_, only_RR just_RR not_XX fidgeting_VVG ,_, as_CSA Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 wore_VVD on_RP through_II a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO unnecessary_JJ detail_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ unprecedented_JJ for_IF any_DD woman_NN1 to_TO have_VHI that_DD1 effect_NN1 on_II Davidson_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE success_NN1 in_II this_DD1 field_NN1 was_VBDZ legendary_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, very_RG desirable_JJ ,_, McLeish_NP1 conceded_VVD :_: reddish-blond_JJ hair_NN1 above_II blue_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 perfect_JJ ,_, pale_JJ skin_NN1 ,_, lightly_RR freckled_VVD ._. 
Her_APPGE apple-green_JJ light_JJ wool_NN1 suit_NN1 reminded_VVD them_PPHO2 all_DB that_DD1 spring_NN1 would_VM one_MC1 day_NNT1 come_VVI ._. 
Indeed_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 true_JJ beauty_NN1 :_: straight_RR ,_, fine_JJ features_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 long_JJ neck_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 gently_RR curved_JJ ,_, slim_JJ figure_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 smiling_VVG gently_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 sat_VVD and_CC watched_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC pulled_VVD himself_PPX1 up_RP sharply_RR ,_, realizing_VVG that_CST the_AT girl_NN1 was_VBDZ annoyed_VVN by_II what_DDQ was_VBDZ obviously_RR a_AT1 familiar_JJ reaction_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD looked_VVN at_II her_APPGE papers_NN2 three_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, when_CS the_AT posting_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN announced_VVN ,_, and_CC had_VHD noted_VVN how_RGQ well_RR educated_VVN she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD joined_VVN the_AT Met_NN1 with_IW three_MC A_ZZ1 levels_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 huge_JJ number_NN1 of_IO O_ZZ1 levels_NN2 as_II an_AT1 eighteen-year-old_JJ ,_, then_RT worked_VVD her_APPGE way_NN1 over_RP into_II the_AT CID_NP1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ now_RT a_AT1 Detective_NN1 Sergeant_NN1 and_CC ready_JJ to_TO move_VVI up_RP ,_, having_VHG passed_VVN the_AT exams_NN2 for_IF Inspector_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE phone_NN1 rang_VVD and_CC he_PPHS1 picked_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, reluctantly_RR ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 ,_, sorry_JJ to_TO interrupt_VVI ._. 
Commander_NNB Stevenson_NP1 wants_VVZ you_PPY ,_, now_RT ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM come_VVI ._. 
Excuse_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, both_DB2 of_IO you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 and_CC Davidson_NP1 were_VBDR left_VVN in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 to_TO carry_VVI on_RP the_AT conversation_NN1 ,_, and_CC while_CS Davidson_NP1 was_VBDZ finding_VVG her_PPHO1 some_DD more_DAR coffee_NN1 ,_, Catherine_NP1 turned_VVD the_AT photograph_NN1 on_II John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 's_GE desk_NN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ she_PPHS1 his_APPGE wife_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ Francesca_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX married_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" His_APPGE fiance_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY could_VM say_VVI they_PPHS2 were_VBDR engaged_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 been_VBN together_RL ,_, oh_UH ,_, for_IF over_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Davidson_NP1 reviewed_VVD this_DD1 explanation_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX live_VVI together_RL I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 not_XX in_II the_AT same_DA place_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 added_VVD conscientiously_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ married_JJ before_RT ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ about_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 
McLeish_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VHZ not_XX been_VBN married_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gazed_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, earnestly_RR ._. 
'_GE Fancy_NN1 some_DD lunch_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 smiled_VVD back_RP ._. 
'_GE Bit_NN1 early_RR for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Davidson_NP1 ,_, taken_VVN aback_RL ,_, glanced_VVD at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
Twenty_MC past_II eleven_MC ._. 
'_GE Bit_NN1 early_RR for_IF me_PPIO1 too_RR ,_, sorry_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD ,_, uncharacteristically_RR gravelled_JJ ,_, got_VVD a_AT1 quick_JJ entirely_RR comradely_RR look_NN1 of_IO amusement_NN1 ,_, and_CC laughed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 John_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'll_VM likely_RR be_VBI a_AT1 while_NNT1 yet_RR ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 ,_, seated_VVN at_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 table_NN1 from_II Commander_NNB Stevenson_NP1 ,_, would_VM have_VHI agreed_VVN with_IW this_DD1 judgement_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT urgency_NN1 of_IO the_AT summons_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN kept_VVN waiting_VVG in_II Stevenson_NP1 's_GE outer_JJ office_NN1 long_RR enough_RR to_TO read_VVI the_AT early_JJ edition_NN1 of_IO the_AT Evening_NNT1 Standard_NN1 ._. 
On_II page_NN1 four_MC ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD feared_VVN ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 bad_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO Tristram_NP1 under_II the_AT headline_NN1 '_GE Singing_NN1 star_NN1 on_II US_NP1 Drugs_NN2 Charge_NN1 '_GE ._. 
He_PPHS1 skimmed_VVD the_AT accompanying_JJ text_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ added_VVD little_RR to_II what_DDQ Francesca_NP1 had_VHD already_RR told_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, filling_VVG up_RP the_AT two_MC columns_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 recital_NN1 of_IO Tristram_NP1 's_GE career_NN1 beginning_VVG with_IW his_APPGE legendary_JJ recording_NN1 of_IO '_GE Panis_NP1 Angelicus_NP1 '_GE as_II a_AT1 thirteen-year-old_JJ treble_NN1 at_II St_NP1 Joe_NP1 's_GE ._. 
As_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, much_DA1 was_VBDZ made_VVN of_IO the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ younger_JJR brother_NN1 to_II the_AT wildly_RR successful_JJ Peregrine_NN1 ,_, now_RT in_II Japan_NP1 on_II tour_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE group_NN1 ._. 
Indeed_RR McLeish_NP1 reflected_VVD ,_, that_CST encapsulated_VVD the_AT trouble_NN1 with_IW Tristram_NP1 everything_PN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI ,_, Perry_NP1 ,_, two_MC years_NNT2 his_APPGE senior_JJ ,_, could_VM apparently_RR do_VDI just_RR that_CST bit_VVD better_RRR ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 in_II John_NP1 ._. 
Sit_VV0 down_RP ._. 
'_GE Stevenson_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 quick-moving_NN1 ,_, stocky_JJ northerner_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 distinguished_JJ record_NN1 in_II every_AT1 possible_JJ branch_NN1 of_IO the_AT Met_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ rumoured_VVN to_TO be_VBI going_VVG up_II21 to_II22 Assistant_JJ Commissioner_NN1 just_RR as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT present_JJ incumbent_NN1 retired_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 take_VV0 it_PPH1 that_DD1 's_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO your_APPGE connections_NN2 in_II bother_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 observed_VVD ,_, seeing_VVG the_AT paper_NN1 in_II McLeish_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ so_RR ._. 
Francesca_NP1 is_VBZ on_II her_APPGE way_NN1 to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 asked_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 hoped_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX sounding_VVG as_RG defeated_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM need_VVI to_TO be_VBI very_RG careful_JJ ,_, personally_RR ,_, in_II dealing_VVG with_IW an_AT1 addict_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 know_VV0 that_DD1 ._. 
Francesca_NP1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT house_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II something_PN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 hoped_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VHD got_VVN him_PPHO1 detoxed_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN him_PPHO1 booked_VVN in_RP again_RT at_II Cocaine_NN1 Hall_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 gets_VVZ him_PPHO1 back_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Will_VM she_PPHS1 manage_VVI to_TO get_VVI him_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT USA_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Stevenson_NP1 sounded_VVD startled_JJ and_CC McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, wearily_RR ,_, that_CST Francesca_NP1 had_VHD good_JJ contacts_NN2 ._. 
Everywhere_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 added_VVD sourly_RR ,_, thinking_VVG about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Stevenson_NP1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 thoughtfully_RR but_CCB decided_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ little_JJ profit_NN1 in_II going_VVG on_RP ._. 
'_" Not_XX why_RRQ I_PPIS1 called_VVD you_PPY in_RP ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN another_DD1 one_PN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II ._. 
Not_XX necessarily_RR for_IF us_PPIO2 yet_RR ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 've_VH0 been_VBN asked_VVN by_II Special_JJ Branch_NN1 to_TO take_VVI it_PPH1 on_RL21 board_RL22 ._. 
Missing_JJ Person_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 gazed_VVD at_II his_APPGE superior_JJ ._. 
Most_DAT missing_JJ person_NN1 reports_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX end_VVI in_II a_AT1 murder_NN1 ._. 
Typically_RR they_PPHS2 are_VBR husbands_NN2 or_CC wives_NN2 walking_VVG out_RP to_TO live_VVI somewhere_RL else_RR ,_, or_CC teenagers_NN2 leaving_VVG home_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 kept_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 hoped_VVD was_VBDZ a_AT1 bright_JJ and_CC intelligent_JJ expression_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 and_CC waited_VVD for_IF enlightenment_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 felt_VVD ,_, '_GE Stevenson_NP1 agreed_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT problem_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST the_AT missing_JJ person_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO marry_VVI a_AT1 junior_JJ Treasury_NN1 Minister_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 girl_NN1 ,_, then_RT ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 blinked_VVD and_CC looked_VVD apologetically_RR at_II his_APPGE superior_JJ ._. 
'_" How_RGQ long_RR have_VH0 you_PPY been_VBN on_II duty_NN1 ,_, John_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Thirty-six_MC hours_NNT2 ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
Sorry_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM wake_VVI up_RP ._. 
'_GE Stevenson_NP1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR all_DB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN at_II your_APPGE rank_NN1 ._. 
Go_VV0 home_RL ,_, get_VV0 a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 '_GE sleep_NN1 ,_, clean_VV0 up_RP and_CC get_VV0 back_RP here_RL ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR seeing_VVG Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 who_PNQS is_VBZ Financial_JJ Secretary_NN1 to_II the_AT Treasury_NN1 and_CC has_VHZ reported_VVN his_APPGE fiance_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Miss_NNB Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, as_CSA missing_JJ ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR due_JJ at_II four-thirty_MC at_II his_APPGE office_NN1 at_II the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Commons_NP after_JJ Treasury_NN1 Questions_NN2 ,_, whatever_DDQV they_PPHS2 are_VBR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM send_VVI a_AT1 driver_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_GE Sir_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 knew_VVD what_DDQ Treasury_NN1 Questions_NN2 were_VBDR ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II Francesca_NP1 ._. 
Every_AT1 afternoon_NNT1 in_II the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Commons_NP MPs_NNU could_VM raise_VVI questions_NN2 with_IW Ministers_NN2 about_II their_APPGE Departments_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI answered_VVN ,_, and_CC answered_VVN well_RR or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 the_AT first_MD ten_MC or_CC so_RR did_VDD because_CS the_AT original_JJ questioner_NN1 and_CC other_JJ MPs_NN2 were_VBDR allowed_VVN to_TO ask_VVI supplementary_JJ questions_NN2 ._. 
Once_CS you_PPY got_VVD down_RP to_II Question_NN1 11_MC ,_, the_AT questioner_NN1 would_VM get_VVI a_AT1 deeply_RR unhelpful_JJ written_JJ response_NN1 which_DDQ would_VM ,_, if_CS the_AT civil_JJ servants_NN2 knew_VVD their_APPGE business_NN1 ,_, leave_VV0 no_PN121 one_PN122 any_RR the_AT wiser_JJR ._. 
Endearingly_RR ,_, Francesca_NP1 herself_PPX1 was_VBDZ not_XX good_JJ at_II drafting_VVG that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO answer_NN1 and_CC usually_RR had_VHN to_TO enlist_VVI a_AT1 more_RGR senior_JJ colleague_NN1 to_TO achieve_VVI the_AT correct_JJ polished_JJ hand-off_JJ ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT Financial_JJ Secretary_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT junior_NN1 of_IO three_MC Treasury_NN1 Ministers_NN2 and_CC did_VDD not_XX sit_VVI in_II the_AT Cabinet_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO talk_VVI to_II Special_JJ Branch_NN1 ,_, sir_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 done_VDN that_DD1 ._. 
Take_VV0 a_AT1 sergeant_NN1 with_IW you_PPY ,_, assuming_VVG there_EX is_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 thing_NN1 left_VVN in_II the_AT building_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 got_VVD a_AT1 replacement_NN1 for_IF Jameson_NP1 ..._... what_DDQ ?_? ..._... three_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 not_XX yet_RR worked_VVN with_IW her_PPHO1 personally_RR ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Ms_NNB Crane_NP1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Stevenson_NP1 's_GE clean-shaven_JJ ,_, tight-mouthed_JJ face_NN1 relaxed_VVD in_II a_AT1 ferocious_JJ grin_NN1 ._. 
'_" Would_VM n't_XX mind_VVI working_VVG with_IW her_PPHO1 personally_RR ,_, myself_PPX1 ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, take_VV0 her_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM check_VVI with_IW Hawick_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 if_CS you_PPY come_VV0 mob-handed_RR ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 a_AT1 feeling_NN1 in_II my_APPGE water_NN1 about_II this_DD1 one_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 proper_JJ team_NN1 together_RL right_RR from_II the_AT start_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_ZZ1 '_GE ll_NNU tell_VV0 her_PPHO1 ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT get_VV0 home_RL for_IF a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 ._. 
Best_RRT suit_VV0 to_TO go_VVI and_CC see_VVI Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 rose_VVD to_TO go_VVI but_CCB was_VBDZ recalled_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
'_" Anything_PN1 we_PPIS2 can_VM do_VDI to_TO help_VVI with_IW young_JJ Wilson_NP1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 could_VM ring_VVI up_RP a_AT1 colleague_NN1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 'd_VM rather_RR fix_VVI it_PPH1 herself_PPX1 if_CS she_PPHS1 can_VM ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 know_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_GE Better_JJR for_IF us_PPIO2 to_TO be_VBI involved_VVN than_CSN you_PPY personally_RR ,_, John_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 that_CST ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
Thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 walked_VVD into_II the_AT corridor_NN1 ,_, tiredness_NN1 suddenly_RR overcoming_VVG him_PPHO1 with_IW the_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 off_RP ,_, and_CC very_RG nearly_RR knocked_VVD Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 over_RP in_II his_APPGE preoccupation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 caught_VVD her_APPGE elbow_NN1 to_TO steady_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, not_XX looking_VVG where_RRQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM off_II home_NN1 for_IF the_AT morning_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY 're_VBR wanted_VVN to_TO come_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 VIP_NN1 about_II a_AT1 missing_JJ person_NN1 ._. 
Walk_VV0 along_RP and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 everything_PN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, and_CC made_VVD sure_JJ she_PPHS1 understood_VVD where_RRQ to_TO be_VBI and_CC at_II what_DDQ time_NNT1 ,_, talking_VVG with_IW the_AT speed_NN1 of_IO true_JJ exhaustion_NN1 and_CC repeating_VVG himself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD ,_, realizing_VVG what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ,_, and_CC looked_VVN at_II her_PPHO1 carefully_RR to_TO see_VVI if_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN it_PPH1 in_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC smiled_VVD gently_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN writing_VVG in_II a_AT1 workman-like_JJ leather-bound_JJ notebook_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
Got_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Don_NP1 '_GE t_ZZ1 call_VV0 me_PPIO1 sir_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD sharply_RR ._. 
'_" Everyone_PN1 calls_VVZ me_PPIO1 John_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 added_VVD mendaciously_RR ._. 
Her_APPGE smile_NN1 widened_VVD ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 nodded_VVD ,_, pleased_JJ but_CCB unsurprised_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 rested_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 on_II her_PPHO1 ,_, very_RG conscious_JJ of_IO the_AT smooth_JJ skin_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE flowery_JJ perfume_NN1 ._. 
Gathering_VVG himself_PPX1 ,_, he_PPHS1 dismissed_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC went_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT waiting_JJ car_NN1 ._. 
Four_MC miles_NNU2 away_RL ,_, Francesca_NP1 had_VHD already_RR reached_VVN her_APPGE own_DA small_JJ Victorian_JJ house_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ moving_VVG clothes_NN2 from_II the_AT dryer_NN1 straight_RR into_II a_AT1 battered_JJ suitcase_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Six_MC pairs_NN2 of_IO knickers_NN2 must_VM be_VBI enough_RR ,_, must_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, Charlie_NP1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 enquired_VVD of_IO a_AT1 tall_JJ dark-blond_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 ,_, unmistakably_RR her_APPGE brother_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ piling_VVG plates_NN2 into_II a_AT1 dishwasher_NN1 and_CC making_VVG two_MC cups_NN2 of_IO coffee_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Heap_NN1 good_JJ laundries_NN2 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, darling_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ was_VBDZ John_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH God_NP1 ._. 
Furious_JJ ._. 
And_CC miserable_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD awful_JJ ._. 
'_GE Charlie_NP1 emerged_VVD from_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC handed_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 cup_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 really_RR am_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM go_VVI instead_II21 of_II22 you_PPY but_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX ,_, can_VM I_PPIS1 ,_, with_IW Mum_NN1 sick_NN1 and_CC the_AT baby_NN1 due_II any_DD day_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, Charlie_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY can_VM '_" t_ZZ1 ,_, we_PPIS2 've_VH0 been_VBN through_II that_DD1 ._. 
And_CC Jeremy_NP1 ca_VM n't_XX manage_VVI on_II his_APPGE own_DA ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ just_RR too_RG young_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ have_VHI to_TO be_VBI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE brother_NN1 watched_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, with_IW love_NN1 and_CC anxiety_NN1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 checked_VVD the_AT contents_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE handbag_NN1 ._. 
'_" Were_VBDR n't_XX you_PPY and_CC John_NP1 going_VVG skiing_NN1 soon_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 week_NNT1 together_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN so_RG busy_JJ catching_JJ murderers_NN2 we_PPIS2 've_VH0 hardly_RR seen_VVN each_PPX221 other_PPX222 for_IF three_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 never_RR stops_VVZ working_VVG ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY need_VV0 to_TO marry_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 loves_VVZ you_PPY ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ bloke_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN together_RL for_IF over_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ going_VVG up_RP the_AT ladder_NN1 like_II a_AT1 rocket_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX have_VHI time_NNT1 for_IF all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Charlie_NP1 watched_VVD Francesca_NP1 's_GE vivid_JJ face_NN1 go_VV0 wooden_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 counted_VVD currency_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 does_VDZ still_RR want_VVI to_TO marry_VVI you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 take_VV0 it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 spoke_VVD with_IW dismissive_JJ confidence_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VHZ always_RR been_VBN me_PPIO1 who_PNQS said_VVD no_UH ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE brother_NN1 ,_, closing_VVG her_APPGE suitcase_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, regarded_VVN her_PPHO1 with_IW exasperation_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR nearly_RR thirty_MC ._. 
It_NN1 '_VBZ s_ZZ1 time_NNT1 you_PPY settled_VVD down_RP and_CC had_VHD children_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN reading_VVG Jane_NP1 's_GE magazines_NN2 again_RT ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 silenced_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD meant_VVN to_II ;_; his_APPGE wife_NN1 Jane_NP1 ,_, unlike_II his_PPGE academically_RR gifted_JJ sister_NN1 ,_, had_VHD done_VDN the_AT domestic_JJ science_NN1 course_NN1 at_II her_APPGE school_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 jerked_VVD her_APPGE case_NN1 upright_RL ,_, tight-lipped_JJ ,_, and_CC put_VV0 it_PPH1 by_II the_AT door_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB relaxed_VVD in_II exasperated_JJ pity_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 watched_VVD her_APPGE start_NN1 to_TO check_VVI her_APPGE handbag_NN1 for_IF the_AT third_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 we_PPIS2 are_VBR right_JJ to_TO send_VVI you_PPY and_CC Jeremy_NP1 out_RP to_TO get_VVI Tristram_NP1 rather_CS21 than_CS22 leave_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO take_VVI the_AT full_JJ consequences_NN2 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD reflectively_RR ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 loaded_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC her_APPGE possessions_NN2 into_II his_APPGE car_NN1 and_CC took_VVD the_AT wheel_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX possibly_RR not_XX go_VVI ,_, '_GE Francesca_NP1 said_VVD ,_, pushing_VVG a_AT1 cassette-tape_NN1 into_II the_AT car_NN1 recorder_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Tris_NP2 's_GE demo-tape_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II explanation_NN1 ,_, and_CC both_RR listened_VVN ,_, cut_VV0 off_RP in_II concentration_NN1 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 pure_JJ high_JJ tenor_NN1 ,_, singing_NN1 '_GE Plaisirs_NP1 d'Amour_NP1 '_GE filled_VVD the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Listen_VV0 to_II that_DD1 top_JJ A._NNU Better_JJR range_NN1 than_CSN Perry_NP1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, '_GE Francesca_NP1 said_VVD ,_, softly_RR ._. 
'_" Does_VDZ n't_XX project_VVI like_II Perry_NP1 does_VDZ ._. 
'_GE Charlie_NP1 started_VVD quietly_RR to_TO sing_VVI with_IW the_AT tape_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE sister_NN1 joined_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, both_DB2 stretching_VVG for_IF the_AT top_JJ notes_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 looked_VVD at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 and_CC laughed_VVD as_CSA they_PPHS2 went_VVD for_IF the_AT top_NN1 A_ZZ1 and_CC each_DD1 found_VVD that_CST no_AT noise_NN1 came_VVD out_RP at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 always_RR think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG nice_JJ of_IO you_PPY not_XX to_TO mind_VVI being_VBG a_AT1 baritone_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 tenor_NN1 ,_, Charlie_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM give_VVI my_APPGE eyeteeth_NN2 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 soprano_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO get_VVI that_RG high_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Or_CC even_RR higher_JJR ._. 
Tris_NP2 has_VHZ a_AT1 reliable_JJ top_NN1 C_ZZ1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ more_DAR than_CSN Perry_NP1 does_VDZ ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 fell_VVD silent_JJ ,_, listening_VVG as_II the_AT tape_NN1 finished_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 spits_VVZ his_APPGE final_JJ consonants_NN2 out_RP as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR still_RR at_II St_NP1 Joe_NP1 's_GE ,_, '_GE Francesca_NP1 observed_VVD with_IW love_NN1 and_CC Charlie_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
You_PPY go_VV0 and_CC get_VV0 Tristram_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 durance_NN1 vile_JJ ,_, helped_VVD or_CC handicapped_VVN by_II Jeremy_NP1 for_IF the_AT sake_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE talent_NN1 ,_, if_CS nothing_PN1 else_RR ._. 
And_CC let_VM21 's_VM22 just_RR hope_VVI your_APPGE life_NN1 is_VBZ where_RRQ you_PPY left_VVD it_PPH1 when_CS you_PPY come_VV0 back_RP ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 and_CC Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 were_VBDR expected_VVN and_CC escorted_VVN quickly_RR to_II the_AT Minister_NN1 's_GE Private_JJ Office_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 knew_VVD roughly_RR what_DDQ it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI like_II from_II Francesca_NP1 's_GE description_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA Department_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR interested_JJ in_II the_AT controlled_JJ bustle_VV0 in_II the_AT big_JJ untidy_JJ room_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Private_JJ Secretary_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 dark_NN1 ,_, stocky_JJ man_NN1 a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 McLeish_NP1 's_GE junior_JJ ,_, greeted_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, observing_VVG cautiously_RR that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD surely_RR met_VVN at_II Francesca_NP1 Wilson_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 then_RT did_VDD a_AT1 double-take_NN1 at_II the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN the_AT object_NN1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT careful_JJ attention_NN1 from_II everyone_PN1 else_RR in_II the_AT room_NN1 from_II the_AT minute_NNT1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD arrived_VVN ._. 
'_GE The_AT Minister_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR finishing_VVG a_AT1 phone_NN1 call_NN1 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 must_VM tell_VVI him_PPHO1 one_MC1 thing_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 sees_VVZ you_PPY ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, briskly_RR ,_, glancing_VVG at_II the_AT miniature_JJ switchboard_NN1 beside_II him_PPHO1 which_DDQ sat_VVD incongruously_RR in_II the_AT draughty_JJ ,_, high-ceilinged_JJ ,_, dingy_JJ room_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 light_NN1 flicked_VVD off_RP ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 knocked_VVD and_CC disappeared_VVD into_II his_APPGE master_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 ,_, leaving_VVG McLeish_NP1 and_CC Catherine_NP1 by_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 dazzled_JJ junior_NN1 seized_VVD the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO press_VVI tea_NN1 on_II them_PPHO2 both_DB2 ,_, his_APPGE eyes_NN2 never_RR leaving_VVG Catherine_NP1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 ,_, amused_JJ ,_, accepted_VVD a_AT1 cup_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Treasury_NN1 exists_VVZ to_TO stand_VVI in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT safe_JJ ,_, shouting_NN1 '_GE Go_VV0 away_RL !_! '_GE and_CC making_VVG threatening_JJ gestures_NN2 at_II any_DD Department_NN1 who_PNQS comes_VVZ near_II it_PPH1 or_CC them_PPHO2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD Francesca_NP1 's_GE clear_JJ ,_, amused_JJ voice_NN1 explaining_VVG the_AT system_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB in_II the_AT end_NN1 they_PPHS2 get_VV0 pushed_VVN over_RP ;_; they_PPHS2 just_RR manage_VV0 to_TO delay_VVI the_AT bigger-spending_JJR Departments_NN2 a_RR21 bit_RR22 ,_, And_CC they_PPHS2 pop_VV0 up_RP again_RT ,_, good_JJ as_CSA new_JJ ,_, the_AT next_MD time_NNT1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO skittles_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Private_JJ Secretary_NN1 Michael_NP1 Marsden_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD with_IW an_AT1 effort_NN1 signalled_VVD them_PPHO2 from_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC McLeish_NP1 moved_VVD forward_RL ,_, keen_JJ to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ the_AT kingpin_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 row_NN1 of_IO skittles_NN2 looked_VVN like_II ._. 
His_APPGE first_MD thought_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 shook_VVD the_AT hand_NN1 of_IO the_AT distinctive_JJ dark_JJ man_NN1 almost_RR as_RG tall_JJ as_CSA himself_PPX1 ,_, was_VBDZ that_CST Francesca_NP1 must_VM have_VHI got_VVN it_PPH1 wrong_RR this_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 
Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 you_PPY could_VM flatten_VVI easily_RR ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY managed_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX pop_VVI up_RP ,_, bright_JJ ,_, smiling_VVG and_CC bearing_VVG no_AT grudge_NN1 ,_, to_TO face_VVI you_PPY the_AT next_MD ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY injured_VVD this_DD1 one_PN1 ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI as_RG well_JJ to_TO kill_VVI him_PPHO1 before_CS he_PPHS1 killed_VVD you_PPY ._. 
McLeish_NP1 stepped_VVD back_RP ,_, surprised_VVD at_II the_AT force_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE reaction_NN1 ,_, and_CC introduced_VVD Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, watching_VVG Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 carefully_RR ._. 
The_AT high_JJ ,_, arched_JJ eyebrows_NN2 in_II the_AT long_JJ bony_JJ face_NN1 rose_VVD slightly_RR in_II surprise_NN1 ,_, but_CCB no_AT more_RRR ._. 
The_AT immediate_JJ impression_NN1 of_IO directed_JJ dominance_NN1 did_VDD not_XX come_VVI from_II the_AT man_NN1 's_GE physique_NN1 ,_, impressive_JJ though_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ ,_, McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 accepted_VVD the_AT offered_JJ chair_NN1 and_CC placed_VVD Catherine_NP1 at_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 beautifully_RR put_VVN together_RL man_NN1 ,_, something_PN1 over_RG six_MC foot_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 spare_JJ ounce_NNU1 of_IO flesh_NN1 anywhere_RL ,_, the_AT long_JJ lines_NN2 in_II the_AT face_NN1 being_VBG particularly_RR strong_JJ ._. 
Nor_CC were_VBDR the_AT very_JJ deep-set_JJ dark_JJ brown_JJ eyes_NN2 particularly_RR hypnotic_JJ ,_, as_CSA journalists_NN2 occasionally_RR suggested_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT controlled_JJ ,_, economical_JJ force_NN1 that_CST emanated_VVD from_II the_AT man_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ impressive_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT speed_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ he_PPHS1 absorbed_VVD information_NN1 ._. 
In_RP about_RG two_MC minutes_NNT2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD established_VVN precisely_RR which_DDQ members_NN2 of_IO C1_FO he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dealing_VVG with_IW and_CC why_RRQ ._. 
John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 ,_, himself_PPX1 a_AT1 forceful_JJ character_NN1 ,_, felt_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN put_VVN through_II a_AT1 wringer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD ,_, out_II21 of_II22 long_JJ experience_NN1 with_IW dominant_JJ characters_NN2 ,_, until_CS a_AT1 natural_JJ break_NN1 occurred_VVD and_CC used_VVD it_PPH1 to_TO ask_VVI for_IF some_DD background_NN1 ,_, starting_VVG with_IW how_RRQ long_RR the_AT Minister_NN1 had_VHD known_VVN Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ._. 
Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ,_, looking_VVG surprised_JJ ,_, sat_VVD more_RGR easily_RR in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 and_CC started_VVD to_TO marshal_VVI his_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 known_VVN her_PPHO1 a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 met_VVD when_RRQ she_PPHS1 came_VVD with_IW the_AT chairman_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO the_AT big_JJ contractors_NN2 to_TO lobby_VVI me_PPIO1 about_II increasing_VVG the_AT road-building_NN1 programme_NN1 ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 spokesman_NN1 for_IF Transport_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG for_IF Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ,_, where_CS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 partner_NN1 now_RT ._. 
A_AT1 case_NN1 of_IO gamekeeper_NN1 turned_VVD poacher_NN1 ,_, given_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 fast-stream_JJ entrant_NN1 to_II the_AT Treasury_NN1 ,_, much_DA1 of_IO whose_DDQGE function_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ to_TO resist_VVI that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO demand_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 might_VM have_VHI it_PPH1 right_RR after_II all_DB ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, enjoying_VVG the_AT turn_NN1 of_IO phrase_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 liked_VVD the_AT look_NN1 of_IO Angela_NP1 ,_, and_CC organized_VVD an_AT1 introduction_NN1 through_II a_AT1 mutual_JJ acquaintance_NN1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX being_VBG prepared_VVN to_TO be_VBI beholden_JJ to_II those_DD2 who_PNQS were_VBDR lobbying_VVG you_PPY ,_, McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, considering_CS the_AT formidable_JJ professional_NN1 across_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
'_" My_APPGE first_MD wife_NN1 died_VVD some_DD years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, as_CSA you_PPY may_VM know_VVI ._. 
At_II the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 met_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, Angela_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ involved_JJ with_IW someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
Women_NN2 make_VV0 their_APPGE own_DA minds_NN2 up_RP about_II what_DDQ they_PPHS2 want_VV0 to_TO do_VDI ,_, I_PPIS1 find_VV0 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 left_VVD it_PPH1 ;_; but_CCB about_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ago_RA she_PPHS1 invited_VVD me_PPIO1 to_II a_AT1 party_NN1 and_CC indicated_VVD that_CST whoever_PNQV it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 around_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ very_RG pleased_JJ ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 ,_, well_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 wasted_VVD no_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 intend_VV0 to_TO marry_VVI in_II April_NPM1 ,_, immediately_RR after_II the_AT House_NN1 rises_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD and_CC stared_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT window_NN1 ,_, across_II Horse_NN1 Guards_NN2 '_GE ,_, looking_VVG suddenly_RR weary_JJ ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY talked_VVN to_II her_APPGE family_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX yet_RR ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 are_VBR very_RG distressed_JJ ._. 
There_EX are_VBR only_RR two_MC children_NN2 ,_, both_DB2 daughters_NN2 ._. 
Angela_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT younger_JJR ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ there_EX much_RR difference_NN1 in_II age_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Four_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Jennifer_NP1 has_VHZ not_XX married_VVN yet_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG attractive_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 I_PPIS1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 out_RP a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO times_NNT2 myself_PPX1 when_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD that_CST Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ occupied_VVN with_IW someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 get_VV0 on_RP well_RR with_IW them_PPHO2 all_DB ,_, actually_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 feels_VVZ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_RR21 bit_RR22 old_JJ for_IF Angela_NP1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM forty-three_MC and_CC she_PPHS1 is_VBZ twenty-nine_MC but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ never_RR brought_VVN himself_PPX1 to_TO say_VVI so_RR ._. 
And_CC Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 likes_VVZ the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO Angela_NP1 marrying_VVG someone_PN1 in_II the_AT government_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD this_DD1 cold_NN1 and_CC rational_JJ assessment_NN1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY last_VVI see_VV0 her_PPHO1 ?_? 
Miss_NNB Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Early_JJ on_II Saturday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 about_RG eight-thirty_MC ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX expect_VVI to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 again_RT until_CS late_RR on_II Monday_NPD1 I_PPIS1 went_VVD off_RP to_TO do_VDI some_DD walking_NN1 for_IF the_AT weekend_NNT1 and_CC was_VBDZ taking_VVG an_AT1 extra_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 rang_VVD her_PPHO1 on_II Monday_NPD1 night_NNT1 and_CC got_VVD no_AT answer_NN1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 did_VDD n't_XX worry_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ having_VHG lunch_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 on_II Tuesday_NPD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX turn_VVI up_RP ,_, so_RG of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 then_RT telephoned_VVD her_APPGE office_NN1 and_CC found_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN there_RL that_DD1 week_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 rang_VVD her_APPGE parents_NN2 yesterday_RT Wednesday_NPD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX wanted_VVN to_TO worry_VVI them_PPHO2 before_RT ._. 
Today_RT I_PPIS1 felt_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM leave_VVI things_NN2 no_RR21 longer_RR22 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 word_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 colleague_NN1 in_II the_AT Home_NN1 Office_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI done_VDN it_PPH1 before_RT ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 one_PN1 's_VBZ always_RR afraid_JJ of_IO making_VVG a_AT1 fool_NN1 of_IO oneself_PNX1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ unlikely_JJ that_CST that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO consideration_NN1 very_RG much_RR exercised_VVN this_DD1 cool_JJ customer_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 where_CS she_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM not_XX have_VHI called_VVN you_PPY in_RP if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD ,_, would_VM I_PPIS1 ?_? 
Sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX imagine_VVI what_DDQ has_VHZ happened_VVN ._. 
What_DDQ has_VHZ usually_RR happened_VVN when_CS people_NN vanish_VV0 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 took_VVD a_AT1 minute_NNT1 to_TO formulate_VVI his_APPGE reply_NN1 ,_, and_CC Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 got_VVD it_PPH1 at_RR21 once_RR22 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 've_VH0 gone_VVN off_RP with_IW someone_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 've_VH0 mostly_RR gone_VVN voluntarily_RR ,_, yes_UH ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ your_APPGE boss_NN1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO indicate_VVI ._. 
'_GE Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II his_APPGE blotter_NN1 ,_, lips_NN2 tight_RR with_IW tension_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Angela_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG attractive_JJ woman_NN1 and_CC also_RR very_RG forthright_JJ ._. 
If_CS she_PPHS1 'd_VHD wanted_VVN to_TO go_VVI off_RP with_IW someone_PN1 else_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM just_RR have_VHI said_VVN so_RR ._. 
Please_RR ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ,_, put_VV0 that_DD1 out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 the_AT police_NN2 to_TO look_VVI for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, not_XX humour_NN1 me_PPIO1 ._. 
Where_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY start_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" With_IW the_AT hospitals_NN2 and_CC any_DD reports_NN2 of_IO unidentified_JJ persons_NN2 found_VVD dead_JJ ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT point_NN1 tempering_VVG the_AT wind_NN1 to_II this_DD1 competent_JJ and_CC well-clad_JJ lamb_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM also_RR circulate_VVI her_APPGE description_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY have_VH0 a_AT1 good_JJ ,_, recent_JJ photograph_NN1 that_CST would_VM be_VBI very_RG helpful_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 'd_VHD just_RR had_VHN some_DD done_VDN for_IF our_APPGE engagement_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE Private_JJ Secretary_NN1 will_VM find_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 suddenly_RR looked_VVN tired_JJ and_CC McLeish_NP1 felt_VVD for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 promised_VVD to_TO keep_VVI him_PPHO1 in_II31 touch_II32 with_II33 their_APPGE investigations_NN2 ._. 
Not_XX much_DA1 danger_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE Commander_NN1 letting_VVG him_PPHO1 slip_VVI up_RP on_II that_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD drily_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 rose_VVD to_TO go_VVI ,_, Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 with_IW the_AT politician_NN1 's_GE automatic_JJ competence_NN1 escorting_VVG them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT lift_NN1 and_CC warmly_RR asking_VVG Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 where_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD trained_VVN and_CC how_RRQ she_PPHS1 liked_VVD her_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 showed_VVD them_PPHO2 into_II the_AT lift_NN1 ,_, shaking_VVG hands_NN2 with_IW them_PPHO2 both_DB2 ,_, and_CC as_CSA Catherine_NP1 turned_VVD away_II21 from_II22 him_PPHO1 to_TO press_VVI the_AT lift_NN1 button_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 suddenly_RR raised_VVD his_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 at_II McLeish_NP1 in_II amusement_NN1 at_II his_APPGE own_DA response_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE In_II what_DDQ circumstances_NN2 would_VM an_AT1 attractive_JJ woman_NN1 of_IO twenty-nine_MC walk_VV0 out_RP on_II a_AT1 fianc_NN1 without_IW telling_VVG him_PPHO1 or_CC anyone_PN1 else_RR where_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 asked_VVD Catherine_NP1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 walked_VVD back_RP through_II St_NP1 James_NP1 's_GE Park_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ frightened_VVN of_IO him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 sounded_VVD doubtful_JJ ,_, but_CCB McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI possible_JJ to_TO be_VBI frightened_VVN of_IO Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT look_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 nasty_JJ temper_NN1 if_CS you_PPY got_VVD on_II his_APPGE wrong_JJ side_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB presumably_RR the_AT Commander_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 ran_VVD away_RL ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 Special_JJ Branch_NN1 has_VHZ asked_VVN us_PPIO2 to_TO come_VVI in_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 all_DB think_VV0 something_PN1 's_VHZ happened_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 might_VM sound_VVI diffident_JJ ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, amused_JJ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ,_, just_RR more_RGR careful_JJ than_CSN his_APPGE blunt_JJ Francesca_NP1 about_II how_RRQ she_PPHS1 made_VVD her_APPGE points_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 agree_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
The_AT best_JJT we_PPIS2 could_VM hope_VVI for_IF is_VBZ that_CST she_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN a_AT1 brainstorm_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RGQ often_RR that_DD1 happens_VVZ outside_II21 of_II22 books_NN2 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO get_VVI back_RP and_CC get_VVI the_AT procedures_NN2 into_II place_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_DB that_CST took_VVD some_DD five_MC hours_NNT2 for_IF very_RG little_DA1 result_NN1 ._. 
By_II ten_MC p.m_RA ._. 
McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ reasonably_RR satisfied_JJ that_CST Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX lying_VVG unidentified_JJ in_II any_DD morgue_NN1 ,_, nor_CC in_II any_DD hospital_NN1 ,_, unconscious_JJ or_CC suffering_VVG from_II loss_NN1 of_IO memory_NN1 ._. 
Tomorrow_RT he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO talk_VVI to_II her_APPGE family_NN1 and_CC last_MD known_JJ associates_NN2 ._. 
Remembering_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD sent_VVN Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 to_TO see_VVI Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE employers_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO find_VVI out_RP how_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD got_VVN on_RP ;_; late_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI gone_VVN off_II duty_NN1 without_IW reporting_VVG to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD half-way_RR down_II the_AT corridor_NN1 and_CC realized_VVN in_II irritation_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 where_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN given_VVN an_AT1 office_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 small_JJ problem_NN1 solved_VVN itself_PPX1 readily_RR :_: one_MC1 door_NN1 stood_VVD open_JJ with_IW Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 leaning_VVG on_II the_AT side_NN1 in_II a_AT1 careful_JJ presentation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD just_RR happened_VVN to_TO be_VBI passing_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD aside_RL for_IF McLeish_NP1 ,_, then_RT took_VVD himself_PPX1 off_RP ,_, observing_VVG unnecessarily_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 just_RR had_VHN a_AT1 wee_NN1 bit_VVN paperwork_NN1 to_TO finish_VVI up_RP ._. 
Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, installed_VVN behind_II her_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 slightly_RR weary_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD ,_, McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, as_RG immaculate_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pale_JJ and_CC her_APPGE eyes_NN2 looked_VVD huge_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN some_DD useful_JJ stuff_NN1 from_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 that_DD1 's_VBZ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE employers_NN2 ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, John_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE diary_NN1 for_IF last_MD week_NNT1 and_CC the_AT week_NNT1 before_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO appointments_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR at_II lunch_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 listed_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 peered_VVD at_II the_AT long_JJ list_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ does_VDZ she_PPHS1 do_VDI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 advise_VV0 on_II government_NN1 and_CC parliamentary_JJ affairs_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ does_VDZ that_DD1 mean_VVI they_PPHS2 do_VD0 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Mr_NNB Yeo_NP1 did_VDD explain_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX quite_RG sure_JJ I_PPIS1 see_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, even_RR21 so_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ they_PPHS2 help_VV0 companies_NN2 to_TO influence_VVI government_NN1 decisions_NN2 and_CC legislation_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX understand_VVI it_PPH1 either_RR but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX about_RPK to_TO discourage_VVI Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 ._. 
'_GE OK_RR ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II the_AT list_NN1 ._. 
Last_MD Monday_NPD1 ,_, appointment_NN1 at_II the_AT Ministry_NN1 of_IO Defence_NN1 ,_, lunch_NN1 with_IW Hugo_NP1 Brett_NP1 MP_NNA ,_, afternoon_NNT1 date_NN1 with_IW Charles_NP1 Council_NN1 ,_, drinks_NN2 at_II the_AT Reform_NN1 ._. 
Tuesday_NPD1 ,_, more_DAR of_IO the_AT same_DA ,_, except_CS she_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO have_VHI met_VVN Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 at_II the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Commons_NP after_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
Wednesday_NPD1 ,_, she_PPHS1 sees_VVZ a_AT1 chap_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT PM_NP1 's_GE advisers_NN2 ,_, or_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ it_PPH1 says_VVZ and_CC what_DDQ does_VDZ she_PPHS1 do_VDI for_IF lunch_NN1 ?_? 
Blow_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI it_PPH1 !_! 
'_" '_" What_DDQ ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 Wednesday_NPD1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD lunch_NN1 with_IW one_MC1 F._NP1 Wilson_NP1 ,_, DTI_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ one_MC1 person_NN1 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 where_RRQ to_TO find_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 girl_NN1 called_VVN Francesca_NP1 Wilson_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ doing_VDG work_NN1 that_CST involves_VVZ rescuing_VVG dud_JJ companies_NN2 which_DDQ employ_VV0 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN in_II difficult_JJ areas_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD ,_, not_XX sure_JJ why_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG cautious_JJ ._. 
'_GE In_II fact_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ my_APPGE girlfriend_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 smiled_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 gently_RR ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ easy_RR enough_RR for_IF you_PPY ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Are_VBR you_PPY seeing_VVG her_PPHO1 tonight_RT ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 scowled_VVD ,_, reminded_VVD ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD sideways_RL at_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 's_GE unchanged_JJ expression_NN1 which_DDQ showed_VVD merely_RR courteous_JJ interest_NN1 ,_, and_CC decided_VVD to_TO sit_VVI down_RP and_CC talk_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 's_VHZ got_VVN four_MC brothers_NN2 ,_, see_VV0 ,_, two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 professional_JJ singers_NN2 ,_, two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 by_II the_AT grace_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ordinary_JJ working_JJ stiffs_NN2 in_II respectable_JJ offices_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, trying_VVG to_TO decide_VVI how_RRQ to_TO go_VVI on_RP ,_, noticing_VVG how_RGQ dirty_RR the_AT walls_NN2 of_IO the_AT small_JJ ,_, dark_JJ office_NN1 looked_VVN against_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 's_GE neat_JJ ,_, pale_JJ suit_NN1 and_CC bright_JJ blond_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 Perry_NP1 Wilson_NP1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 enquired_VVD ,_, visibly_RR impressed_VVN ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ OK_JJ ._. 
Well_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX causing_VVG any_DD difficulty_NN1 just_RR at_II the_AT moment_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR twins_NN2 at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT family_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ Tristram_NP1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ in_II trouble_NN1 ._. 
Done_VDN for_IF possession_NN1 of_IO Class_NN1 A_ZZ1 drugs_NN2 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC Francesca_NP1 's_VBZ there_RL to_TO try_VVI and_CC get_VVI him_PPHO1 out_RP on_II bail_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Does_VDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 have_VHI a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Good_JJ question_NN1 ._. 
Fran_NP1 's_VHZ gone_VVN to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ no_PN121 one_PN122 lays_VVZ a_AT1 finger_NN1 on_II a_AT1 brother_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 brooded_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, sighed_VVD ,_, and_CC reached_VVN for_IF the_AT list_NN1 again_RT ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO talk_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 sooner_RRR or_CC later_RRR ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 sounds_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 might_VM actually_RR be_VBI useful_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM at_RR21 least_RR22 be_VBI able_JK to_TO explain_VVI Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 to_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
Anything_PN1 else_RR on_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 moved_VVD one_MC1 tidy_JJ package_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 ,_, neatly_RR tabulated_VVN ,_, in_II31 search_II32 of_II33 an_AT1 equally_RR tidy_JJ pile_NN1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 watched_VVD with_IW pleasure_NN1 ._. 
Keeping_VVG the_AT paperwork_NN1 straight_RR might_VM not_XX be_VBI glamorous_JJ but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ eighty_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO the_AT battle_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 well_RR knew_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 made_VVD certain_JJ his_APPGE staff_NN did_VDD too_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX look_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 that_DD1 particular_JJ conversation_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI necessary_JJ in_II this_DD1 case_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, here_RL we_PPIS2 are_VBR ._. 
Mr_NNB Yeo_NP1 sent_VVD us_PPIO2 her_APPGE CV_NN1 the_AT one_PN1 they_PPHS2 send_VV0 out_RP to_II prospective_JJ clients_NN2 ._. 
Only_RR the_AT basic_JJ facts_NN2 ,_, but_CCB useful_JJ ._. 
And_CC some_DD spare_JJ copies_NN2 of_IO the_AT photographs_NN2 that_CST came_VVD out_RP from_II the_AT DTI_NP1 this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 we_PPIS2 ran_VVD off_RP dozens_NNO2 to_TO send_VVI out_RP to_II the_AT regional_JJ forces_NN2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 snaffled_VVD six_MC ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 took_VVD the_AT photographs_NN2 and_CC considered_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
A_AT1 lively_JJ ,_, arrogant_JJ face_NN1 ,_, rather_RG square_JJ ,_, eyes_NN2 wide-set_VV0 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 full_JJ ,_, curving_VVG mouth_NN1 ._. 
Dark_JJ brown_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, dark_JJ brown_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC slightly_RR sallow_JJ skin_NN1 which_DDQ the_AT photographer_NN1 had_VHD not_XX bothered_VVN to_TO disguise_VVI or_CC retouch_NN1 ,_, having_VHG understood_VVN that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE charm_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX a_AT1 true_JJ beauty_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT girl_NN1 beckoned_VVD you_PPY off_II the_AT paper_NN1 ;_; confident_JJ ,_, sexy_JJ ,_, that_DD1 face_NN1 invited_VVD you_PPY to_TO join_VVI in_RP if_CS you_PPY could_VM stand_VVI the_AT pace_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 handful_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO fun_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 reached_VVD for_IF the_AT CV_NN1 while_CS Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 busied_VVD herself_PPX1 systematically_RR with_IW her_APPGE papers_NN2 ._. 
Same_DA age_NN1 as_CSA Francesca_NP1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD attended_VVN the_AT same_DA good_JJ North_ND1 London_NP1 all-girls_58 '_GE grammar_NN1 school_NN1 ,_, for_IF entry_NN1 to_II which_DDQ aspiring_JJ parents_NN2 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN prepared_VVN to_TO pay_VVI blood-money_NN1 had_VHD there_EX been_VBN anyone_PN1 in_II the_AT austere_JJ intellectual_JJ governing_JJ body_NN1 and_CC teaching_VVG staff_NN who_PNQS would_VM have_VHI taken_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT same_DA year_NNT1 ,_, for_IF their_APPGE birthdays_NN2 were_VBDR only_RR two_MC months_NNT2 apart_RL ._. 
Even_RR among_II perhaps_RR a_AT1 hundred_NNO girls_NN2 in_II their_APPGE year_NNT1 ,_, they_PPHS2 must_VM have_VHI known_VVN each_PPX221 other_PPX222 quite_RG well_RR ._. 
Their_APPGE ways_NN2 had_VHD diverged_VVN at_II university_NN1 Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN on_II21 to_II22 Oxford_NP1 to_TO read_VVI English_NN1 ,_, the_AT fatherless_JJ Francesca_NP1 ,_, under_II more_DAR pressure_NN1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 living_NN1 ,_, had_VHD gone_VVN to_II Cambridge_NP1 to_TO read_VVI law_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 clever_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 Exhibitioner_NP1 like_II Francesca_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 respectable_JJ second-class_JJ degree_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 considered_VVD the_AT arrogant_JJ ,_, attractive_JJ ,_, knowing_VVG face_NN1 again_RT and_CC put_VV0 the_AT photo_NN1 down_RP ,_, shifting_VVG his_APPGE attention_NN1 to_II Catherine_NP1 's_GE pale_JJ ,_, classic_JJ beauty_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO divide_VVI up_RP responsibility_NN1 for_IF checking_VVG Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE last_MD recorded_JJ movements_NN2 when_RRQ Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 knocked_VVD and_CC put_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 in_RP ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ Francesca_NP1 ,_, on_II the_AT phone_NN1 from_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, says_VVZ will_VM you_PPY hurry_VVI ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 jogged_VVD down_RP the_AT passage_NN1 ,_, overcoming_VVG irritation_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT sense_NN1 to_TO hurry_VVI when_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hanging_VVG on_RP a_AT1 line_NN1 from_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Talk_NN1 more_RGR slowly_RR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, in_II exasperation_NN1 ,_, after_CS the_AT first_MD few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sounding_VVG strained_JJ ,_, and_CC as_RG always_RR when_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ over-extended_VVN she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG unnecessarily_RR bossy_JJ ._. 
Her_APPGE sigh_NN1 of_IO exasperation_NN1 reached_VVD him_PPHO1 from_II 3,000_MC miles_NNU2 away_RL ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN at_II it_PPH1 all_DB day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, calm_VV0 down_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI to_II you_PPY ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ about_II ?_? 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 sounded_VVD rattled_VVN and_CC hostile_JJ ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 gazed_VVD at_II the_AT wall_NN1 ,_, wondering_VVG if_CSW he_PPHS1 had_VHD really_RR been_VBN in_II love_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 for_IF over_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE About_II someone_PN1 called_VVD Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 whom_PNQO you_PPY or_CC another_DD1 F._NP1 Wilson_NP1 at_II the_AT DTI_NP1 had_VHD lunch_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN reported_VVN missing_JJ and_CC we_PPIS2 're_VBR checking_VVG her_APPGE movements_NN2 for_IF the_AT two_MC weeks_NNT2 before_CS she_PPHS1 vanished_VVD ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 dead_JJ silence_NN1 ensued_VVN and_CC he_PPHS1 shook_VVD the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, yes_UH ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
But_CCB why_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY doing_VDG this_DD1 ,_, John_NP1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VBZ dead_JJ ?_? 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 Francesca_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI functioning_VVG on_II a_AT1 subject_NN1 unconnected_JJ with_IW her_APPGE damned_JJ brothers_NN2 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD grimly_RR ._. 
'_" Not_XX necessarily_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ reported_VVN missing_VVG by_II her_APPGE fianc_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ._. 
Does_VDZ he_PPHS1 think_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VBZ dead_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 hopes_VVZ she_PPHS1 is_VBZ lying_VVG in_II hospital_NN1 somewhere_RL ,_, having_VHG lost_VVN her_APPGE memory_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC she_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX as_II21 of_II22 an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ago_RA ,_, no_UH ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN off_RP with_IW another_DD1 bloke_NN1 ,_, bet_VV0 you_PPY anything_PN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 grinned_VVD at_II the_AT telephone_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO your_APPGE mates_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY were_VBDR at_II school_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 were_VBDR never_RR that_CST close_VV0 ._. 
Different_JJ subjects_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 start_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 pause_NN1 while_CS she_PPHS1 gathered_VVD her_APPGE thoughts_NN2 and_CC McLeish_NP1 waited_VVD patiently_RR ._. 
'_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI about_II her_PPHO1 ,_, John_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Bugger_NN1 all_DB ,_, at_II the_AT moment_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 photograph_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT you_PPY know_VV0 quite_RG a_RR21 lot_RR22 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
Of_IO all_DB the_AT women_NN2 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 is_VBZ by_RR21 far_RR22 the_AT most_RGT successful_JJ with_IW men_NN2 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX the_AT best-looking_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ the_AT original_JJ man-trap_NN1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 blinked_VVD at_II the_AT telephone_NN1 ._. 
Francesca_NP1 's_GE judgement_NN1 was_VBDZ typically_RR over-judicial_JJ and_CC conscientiously_RR unemotional_JJ ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 had_VHD real_JJ force_NN1 behind_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR heard_VVN Francesca_NP1 giving_VVG vent_NN1 to_II feminine_JJ jealousy_NN1 and_CC on_II the_AT whole_NN1 he_PPHS1 found_VVD the_AT experience_NN1 refreshing_JJ ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'd_VHD better_RRR explain_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 what_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ she_PPHS1 does_VDZ as_II a_AT1 job_NN1 ._. 
Hang_VV0 on_RP I_PPIS1 'll_VM ring_VVI you_PPY back_RP ,_, the_AT Yard_NN1 can_VM pay_VVI this_DD1 bill_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM in_II a_AT1 mate_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 the_AT Senator_NN1 can_VM afford_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ he_PPHS1 can_VM ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 real_JJ advantage_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE girl_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD grimly_RR ,_, was_VBDZ that_CST she_PPHS1 never_RR lied_VVD if_CS asked_VVN directly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 might_VM not_XX volunteer_VVI the_AT truth_NN1 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB ask_VV0 her_PPHO1 and_CC you_PPY got_VVD a_AT1 straight_JJ answer_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Angela_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 lobbyist_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 made_VVD it_PPH1 sound_VVI like_II someone_PN1 who_PNQS came_VVD to_TO clean_VVI the_AT telephone_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX what_DDQ Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 call_VV0 themselves_PPX2 I_PPIS1 think_VV0 they_PPHS2 use_VV0 some_DD phrase_NN1 like_NN1 '_GE government_NN1 and_CC parliamentary_JJ relations_NN2 '_GE ._. 
They_PPHS2 help_VV0 clients_NN2 to_TO push_VVI the_AT right_JJ buttons_NN2 in_II government_NN1 in_II the_AT UK_NP1 and_CC increasingly_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, in_II the_AT EEC_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 perfectly_RR respectable_JJ trade_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 added_VVD conscientiously_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI lobbyists_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM just_RR rather_RR they_PPHS2 called_VVD themselves_PPX2 by_II their_APPGE proper_JJ name_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 do_VD0 in_II Washington_NP1 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 wittering_VVG on_RP for_IF hours_NNT2 about_II relationships_NN2 with_IW opinion-formers_NN2 ._. 
Angela_NP1 got_VVD up_RP my_APPGE nose_NN1 as_RR21 usual_RR22 on_II this_DD1 point_NN1 over_II lunch_NN1 ,_, banging_VVG on_RP about_II the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO seeing_CS21 that_CS22 Ministers_NN2 were_VBDR properly_RR informed_VVN and_CC by_II the_AT right_JJ people_NN ._. 
As_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT Civil_JJ Service_NN1 spent_VVD all_DB its_APPGE time_NNT1 obfuscating_VVG issues_NN2 and_CC introducing_VVG Ministers_NN2 to_II the_AT wrong_JJ people_NN ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ probably_RR not_XX the_AT moment_NN1 to_TO suggest_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT real_JJ reason_NN1 any_DD civil_JJ servant_NN1 disliked_VVD lobbyists_NN2 must_VM be_VBI that_CST the_AT chaps_NN2 were_VBDR paid_VVN to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ Ministers_NN2 got_VVD a_AT1 view_NN1 other_II21 than_II22 the_AT Departmental_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM you_PPY give_VVI me_PPIO1 an_AT1 example_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ they_PPHS2 do_VD0 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, why_RRQ was_VBDZ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 having_VHG lunch_NN1 with_IW you_PPY ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ that_RG just_RR for_IF old_JJ time_NNT1 's_GE sake_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 now_RT rank_VV0 as_II an_AT1 important_JJ contact_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 senior_JJ opinion-former_NN1 ,_, or_CC so_RR she_PPHS1 flatteringly_RR told_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ quite_RG a_AT1 good_JJ example_NN1 of_IO lobbying_NN1 ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ widely_RR known_VVN because_CS the_AT unions_NN2 have_VH0 publicized_VVN it_PPH1 that_CST the_AT Department_NN1 is_VBZ looking_VVG at_II bailing_VVG out_RP Huerter_NN1 Textiles_NN2 ._. 
Henry_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 are_VBR doing_VDG it_PPH1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT resident_JJ textile_NN1 rescue-squad_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY just_RR have_VH0 n't_XX heard_VVN about_II it_PPH1 because_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN too_RG busy_JJ ._. 
'_GE Trust_NN1 Francesca_NP1 to_TO get_VVI her_APPGE points_NN2 in_RP while_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD irritably_RR ._. 
'_GE And_CC her_APPGE firm_NN1 is_VBZ working_VVG for_IF Huerter_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, quite_RR the_AT contrary_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE firm_NN1 ,_, Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ working_VVG for_IF Barton_NP1 Mills_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT other_JJ really_RR big_JJ surviving_JJ textile_NN1 company_NN1 in_II the_AT north-west_ND1 ._. 
Their_APPGE chief_JJ executive_NN1 ,_, Andy_NP1 Barton_NP1 ,_, feels_VVZ ,_, with_IW some_DD reason_NN1 one_PN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO say_VVI ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX right_RR that_CST the_AT government_NN1 should_VM bail_VVI out_RP a_AT1 competitor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT point_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, darling_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ Huerter_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 future_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 would_VM have_VHI to_TO put_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 in_RP to_TO restore_VVI a_AT1 bombed-out_JJ balance_NN1 sheet_NN1 ._. 
Barton_NP1 has_VHZ heavy_JJ borrowings_NN2 too_RR ,_, and_CC to_TO put_VVI it_PPH1 crudely_RR ,_, if_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR paying_VVG interest_NN1 and_CC Huerter_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX ,_, Huerter_NP1 ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO undercut_VVI them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT market_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 was_VBDZ making_VVG sure_JJ you_PPY 'd_VHD understood_VVN all_DB that_DD1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 see_VV0 where_RRQ it_PPH1 annoyed_VVD you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Francesca_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX amused_JJ ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, well_RR ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ an_AT1 offensively_RR elementary_JJ consideration_NN1 and_CC one_PN1 to_II which_DDQ Ministers_NN2 '_GE attention_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN drawn_VVN ._. 
Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 seem_VV0 to_TO have_VHI felt_VVN ,_, nonetheless_RR ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ worth_II a_AT1 lunch_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 paused_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO say_VVI that_DD1 given_VVN the_AT change_NN1 of_IO government_NN1 they_PPHS2 ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ chance_NN1 of_IO preventing_VVG us_PPIO2 assisting_VVG Huerter_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, this_DD1 lot_NN1 did_VDD come_VVI in_RP ,_, only_RR six_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, announcing_VVG that_CST everyone_PN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO stand_VVI on_II their_APPGE own_DA feet_NN2 and_CC not_XX be_VBI rescued_VVN ,_, and_CC face_VV0 up_II21 to_II22 competition_NN1 ,_, and_CC all_DB that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB whatever_DDQV they_PPHS2 said_VVD ,_, as_CSA you_PPY know_VV0 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 n't_XX actually_RR done_VDN any_DD of_IO it_PPH1 yet_RR they_PPHS2 did_VDD rescue_VVI Fryers_NP2 and_CC Towyn_NP1 Metals_NN2 ,_, using_VVG tax-payers_NN2 '_GE money_NN1 ,_, just_RR like_CS they_PPHS2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX ._. 
Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 could_VM have_VHI credibly_RR warned_VVN Barton_NP1 that_CST ,_, whatever_DDQV the_AT public_JJ statements_NN2 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 real_JJ risk_NN1 that_CST Huerter_NP1 would_VM be_VBI bailed_VVN out_RP ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD this_DD1 ,_, '_" Are_VBR lobbyists_NN2 well_RR paid_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
Not_XX that_CST Angela_NP1 needed_VVD the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Rich_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Very_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX earn_VVI it_PPH1 in_II any_DD conventional_JJ sense_NN1 :_: her_APPGE last_MD employer_NN1 left_VVD one_MC1 third_MD of_IO his_APPGE substantial_JJ fortune_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 outright_RR ,_, and_CC another_DD1 third_MD for_IF life_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE family_NN1 a_AT1 sister_NN1 and_CC niece_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 was_VBDZ awfully_RR cross_VV0 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ about_RG two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 told_VVD Francesca_NP1 to_TO hang_VVI on_RP while_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD this_DD1 down_RP as_II a_AT1 note_NN1 ,_, and_CC stared_VVD at_II the_AT result_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 made_VVD a_AT1 good_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF those_DD2 excluded_VVN to_TO dislike_VVI Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN true_RR any_DD time_NNT1 these_DD2 past_II two_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ you_PPY had_VHD lunch_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX sound_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD plans_NN2 to_TO go_VVI off_RP with_IW someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_GE In_II the_AT silence_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT line_NN1 he_PPHS1 heard_VVD Francesca_NP1 think_VVI ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX come_VVI over_RP like_II that_DD1 ,_, not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ excited_VVN in_II an_AT1 innocent_JJ way_NN1 about_II the_AT wedding_NN1 plans_NN2 ._. 
Reception_NN1 at_II the_AT House_NN1 ,_, all_DB very_RG grand_JJ and_CC smart_JJ ._. 
And_CC awfully_RR good_JJ for_IF her_APPGE business_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 smiled_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 at_II the_AT swift_JJ fall_NN1 from_II grace_NN1 in_II the_AT postscript_NN1 ._. 
Prodding_VVG gently_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 got_VVD Francesca_NP1 to_TO run_VVI through_II the_AT substance_NN1 of_IO the_AT lunch-time_NNT1 conversation_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ that_CST Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE brain_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN fully_RR engaged_VVN on_II what_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ pushing_VVG a_AT1 client_NN1 's_GE interest_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 such_DA attention_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 could_VM spare_VVI from_II that_DD1 had_VHD been_VBN centred_VVN on_II her_APPGE forthcoming_JJ marriage_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 there_RL ,_, five_MC days_NNT2 before_II her_APPGE disappearance_NN1 ,_, to_TO suggest_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ planning_VVG to_TO vanish_VVI ._. 
Francesca_NP1 's_GE attention_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN undivided_JJ as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, as_CSA that_DD1 lunch_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN place_NN1 before_II Tristram_NP1 had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO get_VVI himself_PPX1 so_RG comprehensively_RR into_II trouble_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 remembered_VVD abruptly_RR Francesca_NP1 's_GE chief_JJ preoccupation_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY getting_VVG on_RP over_II there_RL ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, cautiously_RR ._. 
'_" Much_DA1 fixing_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVG on_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM basically_RR just_RR biting_VVG my_APPGE fingernails_NN2 and_CC holding_VVG Tristram_NP1 together_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN bailed_VVN on_II several_DA2 sureties_NN2 and_CC appears_VVZ in_II court_NN1 tomorrow_RT ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sounding_VVG terse_JJ and_CC McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD not_XX to_TO ask_VVI her_PPHO1 any_DD more_DAR details_NN2 over_II the_AT transatlantic_JJ phone_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 told_VVN them_PPHO2 here_RL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI the_AT week_NNT1 after_II next_MD off_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, as_RG levelly_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, John_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 sounded_VVD appalled_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VHD managed_VVN to_TO hang_VVI on_RP to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Why_RRQ ever_RR did_VDD you_PPY do_VDI that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" How_RRQ was_VBDZ I_MC1 supposed_JJ to_TO know_VVI ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, instantly_RR aware_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD acted_VVN too_RG hastily_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN so_RG angry_JJ with_IW her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 said_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM call_VVI you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI home_RL in_II three_MC days_NNT2 and_CC I_PPIS1 've_VH0 made_VVN a_AT1 deal_NN1 with_IW Henry_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ just_RR plain_JJ bloody-minded_NN1 of_IO you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_GE Coming_NN1 from_II you_PPY ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ ridiculous_JJ !_! 
'_GE A_AT1 combination_NN1 of_IO justified_JJ annoyance_NN1 ,_, guilt_NN1 and_CC weeks_NNT2 of_IO overwork_NN1 blew_VVD John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 's_GE temper_NN1 to_II shreds_NN2 instantly_RR ,_, and_CC Francesca_NP1 ,_, seriously_RR over-stressed_VVN and_CC not_XX one_PN1 to_TO duck_VVI a_AT1 quarrel_NN1 at_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO times_NNT2 ,_, responded_VVN in_II kind_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 banged_VVD the_AT phone_NN1 down_RP a_AT1 second_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD ,_, leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 raging_VVG ._. 
Ten_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR he_PPHS1 had_VHD calmed_VVN down_RP sufficiently_RR to_TO make_VVI himself_PPX1 a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 and_CC write_VV0 himself_PPX1 a_AT1 note_NN1 to_TO check_VVI Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE financial_JJ status_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 bethought_VVD himself_PPX1 guiltily_RR of_IO Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS might_VM be_VBI assumed_VVN to_TO be_VBI waiting_VVG to_TO continue_VVI the_AT conversation_NN1 that_CST Francesca_NP1 's_GE call_NN1 had_VHD interrupted_VVN ,_, and_CC padded_JJ down_II the_AT corridor_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE office_NN1 was_VBDZ now_RT marked_VVN by_II a_AT1 frieze_NN1 of_IO officers_NN2 ,_, two_MC lounging_VVG half_DB in_RP and_CC half_DB out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE door_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 third_MD a_RR21 little_RR22 behind_RL ,_, the_AT attention_NN1 of_IO all_DB three_MC directed_VVD entirely_RR towards_II her_APPGE desk_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC of_IO the_AT three_MC moved_VVD off_RP as_CSA he_PPHS1 arrived_VVD ,_, with_IW unconvincing_JJ references_NN2 to_II waiting_VVG papers_NN2 ,_, but_CCB Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 stood_VVD his_APPGE ground_NN1 ,_, enquiring_VVG heartily_RR how_RRQ Francesca_NP1 was_VBDZ and_CC had_VHD she_PPHS1 been_VBN helpful_JJ ?_? 
McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW something_PN1 between_II amusement_NN1 and_CC irritation_NN1 ._. 
Bruce_NP1 was_VBDZ pale_JJ with_IW the_AT deep_JJ pallor_NN1 that_CST overworked_JJ CID_NP1 tend_VV0 to_TO acquire_VVI in_II London_NP1 in_II the_AT dead_JJ of_IO winter_NNT1 ,_, seriously_RR overtired_VVD and_CC overweight_JJ ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alert_JJ and_CC sparkling_JJ ,_, his_APPGE motor_NN1 well_RR and_CC truly_RR turned_VVN on_RP by_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 probably_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO go_VVI home_RL till_CS he_PPHS1 ,_, or_CC Catherine_NP1 ,_, dropped_VVN in_II their_APPGE tracks_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fine_JJ ,_, and_CC yes_UH she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, dealing_VVG with_IW Bruce_NP1 's_GE formal_JJ question_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC it_PPH1 'll_VM all_DB wait_VVI till_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ._. 
Go_VV0 home_RL ,_, Bruce_NP1 ,_, or_CC back_RP to_II whatever_DDQV your_APPGE case_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI a_AT1 word_NN1 with_IW Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 nodded_VVD decisively_RR ,_, and_CC equally_RR firmly_RR walked_VVD into_II her_APPGE office_NN1 and_CC closed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 on_II Davidson_NP1 's_GE hopeful_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 phone_NN1 call_NN1 was_VBDZ useful_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 ran_VVD ,_, as_RG dispassionately_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, through_II Francesca_NP1 's_GE account_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE lunch_NN1 with_IW Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR she_PPHS1 probably_RR did_VDD n't_XX vanish_VVI voluntarily_RR ,_, '_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 said_VVD ,_, in_II summary_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX sound_VVI like_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD unseeingly_RR at_II the_AT beautiful_JJ face_NN1 across_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, hearing_VVG the_AT echo_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE quarrel_NN1 with_IW Francesca_NP1 ,_, feeling_VVG his_APPGE mind_VVI still_RR chuntering_VVG on_RP in_II justification_NN1 of_IO the_AT anger_NN1 that_CST had_VHD led_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO cut_VVI off_RP all_DB possibility_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE holiday_NN1 next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN fed_JJ21 up_JJ22 ,_, and_CC why_RRQ should_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 be_VBI ?_? 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fed_JJ21 up_JJ22 with_IW the_AT whole_JJ situation_NN1 ,_, and_CC all_DB Francesca_NP1 's_GE family_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sir_NNB John_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ there_EX anything_PN1 more_RRR tonight_RT ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 came_VVD back_RP smartly_RR to_II the_AT office_NN1 and_CC the_AT desk_NN1 on_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ leaning_VVG ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, sorry_JJ ._. 
Have_VH0 you_PPY eaten_VVN since_II lunch_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 sandwich_NN1 and_CC lots_PN of_IO coffee_NN1 which_DDQ Sergeant_NNB Davidson_NP1 brought_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM fine_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI something_PN1 at_II the_AT pub_NN1 on_II my_APPGE way_NN1 home_RL ._. 
Come_VV0 with_IW me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 smiled_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 smiled_VVD back_RP ,_, cheered_VVN by_II the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 drink_NN1 and_CC something_PN1 to_TO eat_VVI in_II her_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 collected_VVD her_PPHO1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 they_PPHS2 had_VHD both_DB2 tidied_VVN their_APPGE offices_NN2 ,_, McLeish_NP1 maliciously_RR enjoying_VVG Davidson_NP1 's_GE obvious_JJ chagrin_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 said_VVD good-night_UH to_II him_PPHO1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 out_RP ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 good_JJ man_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, guiltily_RR ,_, to_II Catherine_NP1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 went_VVD down_RP in_II the_AT lift_NN1 ._. 
'_" One_MC1 of_IO the_AT best_JJT ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO get_VVI him_PPHO1 up_II21 to_II22 Inspector_NN1 as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN very_RG helpful_JJ ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 repressed_VVD a_AT1 grin_NN1 and_CC bustled_VVN into_II the_AT big_JJ noisy_JJ pub_NN1 on_II the_AT corner_NN1 ,_, receiving_VVG an_AT1 instant_JJ acknowledgement_NN1 from_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT bartenders_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS all_RR knew_VVD any_DD member_NN1 of_IO the_AT C1_FO hierarchy_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 carried_VVD over_RP a_AT1 loaded_JJ tray_NN1 ,_, and_CC ate_VVD ravenously_RR ,_, noting_VVG with_IW interest_NN1 that_CST Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 had_VHD an_AT1 equally_RR good_JJ appetite_NN1 ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX obvious_JJ where_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ putting_VVG it_PPH1 on_II that_DD1 slim_JJ frame_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 caught_VVD his_APPGE eye_NN1 and_CC laughed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO eat_VVI about_RG five_MC times_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, or_CC I_PPIS1 just_RR stop_VV0 in_II my_APPGE tracks_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 licked_VVD her_APPGE fingers_NN2 and_CC applied_VVD herself_PPX1 to_II her_APPGE beer_NN1 ._. 
Like_II Francesca_NP1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, and_CC irritably_RR suppressed_VVD the_AT reflection_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 about_II you_PPY ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY do_VDI all_DB your_APPGE time_NNT1 in_II the_AT Met_NN1 ,_, or_CC did_VDD you_PPY start_VVI up_RP north_ND1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 came_VVD straight_RR to_II the_AT Met_NN1 from_II school_NN1 at_II eighteen_MC ._. 
'_GE Left_JJ home_NN1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 she_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 starting_VVG where_RRQ she_PPHS1 could_VM work_VVI from_II home_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY still_RR have_VHI family_NN1 in_II wherever_RRQV it_PPH1 is_VBZ Stoke_NP1 on_II Trent_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR still_RR there_RL ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG wooden_JJ ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD to_TO move_VVI off_RP this_DD1 point_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 forestalled_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE stepfather_NN1 and_CC mother_NN1 and_CC four_MC half-brothers_NN2 and_CC sisters_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 was_VBDZ killed_VVN at_II work_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ three_MC ._. 
'_" Does_VDZ n't_XX get_VVI on_RP with_IW stepfather_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 noted_VVD mentally_RR ,_, listening_VVG to_II the_AT colour_NN1 in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY living_VVG now_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR bought_VVN a_AT1 flat_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 asked_VVD whereabouts_NN2 and_CC discovered_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ three_MC roads_NN2 away_II21 from_II22 his_APPGE own_DA flat_NN1 ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 complained_VVD enjoyably_RR to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 about_II the_AT local_JJ council_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 graduate_NN1 entry_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD as_CSA this_DD1 conversation_NN1 ran_VVD out_RP ,_, '_GE and_CC in_II the_AT Flying_JJ Squad_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 ,_, warmed_VVN by_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT trouble_NN1 to_TO find_VVI out_RP a_RR21 bit_RR22 about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, confirmed_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN at_II Reading_NP1 University_NN1 and_CC had_VHD worked_VVN as_II a_AT1 young_JJ sergeant_NN1 in_II the_AT Flying_JJ Squad_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 always_RR heard_VVN graduates_NN2 were_VBDR n't_XX welcome_VV0 there_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
The_AT guv'nor_NN1 there_RL ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ offered_VVN me_PPIO1 ,_, wanted_VVD quite_RG seriously_RR to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ use_VV0 I_PPIS1 would_VM be_VBI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ changing_VVG now_RT ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 took_VVD me_PPIO1 in_RP then_RT because_CS one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE mates_NN2 in_II the_AT London_NP1 Scottish_NN2 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT Squad_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 bad_JJ time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 'd_VHD all_RR been_VBN in_RP since_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR seventeen_MC and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR hard_JJ men_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 got_VVD by_RP on_II brute_NN1 force_NN1 and_CC ignorance_NN1 till_CS I_PPIS1 learnt_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 quick_JJ amused_JJ glance_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE head_NN1 leaning_VVG back_RP against_II the_AT faded_JJ red_NN1 of_IO the_AT alcove_NN1 seat_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS brought_VVD you_PPY in_RP to_II the_AT Squad_NN1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN Alan_NP1 Jones_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE guv'nor_NN1 in_II Tottenham_NP1 and_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD you_PPY were_VBDR all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 beamed_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, more_RRR than_CSN pleased_JJ with_IW this_DD1 recommendation_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ is_VBZ old_JJ Alan_NP1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 settled_VVD down_RP to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 how_RGQ old_JJ Alan_NP1 was_VBDZ while_CS he_PPHS1 leant_VVD forward_RL ,_, listening_VVG with_IW pleasure_NN1 to_II the_AT slightly_RR nasal_JJ accent_NN1 of_IO Stoke_NP1 on_II Trent_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE judgement_NN1 of_IO Alan_NP1 Jones_NP1 was_VBDZ both_RR admiring_JJ and_CC shrewd_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 asked_VVD about_II her_APPGE own_DA education_NN1 ,_, becoming_VVG aware_JJ that_CST at_RR21 least_RR22 four_MC other_JJ men_NN2 were_VBDR listening_VVG with_IW great_JJ interest_NN1 and_CC that_CST Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RR used_VVN to_II this_DD1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unconscious_JJ of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 came_VVD in_RP with_IW three_MC A_ZZ1 levels_NN2 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, matter_NN1 of_IO factly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ at_II Queen_NNB Eleanor_NP1 's_GE and_CC they_PPHS2 urged_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO go_VVI to_II university_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI independent_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 came_VVD into_II the_AT Met_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 nodded_VVD ,_, his_APPGE impression_NN1 of_IO family_NN1 difficulty_NN1 confirmed_VVD ._. 
'_" What_DDQ were_VBDR your_APPGE grades_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Three_MC As_CSA ._. 
English_NN1 ,_, history_NN1 and_CC economics_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Better_JJR grades_NN2 than_CSN mine_PPGE ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, impressed_VVD ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 the_AT lads_NN2 get_VVI at_II you_PPY ,_, too_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, a_RR21 bit_RR22 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, the_AT pretty_JJ mouth_NN1 opening_VVG to_TO reveal_VVI small_JJ ,_, even_RR teeth_NN2 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 posh_JJ set_NN1 of_IO in-laws_NN2 like_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 ,_, more_RGR sharply_RR than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD meant_VVN ,_, pointed_VVD out_RP that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 girlfriend_NN1 but_CCB not_XX a_AT1 wife_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ pub_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, hastily_RR ,_, obviously_RR aware_JJ of_IO having_VHG trespassed_VVN ,_, her_APPGE gaze_NN1 passing_VVG over_II the_AT heavy_JJ plush_JJ seating_NN1 and_CC lighting_NN1 on_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT barmen_NN2 who_PNQS was_VBDZ openly_RR resting_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 on_II her_PPHO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 polished_VVD glasses_NN2 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 use_VV0 it_PPH1 a_RR21 lot_RR22 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 followed_VVD her_APPGE gaze_NN1 and_CC the_AT barman_NN1 lifted_VVD his_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 in_II a_AT1 drink-pouring_JJ gesture_NN1 ,_, nodding_VVG at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 towards_II the_AT clock_NN1 which_DDQ showed_VVD five_MC minutes_NNT2 to_II eleven_MC ._. 
McLeish_NP1 indicated_VVD equally_RR economically_RR that_CST no_AT more_DAR drinks_NN2 would_VM be_VBI required_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN my_APPGE car_NN1 in_RP ._. 
Would_VM you_PPY like_VVI a_AT1 ride_NN1 home_RL ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" If_CSW it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, serenely_RR ,_, knowing_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 got_VVD to_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, savouring_VVG self-consciously_RR the_AT sensation_NN1 of_IO being_VBG whole-heartedly_RR envied_VVN by_II the_AT surrounding_JJ male_JJ drinkers_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 drove_VVD her_PPHO1 sedately_RR home_RL ._. 
Getting_VVG out_RP to_TO open_VVI the_AT passenger_NN1 door_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 noticed_VVD that_CST ,_, in_II contrast_NN1 to_II Francesca_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 expected_VVD this_DD1 and_CC accepted_VVD the_AT courtesy_NN1 gratefully_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM wait_VVI while_CS you_PPY let_VV0 yourself_PPX1 in_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, in_II an_AT1 attempt_NN1 at_II sounding_VVG policeman-like_JJ ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 smiled_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Thanks_NN2 ._. 
And_CC thanks_NN2 for_IF the_AT ride_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD her_APPGE key_JJ ready_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP ,_, her_APPGE eyes_NN2 wide_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 holding_VVG his_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 
'_" Good-night_UH ,_, John_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, demurely_RR ,_, and_CC walked_VVD up_RP her_APPGE front_JJ steps_NN2 ,_, turning_VVG to_TO wave_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 from_II inside_RL the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
The_AT boy_NN1 and_CC the_AT dog_NN1 skirted_VVD round_RP opposite_JJ sides_NN2 of_IO the_AT puddle_NN1 ,_, the_AT boy_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 light_NN1 ,_, tall_JJ fourteen-year-old_JJ ,_, labouring_VVG in_II wellington_NN1 boots_NN2 too_RG large_JJ for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC the_AT dog_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 three-year-old_JJ Labrador_NN1 bitch_NN1 ,_, picking_VVG her_APPGE way_NN1 reluctantly_RR ,_, with_IW frequent_JJ pauses_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 her_APPGE paws_NN2 hurt_VVD ._. 
The_AT boy_NN1 ,_, unlike_II the_AT dog_NN1 ,_, knew_VVD that_CST the_AT mud_NN1 did_VDD not_XX go_VVI on_RP for_RR21 ever_RR22 ;_; beyond_II the_AT bridge_NN1 ,_, the_AT disused_JJ railway_NN1 embankment_NN1 along_II which_DDQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR walking_VVG became_VVD built_VVN up_RP ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 water_NN1 ran_VVD off_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD the_AT dog_NN1 close_RR to_II him_PPHO1 to_TO let_VVI a_AT1 mixed_JJ string_NN1 of_IO horses_NN2 and_CC Ponies_NN2 go_VV0 past_RL ,_, waving_VVG shyly_RR to_II the_AT lead_NN1 rider_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 pretty_JJ ,_, capable_JJ girl_NN1 an_AT1 unbridgeable_JJ two_MC years_NNT2 older_JJR than_CSN him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 went_VVD past_RL at_II a_AT1 walk_NN1 ,_, the_AT black_JJ Labrador_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 both_RR gazing_VVG wistfully_RR ,_, their_APPGE breath_NN1 steaming_VVG in_II the_AT cold_JJ February_NPM1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD till_II the_AT horses_NN2 were_VBDR well_JJ away_RL and_CC looked_VVN round_II the_AT wide_JJ ,_, flat_JJ landscape_NN1 carefully_RR before_II unclipping_VVG the_AT lead_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Way_NN1 you_PPY go_VV0 ,_, Patty_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD softly_RR ,_, and_CC the_AT dog_NN1 was_VBDZ off_RP ,_, hurling_VVG herself_PPX1 along_II the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, all_DB paws_NN2 and_CC flying_JJ ears_NN2 ,_, after_CS a_AT1 rabbit_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN sitting_VVG in_II a_AT1 patch_NN1 of_IO sun_NN1 but_CCB disappeared_VVD with_IW contemptuous_JJ ease_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 came_VVD close_JJ ._. 
The_AT boy_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN told_VVN unequivocally_RR not_XX to_TO let_VVI her_PPHO1 off_II the_AT lead_NN1 the_AT riding-school_NN1 only_RR used_VVD the_AT land_NN1 by_II grace_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE owner_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 shooting_NN1 estate_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 hated_VVD keeping_VVG the_AT dog_NN1 straining_VVG at_II the_AT lead_NN1 and_CC knew_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM always_RR come_VVI to_II his_APPGE call_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 laughing_VVG at_II her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 cast_VVD furiously_RR for_IF the_AT vanished_JJ rabbit_NN1 ,_, and_CC walked_VVD on_RP ,_, to_TO catch_VVI her_PPHO1 up_RP ,_, along_II the_AT raised_JJ embankment_NN1 ._. 
The_AT trees_NN2 had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP beside_II it_PPH1 in_II the_AT twenty-five_MC years_NNT2 since_CS the_AT railway_NN1 had_VHD closed_VVN ,_, and_CC the_AT boy_NN1 stopped_VVD every_AT1 now_RT and_CC then_RT to_TO watch_VVI small_JJ birds_NN2 hopping_VVG around_II the_AT top_JJ branches_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 particularly_RR liked_VVD this_DD1 stretch_NN1 ;_; nothing_PN1 but_II the_AT odd_JJ tractor_NN1 and_CC the_AT horses_NN2 ever_RR came_VVD down_RP this_DD1 embankment_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT birds_NN2 were_VBDR unworried_JJ by_II his_APPGE presence_NN1 ._. 
After_CS half_DB a_AT1 mile_NNU1 he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO turn_VVI off_II the_AT embankment_NN1 and_CC walk_VVI up_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT next_MD field_NN1 and_CC along_II the_AT path_NN1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, following_VVG the_AT horses_NN2 whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 could_VM still_RR see_VVI in_II the_AT distance_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 called_VVD Patty_NP1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX come_VVI ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ surprising_JJ ;_; she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 docile_JJ creature_NN1 and_CC particularly_RR devoted_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 because_CS he_PPHS1 always_RR took_VVD her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 walk_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ at_II the_AT stables_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI her_PPHO1 barking_VVG and_CC looked_VVD down_RP over_II the_AT steep_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT embankment_NN1 to_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT trees_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 called_VVD her_PPHO1 again_RT and_CC again_RT ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX stop_VVI barking_VVG at_II something_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX see_VVI ._. 
Probably_RR a_AT1 squirrel_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 decided_VVD ,_, and_CC slithered_VVD down_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT embankment_NN1 to_TO join_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, scolding_VVG as_CSA he_PPHS1 went_VVD ._. 
Straightening_VVG up_RP beside_II the_AT dog_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 looked_VVD where_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG ,_, and_CC blinked_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 leg_NN1 ,_, uncomfortably_RR wedged_VVN between_II sapling_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_, swollen_VVN grotesquely_RR ,_, and_CC gazed_VVN at_II it_PPH1 ,_, stupidly_RR ,_, wondering_VVG if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ plastic_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA his_APPGE eyes_NN2 focused_VVD he_PPHS1 realized_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II a_AT1 hideously_RR swollen_JJ human_JJ body_NN1 ,_, and_CC just_RR then_RT ,_, as_CSA the_AT light_JJ breeze_NN1 shifted_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 caught_VVD the_AT stomach-turning_JJ odour_NN1 of_IO decay_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 sensible_JJ and_CC capable_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 eldest_JJT child_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 moved_VVD closer_RRR ,_, trying_VVG not_XX to_TO breathe_VVI ,_, and_CC stood_VVD steadfastly_RR looking_VVG until_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ confident_JJ of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN :_: a_AT1 body_NN1 ,_, must_VM be_VBI a_AT1 girl_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 skirt_NN1 ,_, lying_VVG face_VV0 down_RP ,_, head_NN1 towards_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT embankment_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD dived_VVN off_II the_AT top_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 clipped_VVD the_AT lead_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT dog_NN1 with_IW cold_JJ hands_NN2 which_DDQ would_VM hardly_RR function_VVI ,_, and_CC let_VVI her_PPHO1 pull_VV0 him_PPHO1 up_RP the_AT slope_NN1 as_RG fast_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI his_APPGE legs_NN2 move_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD on_II the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, shaking_VVG with_IW cold_JJ and_CC shock_NN1 ,_, to_TO note_VVI the_AT spot_NN1 ,_, then_RT fled_VVN along_II the_AT tractor_NN1 paths_NN2 ,_, the_AT dog_NN1 running_VVG with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, to_II the_AT stables_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT ten_MC o'clock_RA children_NN2 's_GE ride_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II its_APPGE closing_JJ stages_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 !_! 
'_" '_GE Jamie_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM teaching_VVG ._. 
'_GE The_AT thin_JJ ,_, capable_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ taking_VVG the_AT riding-class_NN looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 in_II amazement_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 leaned_VVD panting_VVG on_II the_AT gate_NN1 to_II the_AT ring_NN1 ,_, the_AT dog_NN1 whining_VVG beside_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
Please_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 found_VVN something_PN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 must_VM tell_VVI you_PPY ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN him_PPHO1 since_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG small_JJ five-year-old_NN1 ,_, perched_VVN like_II a_AT1 mosquito_NN1 on_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT placid_JJ beginners_NN2 '_GE ponies_NN2 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 told_VVD the_AT class_NN1 to_TO carry_VVI on_RP walking_VVG their_APPGE ponies_NN2 while_CS she_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ someone_PN1 dead_JJ ._. 
Below_II the_AT railway_NN1 embankment_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Are_VBR you_PPY sure_JJ ?_? 
'_GE The_AT boy_NN1 looked_VVN at_II her_PPHO1 and_CC uncontrollable_JJ tears_NN2 suddenly_RR filled_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG nearly_RR as_RG tall_JJ as_CSA her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 put_VVD an_AT1 arm_NN1 under_II his_APPGE shoulders_NN2 and_CC supported_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT untidy_JJ room_NN1 which_DDQ served_VVD as_II the_AT stable_JJ office_NN1 ,_, calling_VVG to_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT stable_JJ girls_NN2 to_TO take_VVI over_II the_AT class_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Patty_NN1 found_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ just_RR lying_VVG there_RL ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 is_VBZ dead_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 scrubbed_VVD at_II his_APPGE face_NN1 with_IW the_AT handkerchief_NN1 she_PPHS1 offered_VVD and_CC gulped_VVN for_IF air_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM ring_VVI the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD so_RR ,_, casting_VVG an_AT1 experienced_JJ eye_NN1 over_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Sit_VV0 down_RP here_RL ,_, Jamie_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM make_VVI some_DD tea_NN1 ._. 
Mummy_NN1 will_VM come_VVI back_RP in_II a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 ,_, wo_VM n't_XX she_PPHS1 ,_, for_IF Susie_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX Mummy_NN1 ._. 
Aunt_NNB Margaret_NP1 is_VBZ coming_VVG at_II ten_MC ._. 
'_GE The_AT boy_NN1 thought_VVD longingly_RR of_IO his_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, but_CCB managed_VVD to_TO help_VVI Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 describe_VV0 the_AT location_NN1 of_IO the_AT body_NN1 to_II a_AT1 startled_JJ local_JJ station_NN1 sergeant_NN1 and_CC to_TO drink_VVI a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO sweet_JJ milky_JJ tea_NN1 without_IW being_VBG sick_JJ ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 his_APPGE aunt_NN1 arrived_VVD Jamie_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RG far_RR recovered_VVN as_CSA to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO refuse_VVI to_TO go_VVI home_RL and_CC to_TO point_VVI out_RP ,_, severely_RR ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI needed_VVN ,_, either_RR to_TO assist_VVI the_AT police_NN2 or_CC to_TO be_VBI lead_VVN rider_NN1 in_II the_AT eleven-thirty_MC class_NN1 ,_, or_CC possibly_RR both_DB2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD his_APPGE aunt_NN1 and_CC Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 wordlessly_RR consult_VV0 each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, but_CCB knew_VVD his_APPGE aunt_NN1 would_VM do_VDI as_CSA she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ told_VVN ;_; successful_JJ solicitor_NN1 though_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ten_MC years_NNT2 younger_JJR than_CSN Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 and_CC ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 complained_VVD ,_, totally_RR intimidated_VVD by_II her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN by_II anyone_PN1 since_CS her_APPGE late_JJ headmistress_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unsurprised_JJ to_TO find_VVI her_PPHO1 packed_VVD off_RP firmly_RR to_TO take_VVI his_APPGE sister_NN1 home_RL ,_, leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 person_NN1 of_IO major_JJ importance_NN1 in_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 instantly_RR assumed_VVN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 real_JJ murder_NN1 ._. 
Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO meet_VVI the_AT police_NN2 Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 at_II the_AT stable_JJ gate_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 bone-thin_JJ ,_, wiry_JJ woman_NN1 in_II her_APPGE late_JJ fifties_MC2 ,_, her_APPGE expression_NN1 sufficiently_RR forbidding_JJ to_TO prevent_VVI the_AT parents_NN2 ,_, edging_VVG cars_NN2 through_II the_AT gate_NN1 to_TO collect_VVI children_NN2 from_II the_AT ten_MC o'clock_RA ride_VV0 ,_, from_II asking_VVG any_DD questions_NN2 ._. 
Jamie_NN1 ,_, through_II a_AT1 renewed_JJ queasiness_NN1 ,_, just_RR observed_VVN that_CST the_AT police_NN2 driver_NN1 was_VBDZ instantly_RR reduced_VVN to_II half_DB his_APPGE age_NN1 by_II Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 's_GE greeting_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE boys_NN2 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II explanation_NN1 to_II the_AT CID_NP1 sergeant_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ leading_VVG the_AT party_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 bumped_VVD over_II the_AT rough_JJ road_NN1 ,_, through_II the_AT thick_JJ mud_NN1 and_CC on_II21 to_II22 the_AT dry_JJ embankment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Like_JJ Jamie_NN1 here_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY recognize_VVI the_AT person_NN1 you_PPY found_VVD ,_, young_JJ man_NN1 ?_? '_GE the_AT sergeant_NN1 asked_VVD ,_, carefully_RR ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
'_GE Tears_NN2 started_VVD into_II Jamie_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ all_RR swollen_VVN ._. 
'_GE The_AT sergeant_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 widened_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 slid_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 and_CC stood_VVD back_RP to_TO let_VVI Jamie_NP1 out_RP ._. 
'_GE Very_RG competent_JJ boy_NN1 ._. 
Almost_RR a_AT1 professional_JJ singer_NN1 ,_, handles_VVZ himself_PPX1 very_RG well_RR ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 's_GE natural_JJ pitch_NN1 ,_, well_RR suited_VVN to_II reaching_VVG across_II a_AT1 hunting-field_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ discreetly_RR reduced_VVN ._. 
The_AT CID_NP1 sergeant_NN1 thanked_VVD her_PPHO1 gravely_RR and_CC went_VVD to_TO stand_VVI beside_II Jamie_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ peering_VVG down_RP the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG pinched_JJ ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM go_VVI down_RP together_RL ,_, lad_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX is_VBZ n't_XX room_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM lead_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 deep_JJ breath_NN1 and_CC headed_VVN down_RP ,_, the_AT sergeant_NN1 ,_, two_MC constables_NN2 and_CC Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 in_II his_APPGE wake_NN1 ._. 
Soon_RR they_PPHS2 all_DB stood_VVD side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT younger_JJR policemen_NN2 coughing_VVG involuntarily_RR ._. 
'_" Oh_UH dear_UH ,_, oh_UH dear_UH ,_, '_GE Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 said_VVD on_II an_AT1 indrawn_JJ breath_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ._. 
Come_VV0 along_RP ,_, Jamie_NP1 ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 get_VVI you_PPY back_RP ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 took_VVD out_RP a_AT1 handkerchief_NN1 and_CC mopped_VVD her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 driver_NN1 shot_VVD Jamie_NP1 a_AT1 look_NN1 of_IO enquiry_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 missed_VVD ,_, occupied_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ with_IW guiding_JJ Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 back_VV0 up_RP the_AT hill_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN her_APPGE weep_NN1 before_RT but_CCB only_RR for_IF a_AT1 sick_JJ horse_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ awe-struck_JJ ._. 
'_GE Jamie_NN1 ,_, did_VDD you_PPY let_VVI Patty_NP1 off_II the_AT lead_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT boy_NN1 blushed_VVD to_II his_APPGE ears_NN2 and_CC owned_VVN to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY must_VM not_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, Jamie_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI in_II trouble_NN1 with_IW Colonel_NNB James_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 told_VVN all_DB you_PPY boys_NN2 a_AT1 thousand_NNO times_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 'll_VM perhaps_RR not_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 again_RT ,_, '_GE the_AT sergeant_NN1 murmured_VVD ,_, and_CC received_VVD the_AT look_NN1 that_CST Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 habitually_RR bent_VVN on_II a_AT1 child_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ riding_VVG carelessly_RR ._. 
'_" How_RGQ long_RR had_VHD she_PPHS1 been_VBN there_RL ?_? 
'_GE Jamie_NN1 asked_VVD ,_, anxiously_RR ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 ,_, '_GE the_AT sergeant_NN1 said_VVD ,_, grimly_RR ._. 
'_" How_RGQ many_DA2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Doctor_NN1 'll_VM tell_VVI us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 considered_VVD the_AT boy_NN1 thoughtfully_RR ,_, and_CC decided_VVD to_TO take_VVI him_PPHO1 back_RP quickly_RR ._. 
These_DD2 teenagers_NN2 were_VBDR in_II his_APPGE experience_NN1 a_RR21 lot_RR22 less_RGR tough_JJ than_CSN they_PPHS2 looked_VVD ._. 
'_" Any_DD idea_NN1 who_PNQS it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 casually_RR ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
But_CCB only_RR a_AT1 local_JJ would_VM know_VVI to_TO put_VVI a_AT1 body_NN1 there_RL ._. 
If_CS Jamie_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX let_VVN the_AT dog_NN1 off_II the_AT lead_NN1 she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN there_RL much_RR longer_JJR ._. 
'_GE The_AT sergeant_NN1 nodded_VVD ,_, deciding_VVG it_PPH1 could_VM do_VDI no_AT harm_NN1 to_TO concede_VVI a_AT1 point_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR taken_VVN ._. 
'_" No_PN121 one_PN122 could_VM tell_VVI who_PNQS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, surely_RR ?_? 
'_GE Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 said_VVD quietly_RR to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, sounding_VVG shaky_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR look_VVI human_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT sergeant_NN1 confirmed_VVD that_CST that_DD1 happened_VVD with_IW bodies_NN2 after_II a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM identify_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, though_CS ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, reassuringly_RR ._. 
'_" Somebody_PN1 will_VM likely_RR have_VHI reported_VVN her_PPHO1 missing_VVG ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD ,_, abruptly_RR ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD a_AT1 conversation_NN1 earlier_RRR that_DD1 week_NNT1 ,_, and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ,_, thinking_VVG furiously_RR ._. 
This_DD1 could_VM be_VBI the_AT girl_NN1 whom_PNQO the_AT Yard_NN1 were_VBDR looking_VVG for_IF ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD better_RRR do_VDI everything_PN1 very_RG quickly_RR indeed_RR ,_, including_II finding_VVG his_APPGE Chief_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM then_RT want_VVI to_TO find_VVI his_APPGE Chief_NN1 Constable_NN1 and_CC notify_VVI Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 ._. 
Presumably_RR it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT Yard_NN1 who_PNQS investigated_VVD this_DD1 one_PN1 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 the_AT regional_JJ crime_NN1 squad_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 chewed_VVD his_APPGE thumbnail_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD ,_, out_II21 of_II22 long_JJ experience_NN1 keeping_VVG in_II mind_NN1 the_AT highest_JJT priorities_NN2 :_: Ensure_VV0 Body_NN1 Not_XX Moved_VVN and_CC Ensure_VV0 Next_MD of_IO Kin_NN Notified_VVN before_II the_AT Press_NN1 got_VVD the_AT story_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 posted_VVD the_AT detective_NN1 constable_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD with_IW him_PPHO1 back_RP down_II the_AT path_NN1 to_TO join_VVI his_APPGE colleague_NN1 ,_, armed_VVN with_IW instructions_NN2 to_TO repel_VVI all_DB attempts_NN2 by_II anyone_PN1 ,_, however_RGQV senior_JJ or_CC armed_VVN with_IW whatever_DDQV authority_NN1 ,_, to_TO go_VVI anywhere_RL near_II the_AT body_NN1 unless_CS he_PPHS1 ,_, Sergeant_NNB Black_NP1 ,_, personally_RR accompanied_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 climbed_VVD into_II the_AT Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 beside_II his_APPGE two_MC passengers_NN2 and_CC drove_VVD off_RP fast_RR ,_, with_IW the_AT aim_NN1 of_IO abandoning_VVG Jamie_NP1 to_II the_AT custody_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE aunt_NN1 as_RG quickly_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI with_IW half_DB an_AT1 eye_NN1 that_CST the_AT kid_NN1 's_GE aunt_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT confident_JJ ,_, bossy_JJ ,_, well-connected_JJ women_NN2 with_IW whom_PNQO that_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO Cambridgeshire_NP1 was_VBDZ substantially_RR over-provided_VVN ._. 
John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ,_, Saturday_NPD1 or_CC no_AT Saturday_NPD1 ,_, telling_VVG himself_PPX1 he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO catch_VVI up_RP on_II the_AT paperwork_NN1 ._. 
The_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD and_CC he_PPHS1 picked_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, frowning_VVG ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT pleasures_NN2 of_IO Saturday_NPD1 working_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST the_AT phone_NN1 did_VDD not_XX ring_VVI all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT voice_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 was_VBDZ plainly_RR over-excited_JJ and_CC it_PPH1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 minute_NNT1 to_TO disentangle_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG told_VVN ._. 
'_" Oh_UH congratulations_NN2 ,_, Charlie_NP1 ._. 
Sorry_JJ ,_, what_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY say_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ again_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 little_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
Actually_RR a_AT1 very_RG big_JJ girl_NN1 as_CSA these_DD2 things_NN2 go_VV0 ,_, nine_MC pounds_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ fantastic_JJ ,_, John_NP1 ,_, there_RL she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, a_AT1 new_JJ person_NN1 ,_, lying_VVG on_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, sound_RR asleep_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR left_VVN them_PPHO2 and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG back_RP ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 repressed_VVD the_AT malicious_JJ thought_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 event_NN1 might_VM put_VVI Francesca_NP1 's_GE nose_NN1 just_RR a_AT1 little_JJ bit_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 joint_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN utterly_RR secure_VV0 in_II her_APPGE position_NN1 as_II the_AT only_JJ girl_NN1 in_II the_AT Wilson_NP1 family_NN1 and_CC now_RT there_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 one_PN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN another_DD1 bit_NN1 of_IO good_JJ news_NN1 ._. 
Frannie_NN1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO bring_VVI Tristram_NP1 home_RL pretty_RG soon_RR ,_, apparently_RR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 expressed_VVD qualified_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 and_CC Charlie_NP1 assured_VVD him_PPHO1 he_PPHS1 felt_VVD exactly_RR the_AT same_DA about_II his_APPGE younger_JJR brother_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT difficulty_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST Perry_NP1 does_VDZ everything_PN1 that_CST bit_VVD better_RRR than_CSN Tristram_NP1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST this_DD1 is_VBZ any_DD excuse_NN1 ,_, John_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 know_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, reminding_VVG McLeish_NP1 irresistibly_RR of_IO a_AT1 Labrador_NN1 wondering_VVG how_RRQ best_RRT to_TO approach_VVI an_AT1 acquaintance_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO say_VVI ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY thought_VVD Frannie_NP1 should_VM n't_XX have_VHI gone_VVN ,_, and_CC that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ ruined_VVN your_APPGE holiday_NN1 plans_NN2 ,_, and_CC ,_, on_II31 behalf_II32 of_II33 us_PPIO2 all_DB ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT little_JJ boys_NN2 lean_VV0 on_II her_PPHO1 too_RG much_DA1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI gone_VVN if_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 coughed_VVD ,_, embarrassed_JJ and_CC a_RR21 little_RR22 pompous_JJ ,_, very_RG much_DA1 conscious_JJ of_IO his_APPGE new_JJ status_NN1 as_II a_AT1 father_NN1 ,_, while_CS McLeish_NP1 remembered_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 scant_JJ four_MC years_NNT2 older_JJR than_CSN the_AT delinquent_JJ Tristram_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Anyway_RR she_PPHS1 should_VM be_VBI back_RP soon_RR ,_, '_GE Charlie_NP1 concluded_VVD ._. 
McLeish_NP1 thanked_VVD him_PPHO1 gravely_RR ,_, feeling_VVG ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 often_RR did_VDD with_IW the_AT Wilsons_NP2 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG enveloped_VVN in_II a_AT1 large_JJ feather_NN1 eiderdown_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, made_VVD restless_JJ by_II the_AT call_NN1 ,_, went_VVD down_II the_AT corridor_NN1 to_II where_RRQ he_PPHS1 knew_VVD Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 was_VBDZ also_RR in_RP ,_, getting_VVG her_APPGE office_NN1 in_II order_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD at_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC smiled_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Wearing_VVG jeans_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 blue_JJ shirt_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tugging_VVG at_II a_AT1 filing_NN1 cabinet_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ too_RG large_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO embrace_VVI and_CC which_DDQ was_VBDZ threatening_VVG to_TO over-balance_VVI on_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD about_II sixteen_MC and_CC beautiful_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 let_VVD go_NN1 of_IO the_AT cabinet_NN1 ,_, coughing_VVG in_II the_AT dust_NN1 of_IO ages_NN2 that_CST appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI lurking_VVG behind_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC smiled_VVD back_RP at_II him_PPHO1 as_II the_AT February_NPM1 sun_NN1 shone_VVD through_II the_AT small_JJ window_NN1 behind_II her_PPHO1 ,_, throwing_VVG into_II sharp_JJ relief_NN1 the_AT patches_NN2 on_II the_AT wall_NN1 where_CS her_APPGE predecessor_NN1 had_VHD hung_VVN posters_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT ingrained_JJ dirt_NN1 on_II the_AT flaking_JJ paintwork_NN1 round_II the_AT mean_JJ ,_, narrow_JJ ,_, metal_NN1 window_NN1 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI that_CST put_VV0 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 advanced_VVD on_II the_AT cabinet_NN1 and_CC shifted_VVD it_PPH1 authoritatively_RR ,_, ignoring_VVG the_AT clip_NN1 on_II the_AT ankle_NN1 dealt_VVD him_PPHO1 by_II an_AT1 unsecured_JJ bottom_JJ drawer_NN1 apparently_RR full_JJ of_IO bricks_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI unloaded_VVN it_PPH1 first_MD ,_, '_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 said_VVD ,_, apologetically_RR ,_, '_GE but_CCB I_PPIS1 just_RR could_VM n't_XX move_VVI in_II any_DD direction_NN1 with_IW it_PPH1 where_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM here_RL ,_, just_RR tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 anything_PN1 else_RR shifted_VVN ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI another_DD1 hour_NNT1 ,_, then_RT have_VH0 some_DD lunch_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO come_VVI ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX managing_VVG to_TO sound_VVI exactly_RR like_II a_AT1 senior_JJ officer_NN1 making_VVG a_AT1 recent_JJ arrival_NN1 feel_VV0 at_II home_NN1 ,_, but_CCB decided_VVD not_XX to_TO add_VVI any_DD further_JJR riders_NN2 to_II his_APPGE invitation_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 would_VM be_VBI very_RG nice_JJ ._. 
Are_VBR we_PPIS2 going_VVG to_II the_AT canteen_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX if_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM help_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
What_DDQ about_II the_AT pub_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM allowed_VVN to_TO buy_VVI my_APPGE own_DA ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ fine_JJ on_II the_AT food_NN1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM buy_VVI the_AT drinks_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM too_RG old_JJ to_TO get_VVI used_JJ to_II women_NN2 buying_VVG my_APPGE drinks_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC said_VVD gravely_RR that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI happy_JJ to_TO indulge_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 went_VVD away_RL ,_, grinning_VVG ._. 
Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ also_RR in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ,_, having_VHG told_VVN his_APPGE wife_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ lunching_VVG with_IW a_AT1 client_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, just_RR too_RG difficult_JJ to_TO be_VBI at_II home_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, with_IW Claudia_NP1 in_II a_AT1 permanently_RR bitchy_JJ mood_NN1 and_CC both_DB2 his_APPGE teenage_JJ children_NN2 taking_VVG their_APPGE cue_NN1 from_II her_PPHO1 and_CC behaving_VVG intolerably_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 wandered_VVD restlessly_RR about_RP ,_, and_CC decided_VVD that_CST the_AT lie_NN1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 become_VVI the_AT truth_NN1 ._. 
Without_IW Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 two_MC major_JJ clients_NN2 were_VBDR in_II danger_NN1 of_IO not_XX getting_VVG the_AT assiduous_JJ service_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR paying_VVG for_IF ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI well_JJ worth_II trying_VVG to_TO see_VVI if_CS one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 knew_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 fellow_JJ refugee_NN1 from_II family_NN1 life_NN1 at_II the_AT weekends_NNT2 ,_, could_VM be_VBI found_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II luck_NN1 ,_, and_CC fixed_JJ to_TO meet_VVI Andy_NP1 Barton_NP1 at_II Brazzo_NP1 's_VBZ where_RRQ Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 table_NN1 permanently_RR booked_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO admit_VVI that_CST this_DD1 particular_JJ client_NN1 hardly_RR added_VVN to_II the_AT general_JJ decorative_JJ smartness_NN1 of_IO the_AT place_NN1 ._. 
Andy_NP1 Barton_NP1 ,_, founder_NN1 and_CC chief_JJ executive_NN1 of_IO Barton_NP1 Textiles_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ almost_RR as_RG broad_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ long_JJ ,_, virtually_RR neckless_JJ ,_, with_IW incongruously_RR long_RR brown_JJ hair_NN1 curling_VVG over_RP his_APPGE collar_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE enormous_JJ hands_NN2 dwarfed_VVD the_AT elegant_JJ menu_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ studying_VVG in_II apparent_JJ disbelief_NN1 ,_, and_CC Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 noticed_VVD again_RT ,_, as_CSA Barton_NP1 without_IW rising_NN1 extended_VVD one_MC1 massive_JJ paw_NN1 ,_, that_CST though_CS the_AT fingers_NN2 were_VBDR an_AT1 ordinary_JJ length_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT width_NN1 of_IO the_AT palms_NN2 that_CST made_VVD the_AT hands_NN2 so_RG large_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 never_RR see_VV0 how_RRQ they_PPHS2 get_VV0 the_AT sales_NN per_II square_JJ foot_NN1 in_II these_DD2 places_NN2 ,_, '_GE Barton_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, without_IW further_JJR greeting_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX open_RR twelve_MC hours_NNT2 like_II my_APPGE shops_NN2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 are_VBR n't_XX using_VVG the_AT space_NN1 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE small_JJ bright_JJ blue_JJ eyes_NN2 swept_VVD disparagingly_RR over_II the_AT minimalized_JJ black_JJ and_CC white_JJ flooring_NN1 ,_, stainless_JJ steel_NN1 chairs_NN2 and_CC black_JJ wooden_JJ bar_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 make_VV0 a_AT1 huge_JJ margin_NN1 on_II a_AT1 smaller_JJR turnover_NN1 ,_, Andy_NP1 ,_, out_II21 of_II22 punters_NN2 like_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ amused_VVN by_II ,_, and_CC respectful_JJ of_IO ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 obsession_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Angela_NP1 not_XX working_VVG today_RT ?_? 
'_GE Barton_NP1 worked_VVD a_AT1 sixteen-hour_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ began_VVD with_IW careful_JJ ,_, detailed_JJ consideration_NN1 of_IO the_AT trading_NN1 figures_NN2 and_CC key_JJ ratios_NN2 for_IF every_AT1 one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE forty-three_MC major_JJ shops_NN2 and_CC the_AT output_NN1 of_IO both_DB2 factories_NN2 ,_, and_CC continued_VVD ,_, usually_RR by_II helicopter_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 detailed_JJ aerial_NN1 survey_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 particular_JJ area_NN1 as_II the_AT quick_JJ way_NN1 of_IO identifying_VVG new_JJ sites_NN2 ,_, interspersed_VVN with_IW unheralded_JJ descents_NN2 on_II the_AT manager_NN1 of_IO any_DD shop_NN1 he_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 fancy_JJ to_TO visit_VVI ._. 
Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD known_VVN this_DD1 particular_JJ juggernaut_NN1 since_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE first_MD small_JJ factory_NN1 and_CC two_MC stores_NN2 and_CC dirt_NN1 under_II his_APPGE fingernails_NN2 from_II shifting_JJ packing-cases_NN2 personally_RR ,_, was_VBDZ not_XX fazed_VVN by_II the_AT question_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Angela_NP1 's_VBZ taking_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 off_RP she_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX been_VBN well_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, easily_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN working_VVG very_RG hard_RR for_IF you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM up_RP to_TO speed_VVI with_IW Huerter_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB is_VBZ your_APPGE planning_NN1 application_NN1 in_II Leicester_NP1 all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 
'_GE Barton_NP1 assured_VVD him_PPHO1 warmly_RR that_CST Angela_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN a_AT1 great_JJ job_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ now_RT confident_JJ of_IO getting_VVG planning_NN1 permission_NN1 on_II the_AT vast_JJ site_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN ._. 
Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS knew_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II this_DD1 over-candid_JJ ,_, over-emphatic_JJ mood_NN1 ,_, decided_VVD to_TO prod_VVI gently_RR ._. 
'_GE Angela_NP1 said_VVD the_AT council_NN1 wanted_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF housing_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_" Yeah_UH ,_, some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 did_VDD ._. 
Silly_JJ buggers_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ jobs_NN2 they_PPHS2 want_VV0 there_RL first_MD ._. 
Plenty_PN of_IO housing_NN1 if_CS those_DD2 stupid_JJ farts_NN2 at_II the_AT council_NN1 got_VVD round_RP to_II repairing_VVG it_PPH1 and_CC stopped_VVD their_APPGE tenants_NN2 tearing_VVG apart_RL what_DDQ they_PPHS2 have_VH0 got_VVN ._. 
My_APPGE Mum_NN1 brought_VVD up_RP five_MC of_IO us_PPIO2 in_II a_AT1 flat_NN1 far_RG worse_JJR than_CSN what_DDQ these_DD2 immigrants_NN2 complain_VV0 about_RP ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD personally_RR persuaded_VVN Barton_NP1 of_IO the_AT presentational_JJ disadvantage_NN1 of_IO using_VVG words_NN2 like_NN1 '_GE darkies_NN2 '_GE ,_, '_GE niggers_NN2 '_GE or_CC '_GE wogs_NN2 '_GE ,_, decided_VVD that_DD1 '_VBZ immigrants_NN2 '_GE even_CS21 though_CS22 used_VVN in_II the_AT manner_NN1 of_IO one_PN1 invoking_VVG a_AT1 curse_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ as_RG good_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI with_IW this_DD1 particular_JJ client_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ doing_VDG a_AT1 good_JJ job_NN1 on_II sorting_VVG this_DD1 Huerter_NN1 thing_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
Bloody_RR ridiculous_JJ them_PPHO2 blokes_NN2 at_II the_AT DTI_NP1 pushing_VVG assistance_NN1 for_IF Huerter_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 voted_VVD for_IF this_DD1 government_NN1 because_CS they_PPHS2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO go_VVI in_RP for_IF that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO rubbish_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 ever_RR gave_VVD me_PPIO1 anything_PN1 and_CC my_APPGE business_NN1 works_VVZ ._. 
Still_RR ,_, Angie_NP1 can_VM fix_VVI the_AT Treasury_NN1 on_II this_DD1 one_PN1 ,_, given_VVN her_APPGE boyfriend_NN1 ,_, ca_VM n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT reason_NN1 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD you_PPY on_II this_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 winced_VVD inwardly_RR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO tell_VVI Andy_NP1 Barton_NP1 that_CST Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ missing_VVG ,_, or_CC express_VV0 any_DD of_IO his_APPGE reservations_NN2 about_II how_RGQ much_DA1 influence_NN1 Angela_NP1 could_VM bring_VVI to_TO bear_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 smoothly_RR changed_VVD the_AT subject_NN1 to_II the_AT looks_NN2 of_IO the_AT blond_JJ model_NN1 ,_, three_MC tables_NN2 away_RL ,_, and_CC Barton_NP1 agreed_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX mind_VVI a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 ;_; on_II the_AT thin_JJ side_NN1 ,_, mind_VV0 you_PPY ,_, but_CCB tasty_JJ ._. 
The_AT rest_NN1 of_IO lunch_NN1 passed_VVN in_II similar_JJ diversion_NN1 ,_, interspersed_VVN with_IW details_NN2 of_IO last_MD week_NNT1 's_GE turnover_NN1 which_DDQ were_VBDR never_RR far_RR from_II Barton_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 ,_, whatever_DDQV other_JJ distractions_NN2 offered_VVD ._. 
Mrs_NNB Huntley_NP1 was_VBDZ having_VHG lunch_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE daughter_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 ate_VVD placidly_RR ,_, acknowledging_VVG to_II herself_PPX1 with_IW her_APPGE customary_JJ good_JJ sense_NN1 that_CST at_II the_AT moment_NN1 ,_, as_CSA at_II any_DD time_NNT1 since_CS her_APPGE brother_NN1 William_NP1 had_VHD died_VVN ,_, she_PPHS1 and_CC Penelope_NP1 were_VBDR getting_VVG no_AT pleasure_NN1 at_II all_DB from_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE company_NN1 ._. 
Penelope_NP1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG particularly_RR discontented_JJ and_CC disaffected_JJ ,_, picking_VVG at_II her_APPGE food_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE red_JJ suit_NN1 was_VBDZ smart_JJ ,_, but_CCB too_RG bright_JJ a_AT1 colour_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE pale_JJ English_JJ pink_JJ and_CC white_JJ skin_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE brown_JJ hair_NN1 could_VM have_VHI done_VDN with_IW a_AT1 wash_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE nails_NN2 were_VBDR ragged_JJ and_CC bitten_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ frowning_VVG ,_, deep_JJ lines_NN2 appearing_VVG between_II her_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 ,_, mouth_NN1 drawn_VVN down_RP at_II the_AT edges_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 instead_RR of_IO a_AT1 classically_RR good-looking_JJ slim_JJ English_NN1 Rose_VVD in_II her_APPGE late_JJ twenties_MC2 ,_, she_PPHS1 looked_VVD faded_JJ ,_, years_NNT2 older_JJR than_CSN her_APPGE real_JJ age_NN1 ,_, and_CC shrewish_VV0 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Huntley_NP1 sighed_VVD ;_; her_APPGE brother_NN1 whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 had_VHD loved_VVN ,_, but_CCB knew_VVD to_TO be_VBI self-indulgent_JJ to_II a_AT1 fault_NN1 ,_, had_VHD done_VDN his_APPGE niece_NN1 real_JJ harm_NN1 by_II leaving_VVG so_RG much_DA1 of_IO his_APPGE money_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 the_AT girl_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD confidently_RR believed_VVN herself_PPX1 to_TO be_VBI his_APPGE favourite_JJ thing_NN1 on_II earth_NN1 ._. 
Penelope_NP1 ,_, however_RR ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI acknowledged_VVN ,_, had_VHD made_VVN no_AT attempt_NN1 to_TO rise_VVI above_II the_AT blow_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN dealt_VVN by_II finding_VVG a_AT1 dazzling_JJ girl_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA age_NN1 favoured_VVN over_II herself_PPX1 in_II her_APPGE uncle_NN1 's_GE will_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, Mrs_NNB Huntley_NP1 thought_VVD hopefully_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD stopped_VVN wondering_VVG ,_, unbecomingly_RR and_CC stridently_RR ,_, how_RRQ her_APPGE uncle_NN1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN fooled_VVN by_II Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Grizel_NP1 Huntley_NP1 's_GE own_DA view_NN1 that_CST her_APPGE brother_NN1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN fooled_VVN at_II all_DB but_CCB had_VHD been_VBN charmed_VVN and_CC diverted_VVN by_II a_AT1 dashing_JJ girl_NN1 thirty_MC years_NNT2 his_APPGE junior_JJ ,_, and_CC had_VHD seen_VVN no_AT reason_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 why_RRQ she_PPHS1 should_VM not_XX have_VHI a_AT1 share_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE considerable_JJ estate_NN1 when_CS that_DD1 left_VVD a_AT1 very_RG decent_JJ down-setting_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE niece_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
Indeed_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD respected_VVN Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 for_IF the_AT straightforwardness_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD tackled_VVN the_AT issue_NN1 when_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD met_VVN at_II the_AT lawyer_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ you_PPY 're_VBR disappointed_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN to_II Penelope_NP1 ,_, '_GE but_CCB after_II all_DB there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ,_, quite_RG enough_RR for_IF both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_GE So_RR there_EX was_VBDZ ,_, Grizel_NP1 Huntley_NP1 acknowledged_VVD ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_RR31 great_RR32 deal_RR33 better_RRR if_CS Penny_NP1 could_VM manage_VVI to_TO think_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_RGR positively_RR ._. 
'_" If_CSW she_PPHS1 has_VHZ vanished_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO see_VVI that_DD1 solicitor_NN1 about_II whether_CSW I_PPIS1 can_VM get_VVI her_PPHO1 presumed_VVN dead_JJ ._. 
'_GE Penny_NNU1 ,_, sounding_VVG childishly_RR ,_, sullenly_RR determined_VVN ,_, broke_VVD into_II her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE thoughts_NN2 ._. 
Grizel_VV0 Huntley_NP1 looked_VVD across_RL at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, shocked_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 would_VM wait_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 if_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Penelope_NP1 glared_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, turning_VVG an_AT1 ungraceful_JJ scarlet_JJ ,_, but_CCB Mrs_NNB Huntley_NP1 held_VVD her_APPGE ground_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY are_VBR being_VBG silly_JJ about_II this_DD1 ,_, Penny_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY are_VBR letting_VVG this_DD1 disappointment_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR still_RR a_AT1 very_RG well-off_JJ young_JJ woman_NN1 get_VV0 in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO everything_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Penelope_NP1 choked_VVD on_II her_APPGE pudding_NN1 and_CC started_VVD to_TO cry_VVI ,_, angry_JJ ,_, uncontrollable_JJ tears_NN2 ._. 
Grizel_VV0 Huntley_NP1 reached_VVD out_RP to_TO comfort_VVI her_PPHO1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 forced_VVD back_RP her_APPGE chair_NN1 and_CC fled_VVD ,_, clutching_VVG her_APPGE handbag_NN1 and_CC napkin_NN1 ,_, leaving_VVG her_APPGE mother_NN1 with_IW the_AT ruins_NN2 of_IO lunch_NN1 ._. 
Fifty_MC miles_NNU2 north_ND1 ,_, Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD just_RR finished_VVN serving_VVG a_AT1 lunch_NN1 that_CST no_PN121 one_PN122 had_VHD done_VDN more_RRR than_CSN pick_VV0 at_II ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 Francis_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT1 slightly_RR better_JJR showing_NN1 than_CSN her_APPGE daughter_NN1 Jennifer_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ looking_VVG particularly_RR ragged_JJ ._. 
Mother_NN1 and_CC daughter_NN1 were_VBDR very_RG like_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, tall_JJ ,_, dark_NN1 ,_, slim_JJ ,_, pleasant-looking_JJ women_NN2 with_IW mid-brown_JJ curly_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC slightly_RR snub_VV0 noses_NN2 ._. 
Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, by_II contrast_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ dark_JJ ,_, almost_RR black-haired_JJ ,_, sallow-skinned_JJ ,_, with_IW bright_JJ brown_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
Of_IO medium_JJ height_NN1 and_CC packed_VVN with_IW energy_NN1 ,_, even_RR distressed_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ bursting_VVG round_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, hair_NN1 still_RR damp_JJ at_II the_AT back_NN1 from_II his_APPGE swim_NN1 ._. 
'_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI to_II the_AT flicks_NN2 ._. 
No_AT point_NN1 at_II all_DB sitting_VVG round_RP looking_VVG at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
Come_VV0 on_RP Jennifer_NP1 or_CC are_VBR you_PPY going_VVG out_RP with_IW Michael_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN back_RP to_II Australia_NP1 ,_, Dad_NN1 ._. 
Last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Jennifer_NP1 sounded_VVD defeated_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 sideways_RL with_IW familiar_JJ love_NN1 and_CC exasperation_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 just_RR did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO hang_VVI on_RP to_II men_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD impatiently_RR ,_, not_XX like_II his_APPGE Angie_NN1 ,_, wherever_RRQV she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
'_GE Giles_NP1 rang_VVD up_RP ,_, '_" his_APPGE daughter_NN1 volunteered_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ uncomfortably_RR reminded_VVN by_II something_PN1 in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 that_CST Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT men_NN2 Jennifer_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN able_JK to_TO hang_VVI on_RP to_II or_CC not_XX once_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN Angela_NP1 ._. 
'_" How_RRQ was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 ?_? '_" his_APPGE wife_NN1 Sarah_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, rather_RG too_RG quickly_RR ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, very_RG worried_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT police_NN2 were_VBDR talking_VVG to_II everyone_PN1 Angie_NP1 had_VHD seen_VVN in_II the_AT two_MC weeks_NNT2 before_CS she_PPHS1 ..._... well_RR ..._... vanished_VVD ,_, and_CC so_RG far_RR had_VHD come_VVN up_RP with_IW nothing_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 no_PN121 one_PN122 noticed_VVD anything_PN1 unusual_JJ about_II her_PPHO1 and_CC she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI full_JJ of_IO plans_NN2 for_IF the_AT wedding_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 told_VVD them_PPHO2 that_DD1 ,_, '_GE Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 said_VVD irritably_RR and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC daughter_NN1 caught_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE eye_NN1 in_II silent_JJ agreement_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX told_VVN them_PPHO2 that_CST Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ refusing_VVG point-black_JJ to_TO be_VBI married_VVN from_II home_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ insisting_VVG on_II the_AT full_JJ London_NP1 set-out_NN1 ,_, reception_NN1 at_II the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Commons_NP ,_, replying_VVG unanswerably_RR when_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD objected_VVN on_II grounds_NN2 of_IO expense_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM well_RR afford_VVI to_TO pay_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 herself_PPX1 ._. 
A_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO epic_JJ proportions_NN2 had_VHD ensued_VVN ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 and_CC Angela_NP1 had_VHD evidently_RR enjoyed_VVN but_CCB which_DDQ had_VHD left_VVN Sarah_NP1 and_CC Jennifer_NP1 sick_JJ with_IW distress_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI out_RP ,_, Frank_NP1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 might_VM ring_VVI ._. 
'_GE Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 was_VBDZ sounding_VVG diffident_JJ but_CCB resolute_JJ ,_, and_CC as_CSA Morgan_NP1 opened_VVD his_APPGE mouth_NN1 to_TO protest_VVI in_II exasperation_NN1 the_AT doorbell_NN1 rang_VVD ._. 
Both_DB2 women_NN2 looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 in_II joint_JJ appeal_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 marched_VVD to_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, pulling_VVG it_PPH1 open_JJ with_IW unnecessary_JJ force_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD ,_, door_NN1 in_II hand_NN1 ,_, checked_VVN by_II something_PN1 in_II the_AT way_NN1 his_APPGE visitors_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 woman_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR standing_VVG ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 stocky_JJ ,_, greying_VVG fifty-year-old_JJ in_II a_AT1 navy_NN1 raincoat_NN1 over_II a_AT1 suit_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE hair_NN1 cut_VVN short_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ attended_VVN by_II a_AT1 uniformed_JJ policewoman_NN1 ,_, hair_NN1 smartly_RR set_VVN under_II the_AT cap_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE eyes_NN2 watchful_JJ in_II the_AT wide_JJ ,_, flat_JJ ,_, placid_JJ face_NN1 ,_, and_CC both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR standing_VVG square_JJ and_CC stolid_JJ ._. 
Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 stood_VVD and_CC stared_VVD at_II them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC even_RR before_II the_AT man_NN1 stepped_VVD forward_RL steadily_RR ,_, hand_NN1 extended_VVD ,_, mouth_NN1 opening_VVG to_TO speak_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 understood_VVD who_PNQS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR and_CC what_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 ,_, looking_VVG even_RR bigger_JJR than_CSN usual_JJ ,_, appeared_VVD in_II her_APPGE office_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Cambridgeshire_NP1 police_NN2 think_VV0 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 found_VVN Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 body_NN1 of_IO about_II the_AT right_JJ description_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 've_VH0 gone_VVN to_TO see_VVI Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO hurry_VVI but_CCB it_PPH1 'll_VM take_VVI an_AT1 hour_NNT1 or_CC so_RR and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI the_AT papers_NN2 on_II21 to_II22 it_PPH1 before_II the_AT next_MD of_IO kin_NN know_VV0 ._. 
You_PPY got_VVD your_APPGE kit_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 wordlessly_RR pointed_VVN to_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT door_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE office_NN1 on_II which_DDQ hung_VVD a_AT1 neat_JJ suit_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD round_RP ,_, and_CC realized_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD cleaned_VVN the_AT whole_JJ office_NN1 in_II the_AT hour_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN1 since_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Looks_NN2 a_RR21@ lot_RR22 better_RRR ._. 
And_CC only_RR just_RR in_II time_NNT1 ._. 
Meet_VV0 you_PPY in_II ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO change_VVI ,_, then_RT we_PPIS2 're_VBR on_II our_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
Sorry_JJ about_II lunch_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM get_VVI a_AT1 sandwich_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX move_VVI the_AT body_NN1 yet_RR ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 senior_JJ officer_NN1 from_II Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 on_II his_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, and_CC our_APPGE people_NN ,_, photographers_NN2 and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW it_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE daughter_NN1 I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO wait_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 subsided_VVD abruptly_RR on_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT uncomfortable_JJ chesterfields_NN2 in_II the_AT sunny_JJ ,_, cramped_VVN ,_, living-room_JJ and_CC Detective_NN1 Inspector_NNB Teversham_NP1 shifted_VVD uncomfortably_RR ,_, wishing_VVG the_AT phone_NN1 call_NN1 would_VM come_VVI ._. 
The_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 sprang_VVD to_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC collected_JJ instructions_NN2 in_II a_AT1 room_NN1 silent_JJ except_II21 for_II22 the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 weeping_VVG drearily_RR into_II her_APPGE handkerchief_NN1 ._. 
With_IW one_MC1 part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 he_PPHS1 logged_VVD the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST Mum_NN1 had_VHD understood_VVN the_AT worst_JJT immediately_RR and_CC must_VM in_II some_DD way_NN1 have_VH0 been_VBN expecting_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT deceased_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN Daddy_NN1 's_GE girl_NN1 ,_, then_RT although_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ usually_RR the_AT dads_NN2 ,_, where_CS a_AT1 daughter_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II question_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS fought_VVD against_II the_AT realization_NN1 of_IO the_AT truth_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE WPC_NP1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 anxiously_RR for_IF guidance_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 at_II her_PPHO1 slightly_RR and_CC waited_VVD ,_, standing_VVG squarely_RR on_II both_DB2 feet_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN in_II many_DA2 trying_JJ circumstances_NN2 before_RT ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM come_VVI with_IW you_PPY ._. 
Sarah_NP1 and_CC Jennifer_NP1 ,_, you_PPY stay_VV0 here_RL ._. 
'_GE Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 movement_NN1 of_IO protest_NN1 but_CCB Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 looked_VVD to_II Teversham_NP1 for_IF support_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_DD1 would_VM be_VBI better_JJR ,_, yes_UH ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 agreed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 must_VM see_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 emerged_VVD from_II her_APPGE handkerchief_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI silly_JJ Sarah_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 might_VM not_XX be_VBI Angela_NP1 ,_, '_GE Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 said_VVD ,_, desperately_RR ._. 
'_GE Sergeant_NNB Jennings_NP1 here_RL will_VM make_VVI some_DD tea_NN1 ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 'll_VM stay_VVI with_IW you_PPY while_CS Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 go_VV0 over_RP to_II the_AT stables_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI back_RP inside_II the_AT hour_NNT1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR we_PPIS2 could_VM have_VHI a_AT1 cup_NN1 now_RT ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 watched_VVD ,_, stolidly_RR ,_, as_CSA Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 disappeared_VVD to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 to_TO show_VVI the_AT sergeant_NN1 what_DDQ was_VBDZ what_DDQ and_CC considered_VVD ,_, without_IW watching_VVG her_PPHO1 ,_, the_AT other_JJ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX crying_VVG her_APPGE eyes_NN2 out_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pale_JJ ,_, but_CCB not_XX as_RG shocked_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN ._. 
Well_RR ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ all_RR21 right_RR22 she_PPHS1 could_VM look_VVI after_II Mum_NN1 in_II the_AT hour_NNT1 that_CST was_VBDZ to_TO follow_VVI while_CS the_AT identity_NN1 of_IO the_AT body_NN1 was_VBDZ established_VVN ,_, and_CC in_II all_DB the_AT grim_JJ hours_NNT2 after_II that_DD1 ,_, if_CS the_AT body_NN1 was_VBDZ her_APPGE sister_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gently_RR insisted_VVD that_CST Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 got_VVD a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ,_, with_IW sugar_NN1 ,_, down_II him_PPHO1 before_CS he_PPHS1 escorted_VVD him_PPHO1 out_RP to_II the_AT waiting_JJ car_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD in_II the_AT back_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, for_IF company_NN1 ,_, and_CC chatted_VVD soothingly_RR of_IO nothing_PN1 as_II the_AT driver_NN1 did_VDD the_AT eight_MC miles_NNU2 or_CC so_RR to_II Kirton_NP1 ,_, and_CC swept_VVN into_II the_AT riding-school_JJ yard_NN1 ._. 
Evidently_RR a_AT1 class_NN1 had_VHD just_RR finished_VVN and_CC the_AT place_NN1 was_VBDZ boiling_VVG with_IW ponies_NN2 ,_, small_JJ children_NN2 ,_, pink-faced_NN1 with_IW exertion_NN1 in_II oversized_JJ helmets_NN2 covered_VVN with_IW bright_JJ silks_NN2 ,_, parents_NN2 urging_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO hurry_VVI up_RP and_CC get_VVI in_II cars_NN2 ,_, and_CC teenage_JJ girls_NN2 bulging_VVG out_II21 of_II22 light_JJ jodhpurs_NN2 organizing_VVG the_AT whole_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 still_JJ point_NN1 in_II this_DD1 maelstrom_NN1 was_VBDZ Sergeant_NNB Black_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD tucked_VVN himself_PPX1 between_II two_MC of_IO the_AT sheltering_JJ twelve-foot_JJ evergreens_NN2 planted_VVN to_TO cut_VVI off_II the_AT east_ND1 wind_NN1 from_II the_AT ring_NN1 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 moved_VVD efficiently_RR past_II a_AT1 child_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD succeeded_VVN in_II entangling_VVG her_APPGE pony_NN1 's_GE reins_NN2 with_IW her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC who_PNQS was_VBDZ being_VBG blasted_VVN for_IF it_PPH1 by_II a_AT1 girl_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM n't_XX have_VHI been_VBN more_DAR than_CSN sixteen_MC ,_, but_CCB was_VBDZ sounding_VVG like_II a_AT1 woman_NN1 three_MC times_NNT2 her_APPGE age_NN1 ._. 
Precisely_RR who_PNQS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ using_VVG for_IF a_AT1 role_NN1 model_NN1 became_VVD clear_JJ as_II a_AT1 middle-aged_JJ lady_NN1 ,_, admirably_RR slim_JJ in_II well-cut_JJ jodhpurs_NN2 ,_, erupted_VVN from_II some_DD inner_JJ fortress_NN1 to_TO enquire_VVI ,_, in_II tones_NN2 that_CST carried_VVD effortlessly_RR across_II the_AT yard_NN1 ,_, precisely_RR why_RRQ Caroline_NP1 had_VHD failed_VVN to_TO run_VVI up_RP her_APPGE stirrups_NN2 ,_, how_RRQ long_RR had_VHD she_PPHS1 been_VBN riding_VVG ?_? 
The_AT tone_NN1 was_VBDZ uncompromising_JJ but_CCB somehow_RR neutral_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT child_NN1 addressed_VVD hastened_VVN to_TO make_VVI the_AT adjustment_NN1 ,_, rebuked_VVN but_CCB not_XX embarrassed_JJ or_CC crushed_VVD ._. 
Teversham_NP1 stopped_VVD where_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, saw_VVD Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 notice_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC waited_VVD patiently_RR while_CS she_PPHS1 dispatched_VVD four_MC of_IO the_AT assorted_JJ teenagers_NN2 to_II a_AT1 distant_JJ meadow_NN1 with_IW eight_MC ponies_NN2 ,_, and_CC while_CS the_AT yard_NN1 cleared_VVN of_IO small_JJ children_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 ?_? 
Detective_NN1 Inspector_NNB Teversham_NP1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 is_VBZ in_II my_APPGE car_NN1 over_RP there_RL ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM just_RR have_VHI a_AT1 word_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO know_VVI him_PPHO1 well_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ white-faced_JJ but_CCB determined_JJ and_CC the_AT policemen_NN2 stood_VVD back_RP as_CSA she_PPHS1 walked_VVD over_RP towards_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Decent_JJ of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE Teversham_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, without_IW moving_VVG his_APPGE lips_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Hang_VV0 on_RP a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, who_PNQS 's_VBZ this_DD1 ?_? 
'_" A_ZZ1 grey_JJ car_NN1 ,_, immaculately_RR clean_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ just_RR pulling_VVG up_RP at_II the_AT gate_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 big_JJ man_NN1 in_II a_AT1 plain_JJ grey_JJ suit_NN1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG out_RP to_TO open_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" Must_VM be_VBI the_AT Yard_NN1 ,_, '_" his_APPGE sergeant_NN1 observed_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT bloke_NN1 might_VM be_VBI ._. 
But_CCB who_PNQS is_VBZ the_AT popsy_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_GE Teversham_NP1 's_GE terms_NN2 for_IF pretty_JJ women_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN taken_VVN wholesale_JJ from_II his_APPGE father_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 young_JJ airman_NN1 in_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 drew_VVD up_RP alongside_II them_PPHO2 ,_, McLeish_NP1 having_VHG known_VVN them_PPHO2 as_CSA policemen_NN2 by_II the_AT same_DA process_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 had_VHD recognized_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Chief_NNB Inspector_NNB John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 flapped_VVD his_APPGE warrant_NN1 card_NN1 in_II automatic_JJ greeting_NN1 and_CC waved_VVD a_AT1 hand_NN1 at_II Catherine_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD also_RR got_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Detective_NNB Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 watched_VVD amused_JJ as_CSA both_RR the_AT Cambridge_NP1 detectives_NN2 shook_VVD hands_NN2 gingerly_RR ,_, obviously_RR taken_VVN aback_RL ._. 
'_GE Father_NN1 of_IO the_AT missing_JJ girl_NN1 over_RP there_RL ,_, talking_VVG to_II the_AT good_JJ lady_NN1 who_PNQS runs_VVZ this_DD1 establishment_NN1 and_CC who_PNQS has_VHZ already_RR seen_VVN the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO mine_PPGE on_II the_AT spot_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ probably_RR your_APPGE girl_NN1 the_AT ring_NN1 on_II the_AT finger_NN1 fits_VVZ the_AT description_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE parents_NN2 are_VBR local_JJ ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD this_DD1 admirably_RR succinct_JJ report_NN1 and_CC decided_VVD the_AT competent_JJ bloke_NN1 was_VBDZ bound_VVNK to_TO resent_VVI Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 intrusion_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW this_DD1 turns_VVZ out_RP to_TO be_VBI the_AT lady_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR looking_VVG for_IF ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ engaged_VVN to_II a_AT1 Treasury_NN1 Minister_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS called_VVD in_II my_APPGE guv'nor_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, rather_RR you_PPY than_CSN me_PPIO1 ,_, if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ who_PNQS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 
And_CC much_RR better_VV0 you_PPY have_VH0 it_PPH1 from_II the_AT start_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE Super_NN1 's_VHZ already_RR got_VVN his_APPGE knickers_NN2 in_II a_AT1 twist_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT reply_NN1 was_VBDZ prompt_JJ and_CC ungrudging_VVG and_CC McLeish_NP1 breathed_VVD easier_RRR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ no_AT fun_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 working_VVG with_IW an_AT1 uncooperative_JJ and_CC resentful_JJ local_JJ force_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 scene-of-crime_JJ squad_NN1 coming_VVG ,_, if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 worked_VVN with_IW them_PPHO2 before_RT ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 added_VVD ,_, in_II explanation_NN1 and_CC Teversham_NP1 had_VHD just_RR time_NNT1 to_TO assure_VVI him_PPHO1 he_PPHS1 well_RR understood_VVN and_CC would_VM n't_XX himself_PPX1 like_VVI to_TO work_VVI with_IW anyone_PN1 else_RR 's_GE squad_NN1 ,_, before_CS Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 ,_, tears_NN2 in_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, white_JJ with_IW distress_NN1 ,_, bore_VVD down_RP on_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 introduced_VVD himself_PPX1 and_CC Catherine_NP1 in_II suitably_RR subdued_JJ tones_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR through_II his_APPGE distress_NN1 ,_, Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR struck_VVN by_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 's_GE looks_NN2 and_CC as_II the_AT party_NN1 distributed_VVN itself_PPX1 into_II the_AT big_JJ Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 he_PPHS1 managed_VVD to_TO sit_VVI next_II21 to_II22 her_PPHO1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 ,_, sitting_VVG on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, huddled_VVN on_II the_AT uncomfortable_JJ bench-seating_NN1 ,_, could_VM smell_VVI the_AT faint_JJ perfume_NN1 she_PPHS1 wore_VVD and_CC thought_VVD ,_, with_IW what_DDQ detachment_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM bring_VVI to_TO bear_VVI ,_, that_CST one_MC1 of_IO the_AT minor_JJ complications_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 case_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI the_AT reactions_NN2 of_IO every_AT1 man_NN1 involved_VVN as_CSA suspect_NN1 ,_, colleague_NN1 or_CC witness_NN1 ,_, to_II this_DD1 beauty_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO import_VVI on_RP to_II his_APPGE staff_NN ._. 
The_AT Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 bumped_VVD along_II the_AT track_NN1 to_II where_RRQ the_AT young_JJ detective_NN1 constable_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG chilled_JJ and_CC ti_NN2 red_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ waiting_VVG for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
As_CSA they_PPHS2 decanted_VVD themselves_PPX2 McLeish_NP1 managed_VVD to_TO agree_VVI quickly_RR with_IW Teversham_NP1 that_CST ,_, assuming_VVG the_AT identification_NN1 was_VBDZ confirmed_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM take_VVI Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 and_CC Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 back_NN1 ,_, leaving_VVG Catherine_NP1 and_CC himself_PPX1 at_II the_AT site_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD tactfully_RR with_IW Catherine_NP1 and_CC the_AT young_JJ constable_NN1 on_II the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, liking_VVG the_AT sweep_NN1 of_IO the_AT country_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 spread_VVD out_RP in_II the_AT raw_JJ ,_, cold_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Must_VM be_VBI the_AT only_JJ hill_NN1 between_II here_RL and_CC Russia_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 observed_VVD to_II Catherine_NP1 who_PNQS pointed_VVD out_RP it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 hill_NN1 ,_, more_RRR a_AT1 fifty-foot_JJ ridge_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 just_RR looked_VVN high_JJ in_II this_DD1 dead_RG flat_JJ plain_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY must_VM know_VVI Cambridge_NP1 ,_, though_CS ,_, John_NP1 ._. 
Your_APPGE girlfriend_NN1 studied_VVD here_RL ,_, did_VDD n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI her_PPHO1 then_RT ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, repressively_RR ,_, uneasily_RR conscious_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN Francesca_NP1 no_AT thought_NN1 at_II all_DB that_DD1 day_NNT1 and_CC did_VDD n't_XX much_RR want_VVI to_TO think_VVI about_II her_PPHO1 now_RT ._. 
Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 fell_VVD silent_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 fished_VVD out_RP the_AT one-page_JJ note_NN1 Teversham_NP1 had_VHD handed_VVN him_PPHO1 and_CC read_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, scowling_VVG ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ God_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, involuntarily_RR ,_, and_CC Catherine_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 enquiringly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT boy_NN1 who_PNQS found_VVD the_AT body_NN1 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 it_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 lives_VVZ round_RP here_RL ._. 
Jamie_NP1 Brett-Smith_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 child_NN1 star_NN1 a_AT1 singer_NN1 ._. 
Did_VDD the_AT theme_NN1 song_NN1 for_IF that_DD1 TV_NN1 thing_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 hymn_NN1 tune_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE Mum_NN1 has_VHZ it_PPH1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VBZ ever_RR bought_VVN a_AT1 cassette_NN1 before_RT ._. 
How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 hesitated_VVD ,_, then_RT said_VVD stiffly_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ Francesca_NP1 's_GE godson_NN1 ,_, and_CC also_RR something_PN1 like_II her_APPGE third_MD cousin_NN1 ,_, or_CC his_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD down_RP the_AT slope_NN1 and_CC realized_VVD the_AT party_NN1 was_VBDZ returning_VVG ._. 
Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 white-faced_JJ and_CC dazed_JJ ,_, Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 supporting_VVG his_APPGE elbow_NN1 ,_, equally_RR white_JJ and_CC trying_VVG not_XX to_TO cry_VVI ._. 
Teversham_NP1 ,_, at_II Morgan_NP1 's_GE other_JJ side_NN1 ,_, nodded_VVD to_II McLeish_NP1 in_II confirmation_NN1 ,_, pro_NN121 forma_NN122 ._. 
The_AT small_JJ group_NN1 struggled_VVD up_RP the_AT last_MD piece_NN1 of_IO the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, Teversham_NP1 necessarily_RR in_II the_AT rear_NN1 and_CC Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 stumbled_VVD almost_RR on_II21 to_II22 McLeish_NP1 's_GE feet_NN2 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 reached_VVD out_RP to_TO steady_VVI him_PPHO1 and_CC the_AT man_NN1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, unseeingly_RR ._. 
'_GE Christ_NP1 ._. 
Thirty_MC years_NNT2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VHZ all_RR gone_VVN ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ my_APPGE Angie_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ her_APPGE ring_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 bought_VVD her_PPHO1 that_DD1 scarf_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM very_RG sorry_JJ ._. 
'_GE Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 wildly_RR as_CSA Teversham_NP1 came_VVD up_RP at_II his_APPGE elbow_NN1 ,_, solid_JJ as_II a_AT1 rock_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ your_APPGE job_NN1 now_RT ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, earnestly_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY 'll_VM catch_VVI the_AT bastard_NN1 who_PNQS did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM try_VVI ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 looked_VVD from_II him_PPHO1 to_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, obviously_RR hardly_RR knowing_VVG what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ,_, in_II an_AT1 agony_NN1 of_IO loss_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RGQ old_JJ are_VBR you_PPY ,_, Sergeant_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, abruptly_RR ._. 
'_GE Twenty-seven_MC ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Almost_RR the_AT same_DA age_NN1 as_CSA her_APPGE Angie_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_GE The_AT bright_JJ brown_JJ eyes_NN2 rested_VVN on_II her_PPHO1 and_CC you_PPY could_VM see_VVI written_VVN all_RR over_II his_APPGE face_NN1 the_AT jealousy_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 girl_NN1 ,_, daughter_NN1 to_II some_DD man_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ still_RR alive_JJ while_CS his_APPGE child_NN1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN ._. 
Teversham_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE sergeant_NN1 closed_VVD round_II Morgan_NP1 ,_, shepherding_VVG him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT waiting_JJ Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 with_IW meaningless_JJ gentle_JJ instructions_NN2 to_TO watch_VVI the_AT step_NN1 ,_, up_VV0 you_PPY go_VV0 now_RT ._. 
McLeish_NP1 glanced_VVD up_II the_AT track_NN1 to_TO see_VVI ,_, in_II the_AT distance_NN1 ,_, another_DD1 Land_NN1 Rover_NP1 swaying_VVG over_II the_AT rough_JJ bits_NN2 ,_, and_CC touched_VVD Teversham_NP1 's_GE elbow_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ my_APPGE lot_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Teversham_NP1 nodded_VVD in_II acknowledgement_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM find_VVI the_AT road_NN1 again_RT if_CS we_PPIS2 go_VV0 straight_JJ and_CC turn_VV0 left_RL by_II the_AT hedge_NN1 ,_, wo_VM n't_XX we_PPIS2 ?_? 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD urgently_RR ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB if_CS there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 vehicle_NN1 involved_VVN it_PPH1 probably_RR came_VVD from_II there_RL ._. 
No_AT tracks_NN2 on_II this_DD1 side_NN1 ,_, except_CS ours_PPGE ._. 
'_" '_GE Damn_JJ ._. 
'_GE Teversham_NP1 was_VBDZ unnerved_VVN by_II the_AT nearness_NN1 of_IO the_AT following_JJ Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 and_CC irritated_VVN with_IW himself_PPX1 for_IF missing_VVG an_AT1 elementary_JJ point_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT end_NN1 it_PPH1 took_VVD ten_MC minutes_NNT2 to_TO get_VVI the_AT Cambridgeshire_NP1 police_NN2 Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 turned_VVD past_II McLeish_NP1 's_GE squad_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE vans_NN2 ,_, and_CC away_RL back_RP up_II21 to_II22 the_AT stable_JJ ._. 
Teversham_NP1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_TO call_VVI the_AT AC_NN1 at_II the_AT yard_NN1 and_CC report_NN1 that_CST the_AT identification_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN confirmed_VVN ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 could_VM go_VVI and_CC see_VVI Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ._. 
Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 would_VM no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ring_VVI him_PPHO1 too_RR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ naturally_RR so_RR shaken_VVN that_CST McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD that_CST small_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO insurance_NN1 worthwhile_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD them_PPHO2 out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 ,_, then_RT turned_VVN to_II his_APPGE squad_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Right_NN1 ,_, down_RP we_PPIS2 go_VV0 ._. 
The_AT corpse_NN1 is_VBZ at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT slope_NN1 ._. 
Young_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, aged_II twenty-nine_MC ,_, dead_JJ about_RG a_AT1 week_NNT1 the_AT local_JJ bloke_NN1 reckons_VVZ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD down_RP the_AT slope_NN1 wishing_VVG he_PPHS1 had_VHD brought_VVN boots_NN2 ;_; his_APPGE shoes_NN2 were_VBDR already_RR letting_VVG in_II mud_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 's_GE feet_NN2 and_CC saw_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 similar_JJ situation_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sergeant_NN1 from_II the_AT scene_NN1 of_IO crime_NN1 squad_NN1 pushed_VVN past_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC advanced_VVN on_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, holding_VVG out_RP a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO battered_JJ wellingtons_NN2 with_IW the_AT air_NN1 of_IO the_AT prince_NN1 hopefully_RR extending_VVG a_AT1 glass_NN1 slipper_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 'll_VM be_VBI too_RG big_JJ ,_, Sergeant_NN1 ,_, but_CCB maybe_RR better_RRR than_CSN your_APPGE shoes_NN2 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 some_DD spare_JJ socks_NN2 ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 watched_VVD her_APPGE melting_NN1 smile_VVI ,_, as_CSA did_VDD every_AT1 man_NN1 in_II the_AT group_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Got_VVD anything_PN1 there_RL to_TO fit_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD pointedly_RR ,_, and_CC a_AT1 young_JJ constable_NN1 reluctantly_RR transferred_VVN his_APPGE attention_NN1 ._. 
Kitted_VVN up_RP some_DD five_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR with_IW a_AT1 pair_NN a_AT1 good_JJ size_NN1 too_RG small_JJ and_CC with_IW a_AT1 hole_NN1 in_II the_AT right_JJ toe_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 led_VVD his_APPGE troops_NN2 into_II action_NN1 ._. 
The_AT smell_NN1 hit_VVD them_PPHO2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 slithered_VVD to_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT slope_NN1 and_CC McLeish_NP1 resolutely_RR took_VVD a_AT1 breath_NN1 before_II walking_VVG over_RP to_II where_RRQ the_AT swollen_JJ body_NN1 lay_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, as_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, not_XX the_AT person_NN1 who_PNQS lay_VVD dead_JJ but_CCB the_AT shell_NN1 in_II which_DDQ the_AT person_NN1 had_VHD lived_VVN ._. 
The_AT girl_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD looked_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT photograph_NN1 ,_, whereas_CS what_DDQ lay_VVD on_II the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, arms_NN2 outstretched_JJ ,_, could_VM have_VHI been_VBN any_DD young_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW dark_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
The_AT well-defined_JJ features_NN2 of_IO the_AT photograph_NN1 had_VHD vanished_VVN ,_, the_AT face_NN1 had_VHD swollen_VVN in_II death_NN1 as_CSA had_VHD the_AT exposed_JJ arms_NN2 ._. 
Thank_VV0 God_NP1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX high_JJ summer_NNT1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, stepping_VVG back_RP almost_RR on_II21 to_II22 Catherine_NP1 's_GE toes_NN2 and_CC reaching_VVG for_IF his_APPGE handkerchief_NN1 ;_; the_AT cold_NN1 ,_, particularly_RR at_II night_NNT1 ,_, would_VM have_VHI retarded_JJ decay_NN1 ._. 
The_AT girl_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN missing_VVG for_IF what_DDQ a_AT1 week_NNT1 ?_? and_CC off-hand_RR he_PPHS1 agreed_VVD with_IW the_AT local_JJ man_NN1 's_GE judgement_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN here_RL for_IF most_DAT of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT sapling_NN1 trees_NN2 had_VHD grown_VVN tall_JJ in_II the_AT twenty-five_MC years_NNT2 since_CS the_AT Beeching_NP1 axe_NN1 had_VHD fallen_VVN on_II the_AT single_JJ railway_NN1 track_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, even_RR leafless_JJ as_CSA they_PPHS2 were_VBDR ,_, they_PPHS2 effectively_RR screened_VVD the_AT view_NN1 from_II the_AT top_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 thick_JJ hedge_NN1 shielded_VVD her_PPHO1 from_II the_AT field_NN1 which_DDQ swept_VVD down_RP towards_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO the_AT embankment_NN1 ._. 
Whoever_PNQV had_VHD brought_VVN her_PPHO1 here_RL must_VM have_VHI known_VVN the_AT place_NN1 ;_; you_PPY could_VM n't_XX have_VHI picked_VVN it_PPH1 out_RP in_II a_AT1 hurry_NN1 ._. 
The_AT country_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX as_RG deserted_JJ as_CSA all_DB that_DD1 ,_, as_CSA McLeish_NP1 ,_, brought_VVN up_RP in_II a_AT1 village_NN1 in_II Leicestershire_NP1 ,_, well_RR knew_VVD ._. 
There_EX are_VBR always_RR people_NN about_RP ,_, in_II tractors_NN2 ,_, walking_VVG or_CC riding_VVG ;_; there_EX is_VBZ always_RR an_AT1 inquisitive_JJ dog_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD at_II this_DD1 thought_NN1 ,_, wondering_VVG if_CSW dogs_NN2 came_VVD along_RP here_RL frequently_RR ._. 
'_GE Careful_JJ round_II the_AT body_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD unnecessarily_RR to_II the_AT sergeant_NN1 in_II31 charge_II32 of_II33 the_AT squad_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ matter-of-factly_RR distributing_VVG heavy-duty_JJ surgical_JJ masks_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD round_RP for_IF Catherine_NP1 and_CC found_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD vanished_VVN ._. 
'_GE Back_NN1 that_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, '_" one_MC1 of_IO the_AT squad_NN1 volunteered_VVD ,_, barely_RR intelligible_JJ through_II his_APPGE mask_NN1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, twenty_MC yards_NN2 away_RL ,_, walking_VVG back_RP slowly_RR towards_II them_PPHO2 ,_, head_NN1 bowed_VVD ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD as_CSA she_PPHS1 came_VVD up_RP beside_II him_PPHO1 and_CC she_PPHS1 replied_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG white_JJ ,_, the_AT freckles_NN2 standing_VVG out_RP brown_JJ on_II her_APPGE skin_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ blowing_VVG her_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM go_VVI up_RP and_CC see_VVI if_CS we_PPIS2 can_VM see_VVI how_RRQ she_PPHS1 got_VVD here_RL ._. 
Carry_VV0 on_RP ,_, Sergeant_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 plunged_VVD up_RP the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, taking_VVG a_AT1 grateful_JJ breath_NN1 of_IO fresh_JJ air_NN1 ,_, then_RT turned_VVD and_CC extended_VVD a_AT1 large_JJ imperative_JJ hand_NN1 to_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 and_CC pulled_VVD her_PPHO1 up_RP beside_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Were_VBDR you_PPY sick_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, sorry_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 get_VVI you_PPY up_RP top_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT embankment_NN1 breathing_VVG in_II gulps_NN2 of_IO air_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 stood_VVD awkwardly_RR by_II her_PPHO1 ,_, then_RT fumbled_VVN for_IF a_AT1 handkerchief_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ crying_VVG ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, feeling_VVG him_PPHO1 watching_VVG her_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 fought_VVD back_RP a_AT1 violent_JJ physical_JJ impulse_NN1 to_TO give_VVI her_PPHO1 a_AT1 cuddle_NN1 and_CC take_VVI her_PPHO1 away_II21 from_II22 all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
'_" Happens_VVZ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD gruffly_RR ,_, patting_VVG her_PPHO1 gingerly_RR on_II the_AT shoulder_NN1 ,_, and_CC striding_VVG down_II the_AT track_NN1 ahead_II21 of_II22 her_PPHO1 ._. 
Behind_II them_PPHO2 he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO horses_NN2 ,_, obviously_RR having_VHG been_VBN warned_VVN off_RP ,_, turning_VVG to_TO ride_VVI through_II a_AT1 field_NN1 ,_, the_AT colours_NN2 of_IO the_AT riders_NN2 '_GE helmets_NN2 very_RG bright_JJ against_II the_AT pale_JJ ,_, cold_JJ ,_, February_NPM1 sky_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO remember_VVI what_DDQ the_AT weather_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN like_II in_II the_AT last_MD week_NNT1 and_CC realized_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 ;_; like_II many_DA2 city-dwellers_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD moved_VVN from_II flat_NN1 to_II car_NN1 to_II office_NN1 without_IW registering_VVG any_DD variation_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ obviously_RR rained_VVN a_RR21 lot_RR22 ,_, '_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 volunteered_VVD ,_, edging_VVG cautiously_RR down_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT track_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 tractor_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 they_PPHS2 could_VM have_VHI come_VVN that_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ walking_VVG the_AT track_NN1 ,_, also_RR keeping_VVG well_RR to_II one_MC1 edge_NN1 ,_, watching_VVG carefully_RR ._. 
'_GE Still_RR the_AT same_DA tractor_NN1 ._. 
Hang_VV0 on_RP ..._... here_RL 's_GE car_NN1 tracks_NN2 ._. 
Faint_JJ ,_, but_CCB there_RL ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 squatted_VVD unselfconsciously_RR in_II the_AT mud_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH point_VV0 me_PPIO1 being_VBG clever_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 walked_VVD back_RP along_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT track_NN1 and_CC edged_VVD down_RP to_TO join_VVI the_AT scene-of-crime_JJ squad_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 the_AT whole_JJ track_NN1 photographed_VVN and_CC samples_NN2 taken_VVN ._. 
Some_DD car_NN1 tracks_NN2 ,_, lots_PN of_IO tractor_NN1 tracks_NN2 ,_, very_RG deep_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Sticky_JJ stuff_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 clay_NN1 ._. 
Likely_RR any_DD car_NN1 would_VM have_VHI traces_NN2 of_IO it_PPH1 for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
Dyes_NN2 clothes_NN2 yellow_JJ ,_, too_RR ,_, '_GE the_AT sergeant_NN1 in_II charge_NN1 volunteered_VVD ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ it_PPH1 murder_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, sir_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 you_PPY noticed_VVN the_AT head_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ out_II21 of_II22 shape_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN missing_VVG for_IF a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO marry_VVI a_AT1 rising_JJ Minister_NN1 ,_, successful_JJ career_NN1 ,_, everything_PN1 coming_VVG up_RP roses_NN2 ._. 
Does_VDZ n't_XX look_VVI like_II an_AT1 accident_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI the_AT doc_NN1 to_TO think_VVI on_RP ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 arrives_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 back_NN1 now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM hear_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Likely_JJ that_CST 'll_VM be_VBI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ and_CC McLeish_NP1 greeted_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW relief_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 senior_JJ man_NN1 whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD worked_VVN with_IW before_RT ,_, a_AT1 fellow_JJ Scot_NN1 ,_, grey-haired_JJ now_RT ,_, slight_JJ ,_, quick-moving_JJ and_CC thorough_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP down_II the_AT embankment_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, telling_VVG Catherine_NP1 to_TO stay_VVI where_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ and_CC help_VVI with_IW photographing_VVG the_AT track_NN1 ._. 
Dr_NNB Scott_NP1 ,_, from_II long_JJ experience_NN1 ,_, did_VDD no_AT more_DAR than_CSN wrinkle_VV0 his_APPGE nose_NN1 at_II the_AT odour_NN1 of_IO decay_NN1 ,_, and_CC spent_VVD twenty_MC minutes_NNT2 there_RL ,_, mostly_RR occupied_VVN with_IW a_AT1 careful_JJ consideration_NN1 of_IO the_AT head_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RGQ long_RR do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN dead_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Rigor_NN1 completely_RR gone_VVN ._. 
'_GE Scott_NP1 lifted_VVD gently_RR one_MC1 bloodless_JJ arm_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ fell_VVD limply_RR ._. 
'_GE Subcutaneous_JJ swelling_JJ ,_, decay_NN1 ._. 
Six_MC or_CC seven_MC days_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM say_VVI I_PPIS1 'll_VM not_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO be_VBI more_RGR precise_JJ until_CS the_AT autopsy_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ,_, Doc_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Very_RG nasty_JJ bang_NN1 on_II the_AT head_NN1 for_IF one_MC1 thing_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY noticed_VVD the_AT skull_NN1 is_VBZ bulging_VVG there_RL ,_, look_VV0 ._. 
Done_VDN with_IW something_PN1 sharp-edged_JJ ,_, and_CC a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO force_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_CST killed_VVD her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_GE Probably_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM start_VVI as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 you_PPY can_VM get_VVI the_AT body_NN1 back_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM ring_VVI you_PPY tomorrow_RT or_CC later_RRR tonight_RT ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 thanked_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, scrambled_VVD up_RP the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, drawing_VVG in_II deep_JJ breaths_NN2 ,_, and_CC walked_VVD carefully_RR down_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT track_NN1 in_II the_AT sizeable_JJ footsteps_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE squad_NN1 ,_, explaining_VVG to_II them_PPHO2 that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 sharp-edged_JJ weapon_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 competently_RR and_CC tactfully_RR assisting_VVG with_IW operations_NN2 ,_, and_CC as_CSA he_PPHS1 came_VVD to_TO stand_VVI beside_II her_PPHO1 realized_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG cold_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ almost_RR shuddering_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 bustled_VVD her_PPHO1 back_RP to_II the_AT Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 and_CC raided_VVD the_AT squad_NN1 's_GE provision_NN1 box_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 knew_VVD from_II experience_NN1 would_VM contain_VVI thick_JJ sandwiches_NN2 and_CC hot_JJ nourishing_JJ drinks_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pressed_VVD both_RR on_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, when_CS the_AT shuddering_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN only_RR a_AT1 shiver_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX realize_VVI I_PPIS1 'd_VHD got_VVN so_RG cold_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY lost_VVD your_APPGE breakfast_NN1 and_CC you_PPY never_RR got_VVN lunch_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM get_VVI a_AT1 square_JJ meal_NN1 ,_, then_RT we_PPIS2 'll_VM see_VVI the_AT family_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO spend_VVI too_RG long_RR there_EX 's_VBZ a_RR21 lot_RR22 else_RR to_TO do_VDI in_II London_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR have_VHI the_AT autopsy_NN1 before_CS I_PPIS1 ask_VV0 too_RG many_DA2 questions_NN2 ._. 
Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM walk_VVI back_RP to_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Even_RR in_II the_AT twenty_MC minutes_NNT2 it_PPH1 had_VHD taken_VVN to_TO get_VVI some_DD nourishment_NN1 ,_, the_AT light_NN1 had_VHD faded_VVN and_CC the_AT dull_JJ day_NNT1 was_VBDZ darkening_VVG into_II a_AT1 cold_JJ night_NNT1 ;_; the_AT beginnings_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 frost_NN1 crackled_VVN under_II their_APPGE feet_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 walked_VVD briskly_RR along_II the_AT embankment_NN1 ._. 
The_AT long_JJ ridge_NN1 to_II their_APPGE left_NN1 looked_VVD particularly_RR bleak_JJ and_CC lifeless_JJ ,_, the_AT heavy_JJ clay_NN1 sitting_VVG solidly_RR in_II the_AT ridges_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT plough_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN it_PPH1 months_NNT2 before_RT ,_, no_AT trace_NN1 of_IO last_MD year_NNT1 's_GE crop_NN1 ,_, nothing_PN1 to_TO indicate_VVI that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ good_JJ cereal_NN1 country_NN1 ._. 
The_AT tops_NN2 of_IO the_AT sapling_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_, waist-high_JJ at_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR leafless_JJ and_CC still_RR ._. 
A_AT1 bad_JJ ,_, cold_JJ night_NNT1 to_TO lie_VVI out_RP in_II ._. 
McLeish_NP1 had_VHD to_TO remind_VVI himself_PPX1 that_CST the_AT dead_JJ girl_NN1 behind_II them_PPHO2 would_VM have_VHI felt_VVN none_PN of_IO this_DD1 dank_JJ chill_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ almost_RR totally_RR dark_JJ when_CS they_PPHS2 arrived_VVD in_II the_AT stable_JJ yard_NN1 and_CC Catherine_NP1 jumped_VVD involuntarily_RR as_CSA something_PN1 moved_VVD and_CC rattled_VVN against_II the_AT boards_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT hunters_NN2 will_VM be_VBI in_II only_RR the_AT rough_JJ ponies_NN2 will_VM be_VBI turned_VVN out_RP ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD out_II21 of_II22 childhood_NN1 knowledge_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 led_VVD her_PPHO1 towards_II his_APPGE car_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG very_RG forlorn_JJ in_II the_AT big_JJ parking_NN1 area_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 unlocked_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, a_AT1 light_NN1 came_VVD on_RP almost_RR above_II his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" Who_PNQS is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 clear_JJ ,_, carrying_VVG command_NN1 with_IW no_AT anxiety_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 identified_VVD himself_PPX1 promptly_RR ._. 
'_" Ah_UH ._. 
Will_VM you_PPY come_VVI in_RP for_IF a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 James_NP1 Brett-Smith_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS found_VVD Angela_NP1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ you_PPY and_CC came_VVD back_RP in_CS21 case_CS22 you_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 sighed_VVD inwardly_RR ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 ._. 
Sergeant_NNB Crane_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM be_VBI glad_JJ of_IO tea_NN1 ._. 
Hello_UH ,_, sunshine_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 last_MD was_VBDZ addressed_VVN to_II Jamie_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ peering_VVG round_II Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 and_CC was_VBDZ openly_RR pleased_JJ to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Not_XX every_AT1 day_NNT1 you_PPY saw_VVD that_CST poised_VVD ,_, competent_JJ kid_NN1 distressed_VVD ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, resting_VVG a_AT1 hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 to_II faze_NN1 a_AT1 talented_JJ one_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 successful_JJ soloist_NN1 for_IF two_MC years_NNT2 ,_, managing_VVG with_IW having_VHG a_AT1 sick_JJ father_NN1 and_CC about_II one_MC1 tenth_MD of_IO his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE attention_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 realized_VVD the_AT boy_NN1 had_VHD grown_VVN in_II the_AT two_MC months_NNT2 since_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD last_MD seen_VVN him_PPHO1 and_CC looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 carefully_RR ,_, noticing_VVG the_AT way_NN1 his_APPGE wrists_NN2 poked_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT shirt_NN1 and_CC the_AT slight_JJ roughness_NN1 of_IO the_AT clear_JJ skin_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ Francesca_NP1 still_RR in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ?_? '_GE the_AT brat_NN1 was_VBDZ asking_VVG anxiously_RR ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD not_XX wanted_VVN to_TO discuss_VVI her_PPHO1 in_II this_DD1 company_NN1 ,_, found_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO reassure_VVI Jamie_NP1 about_II her_APPGE whereabouts_NN2 and_CC probable_JJ date_NN1 of_IO return_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ chaperoning_VVG for_IF me_PPIO1 on_II Monday_NPD1 next_MD week_NNT1 ,_, '_GE the_AT boy_NN1 explained_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VHD forgotten_VVN ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI ..._... 
Come_VV0 and_CC tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 about_II this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, '_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD round_RP for_IF Catherine_NP1 to_TO discover_VVI that_DD1 with_IW admirable_JJ good_JJ sense_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD asked_VVN for_IF the_AT facilities_NN2 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ being_VBG issued_VVN with_IW soap_NN1 and_CC hand-towels_NN2 by_II Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD Jamie_NP1 quickly_RR through_II his_APPGE story_NN1 ,_, finding_VVG him_PPHO1 healthily_RR excited_VVN by_II his_APPGE part_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB with_IW an_AT1 obvious_JJ undercurrent_NN1 of_IO anxiety_NN1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 ,_, '_GE Jamie_NP1 asked_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN his_APPGE story_NN1 ,_, '_" you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX leave_VVI her_PPHO1 there_RL ,_, will_VM you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, Jamie_NP1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT ambulance_NN1 I_PPIS1 can_VM hear_VVI now_RT ,_, come_VV0 to_TO pick_VVI her_PPHO1 up_RP ._. 
'_GE The_AT boy_NN1 's_GE colour_NN1 came_VVD back_RP and_CC he_PPHS1 looked_VVD shame-faced_JJ at_II McLeish_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ silly_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ dead_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG cold_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX bear_VVI the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE just_JJ lying_NN1 there_RL ._. 
'_GE Curious_JJ how_RRQ the_AT same_DA thought_NN1 had_VHD struck_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 reflected_VVD ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 looked_VVD properly_RR round_II the_AT warm_JJ ,_, untidy_JJ comfort_NN1 of_IO Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 '_GE s_ZZ1 sitting-room_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ smelled_VVD cheerfully_RR of_IO woodsmoke_NN1 and_CC wet_JJ dog_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 big_JJ black_JJ Labrador_NN1 ,_, catching_VVG his_APPGE eye_NN1 ,_, thumped_VVD her_APPGE tail_NN1 and_CC rolled_VVD on_II her_APPGE side_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG up_RP at_II him_PPHO1 hopefully_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 closed_VVD her_APPGE eyes_NN2 in_II ecstasy_NN1 as_CSA Jamie_NP1 flung_VVD himself_PPX1 on_II her_PPHO1 ,_, accusing_VVG her_PPHO1 of_IO being_VBG a_AT1 flirt_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 looked_VVD past_II the_AT boy_NN1 to_TO see_VVI Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, colour_NN1 returned_VVD ,_, seated_VVN on_II an_AT1 upright_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, drinking_VVG tea_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 grinned_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'd_VHD best_RRT get_VVI on_RP ,_, Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 ,_, but_CCB could_VM I_PPIS1 use_VVI a_AT1 cloakroom_NN1 too_RR ?_? 
Is_VBZ Jamie_NP1 being_VBG collected_VVN ,_, or_CC does_VDZ he_PPHS1 want_VVI a_AT1 ride_NN1 home_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, his_APPGE aunt_NN1 is_VBZ coming_VVG for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ just_RR polishing_VVG some_DD tack_VV0 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, the_AT devil_NN1 plainly_RR being_VBG given_VVN no_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO find_VVI work_NN1 for_IF idle_JJ hands_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 extracted_VVD Catherine_NP1 a_AT1 short_JJ while_NNT1 later_RRR and_CC turned_VVD the_AT car_NN1 back_RP on_II the_AT darkened_JJ road_NN1 which_DDQ would_VM lead_VVI them_PPHO2 towards_II the_AT A1_FO ._. 
'_" There_EX were_VBDR three_MC dog_NN1 leads_VVZ and_CC a_AT1 packet_NN1 of_IO dog_NN1 biscuits_NN2 in_II the_AT cloakroom_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, grinning_VVG in_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT hairbrush_NN1 in_II Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 's_GE bathroom_NN1 had_VHD Labrador_NN1 hairs_NN2 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Or_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT Labrador_NN1 's_GE hairbrush_NN1 ,_, '_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 offered_VVD demurely_RR ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 burst_VVD out_RP laughing_VVG ,_, glancing_VVG admiringly_RR sideways_RL at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD extremely_RR comfortable_JJ with_IW her_PPHO1 already_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD happily_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 followed_VVD Miss_NNB Williams_NP1 's_GE directions_NN2 to_II the_AT Morgan_NP1 family_NN1 ,_, and_CC knocked_VVD on_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, being_VBG let_VVN in_II promptly_RR by_II the_AT stocky_JJ WPC_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD stayed_VVN in_II the_AT house_NN1 with_IW the_AT women_NN2 of_IO the_AT Morgan_NP1 family_NN1 ._. 
Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 came_VVD into_II the_AT hall_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN crying_VVG and_CC was_VBDZ looking_VVG white_JJ ,_, but_CCB had_VHD herself_PPX1 in_II hand_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dad_NN1 is_VBZ lying_VVG down_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI called_VVN when_CS you_PPY arrived_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW you_PPY would_VM like_VVI to_TO talk_VVI to_II Mum_NN1 and_CC me_PPIO1 first_MD ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ to_TO trouble_VVI you_PPY now_RT ,_, but_CCB if_CS you_PPY can_VM bear_VVI it_PPH1 it_PPH1 would_VM help_VVI us_PPIO2 to_TO get_VVI some_DD more_DAR information_NN1 from_II you_PPY all_DB ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN to_II your_APPGE father_NN1 before_RT on_II the_AT telephone_NN1 ,_, when_CS your_APPGE sister_NN1 was_VBDZ first_MD reported_VVD missing_JJ ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX cover_VVI all_DB that_RG much_DA1 ground_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR talk_VVI about_II it_PPH1 now_RT ,_, '_GE Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 said_VVD drearily_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY 've_VH0 talked_VVN to_II Giles_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ?_? 
'_" '_" When_RRQ he_PPHS1 reported_VVD your_APPGE sister_NN1 missing_VVG '_" '_GE McLeish_NP1 confirmed_VVD ,_, leaping_VVG at_II the_AT opening_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 that_CST you_PPY have_VH0 known_VVN him_PPHO1 longest_RRT of_IO all_DB the_AT family_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI him_PPHO1 well_RR ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 level_JJ look_NN1 ,_, understanding_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 must_VM be_VBI working_VVG ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 say_VV0 ,_, on_II information_NN1 received_VVD ._. 
Quick_JJ ,_, as_CSA her_APPGE dead_JJ sister_NN1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 did_VDD go_VVI out_RP together_RL a_AT1 few_DA2 times_NNT2 ,_, yes_UH ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 liked_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 and_CC Angela_NP1 are_VBR were_VBDR better_RRR suited_VVN to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN painful_JJ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 man_NN1 you_PPY liked_VVD appropriated_VVD by_II a_AT1 younger_JJR sister_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 self-contained_JJ creature_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 or_CC possibly_RR anyone_PN1 else_RR how_RRQ it_PPH1 had_VHD felt_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 considered_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 went_VVD through_II the_AT routine_NN1 questions_NN2 about_II when_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD last_MD seen_VVN her_APPGE sister_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX meet_VVI very_RG often_RR in_II London_NP1 unless_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 party_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 work_VV0 in_II the_AT British_JJ Museum_NN1 ,_, and_CC my_APPGE flat_NN1 is_VBZ quite_RG close_JJ to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_ZZ1 '_GE m_NNU an_AT1 Assistant_JJ Curator_NN1 in_II the_AT Middle_JJ Eastern_JJ section_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 blinked_VVD involuntarily_RR ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 smiled_VVD faintly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 read_VV0 Middle_JJ Eastern_JJ Languages_NN2 ,_, and_CC spent_VVD a_AT1 year_NNT1 in_II Turkey_NP1 after_II Oxford_NP1 ,_, then_RT came_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT Museum_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 specialize_VV0 in_II fourteenth-century_JJ ceramics_NN2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 less_RGR lively_JJ face_NN1 than_CSN her_APPGE sister_NN1 's_VBZ because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ more_RRR turned_VVN in_RP ,_, more_RGR contemplative_JJ ,_, less_RGR concerned_JJ with_IW the_AT things_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 world_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, fourteenth-century_JJ Turkey_NN1 must_VM be_VBI pretty_RG safely_RR removed_VVN from_II the_AT things_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 world_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 considered_VVD her_APPGE good_JJ but_CCB unremarkable_JJ clothes_NN2 ,_, and_CC wondered_VVD what_DDQ she_PPHS1 did_VDD for_IF laughs_NN2 ._. 
Or_CC was_VBDZ fourteenth-century_JJ Turkey_NP1 laughs_VVZ enough_RR ,_, what_DDQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 know_VVI ?_? 
He_PPHS1 fell_VVD back_RP on_II routine_NN1 and_CC asked_VVD Jennifer_NP1 to_TO confirm_VVI exactly_RR when_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD last_MD seen_VVN Angela_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_MC1 last_MD saw_VVD her_PPHO1 here_RL ,_, the_AT weekend_NNT1 before_CS she_PPHS1 disappeared_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 came_VVD up_RP here_RL for_IF a_AT1 night_NNT1 to_TO see_VVI Mummy_NN1 ,_, to_TO sort_VVI out_RP some_DD details_NN2 about_II the_AT wedding_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 must_VM be_VBI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 for_IF your_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, hopefully_RR ,_, and_CC got_VVD another_DD1 level_NN1 ,_, distantly_RR amused_JJ look_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY would_VM have_VHI to_TO ask_VVI her_PPHO1 that_DD1 ._. 
My_APPGE impression_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST since_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI held_VVN in_II London_NP1 ,_, Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG the_AT work_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 good_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO help_NN1 from_II colleagues_NN2 at_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO experience_NN1 of_IO large_JJ parties_NN2 ._. 
'_" Ouch_UH ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, not_XX such_DA a_AT1 gentle_JJ ,_, distant_JJ academic_JJ ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
A_AT1 very_RG sardonic_JJ eye_NN1 there_RL indeed_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 talked_VVD to_II Mr_NNB Yeo_NP1 when_CS your_APPGE sister_NN1 was_VBDZ reported_VVN missing_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 obviously_RR considered_VVD your_APPGE sister_NN1 a_AT1 very_RG valuable_JJ colleague_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 is_VBZ was_VBDZ extremely_RR competent_JJ ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 very_RG good_JJ at_II getting_VVG on_RP with_IW people_NN ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ of_RR21 course_RR22 critical_JJ to_II jobs_NN2 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 she_PPHS1 will_VM be_VBI very_RG much_RR missed_VVN ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD sharply_RR out_II21 of_II22 the_AT window_NN1 and_CC produced_VVD a_AT1 handkerchief_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 held_VVD clenched_VVN in_II her_APPGE hand_NN1 but_CCB did_VDD not_XX use_VVI ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ,_, would_VM you_PPY like_VVI to_TO stop_VVI for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ?_? 
Can_VM we_PPIS2 get_VVI you_PPY some_DD more_DAR coffee_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II Catherine_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ already_RR on_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, and_CC Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 nodded_VVD in_II acquiescence_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM just_RR go_VVI and_CC tidy_VVI up_RP ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP stiffly_RR and_CC went_VVD upstairs_RL ,_, holding_VVG blindly_RR on_II21 to_II22 the_AT banisters_NN2 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 joined_VVD Catherine_NP1 in_II the_AT comfortable_JJ modern_JJ kitchen_NN1 where_CS they_PPHS2 foraged_VVD companionably_RR for_IF coffee_NN1 and_CC milk_NN1 ,_, waiting_VVG until_CS they_PPHS2 heard_VVD Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 come_VV0 down_RP again_RT ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, wearily_RR ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ were_VBDR we_PPIS2 ?_? 
My_APPGE mother_NN1 is_VBZ coming_VVG in_II a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR asking_VVG about_II your_APPGE sister_NN1 's_GE position_NN1 at_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY had_VHD made_VVN it_PPH1 clear_JJ that_CST Mr_NNB Yeo_NP1 very_RG much_RR valued_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
Would_VM she_PPHS1 have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO continue_VVI working_VVG there_RL after_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ married_JJ ?_? 
'_GE Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 quickly_RR and_CC he_PPHS1 realized_VVD he_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI stumbled_VVN on_II something_PN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 knew_VVD her_APPGE hesitation_NN1 had_VHD given_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 lead_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO continue_VVI ,_, yes_UH ._. 
There_EX might_VM have_VHI been_VBN some_DD difficulty_NN1 there_RL because_II21 of_II22 Giles_NP1 '_GE s_ZZ1 position_NN1 ,_, because_II21 of_II22 the_AT conflict_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 ._. 
Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 exists_VVZ to_TO lobby_VVI government_NN1 and_CC Giles_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 Minister_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 sounded_VVD like_II Francesca_NP1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 talked_VVD about_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 reflected_VVD ._. 
'_" Did_VDD he_PPHS1 want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO give_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 awkward_JJ ,_, but_CCB Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ naturally_RR reluctant_JJ ._. 
'_" Some_DD colour_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN back_RP into_II Jennifer_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 talked_VVD to_II you_PPY about_II it_PPH1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, and_CC saw_VVD Catherine_NP1 register_VVI the_AT same_DA point_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO leave_VVI this_DD1 one_PN1 for_IF the_AT moment_NN1 but_CCB logged_VVD the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD still_RR been_VBN interested_JJ in_II ,_, and_CC comfortable_JJ with_IW ,_, the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD become_VVN her_APPGE sister_NN1 's_GE fianc_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 tap_NN1 on_II the_AT door_NN1 made_VVD them_PPHO2 all_DB start_VV0 ._. 
Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 went_VVD across_RL to_TO open_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC held_VVD a_AT1 murmured_JJ conversation_NN1 with_IW someone_PN1 ._. 
Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 came_VVD in_RP to_II the_AT room_NN1 like_II a_AT1 ghost_NN1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 drew_VVD breath_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ deathly_RG pale_JJ ,_, the_AT mid-brown_JJ hair_NN1 flattened_VVN to_II her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, the_AT lined_JJ skin_NN1 without_IW make-up_NN1 except_II21 for_II22 a_AT1 brave_JJ but_CCB mistaken_JJ line_NN1 of_IO smudged_JJ lipstick_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 dumbly_RR ,_, and_CC even_RR McLeish_NP1 's_GE hardened_JJ investigator_NN1 's_GE nerve_NN1 failed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD involuntarily_RR at_II Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 who_PNQS said_VVD she_PPHS1 would_VM make_VVI tea_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ what_DDQ her_APPGE mother_NN1 preferred_VVD ,_, and_CC bore_VVD her_PPHO1 off_RP to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 returned_VVD with_IW the_AT tea_NN1 accompanied_VVN by_II a_AT1 bottle_NN1 of_IO pills_NN2 Valium_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 noticed_VVD automatically_RR and_CC with_IW Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 looking_VVG more_RGR gathered_JJ ._. 
The_AT buttons_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE cardigan_NN1 were_VBDR correctly_RR done_VDN up_II and_CC the_AT collar_NN1 flattened_VVD neatly_RR ,_, the_AT zip_NN1 of_IO the_AT skirt_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II its_APPGE proper_JJ place_NN1 at_II the_AT side_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE tattered_JJ bedroom_NN1 slippers_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN replaced_VVN with_IW a_AT1 tidy_JJ pair_NN of_IO court_NN1 shoes_NN2 ,_, the_AT wrong_JJ colour_NN1 for_IF the_AT skirt_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ better_JJR ,_, but_CCB not_XX a_RR21 lot_RR22 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 who_PNQS knew_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI in_II her_APPGE late_JJ fifties_MC2 decided_VVD any_DD casual_JJ observer_NN1 would_VM put_VVI her_PPHO1 at_II nearer_JJR seventy_MC ._. 
Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 doubtfully_RR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 to_II her_APPGE implied_JJ question_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 preferred_VVD to_TO conduct_VVI his_APPGE interviews_NN2 without_IW members_NN2 of_IO the_AT family_NN1 present_NN1 ._. 
'_" Wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI long_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, reassuringly_RR ,_, just_RR managing_VVG not_XX to_TO pat_VVI Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 on_II her_APPGE beige_JJ cashmere_NN1 shoulder_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ extremely_RR gentle_JJ with_IW Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD implicitly_RR promised_VVN her_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 desperately_RR painful_JJ experience_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, he_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO fear_VVI ,_, not_XX a_AT1 useful_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX seen_VVN Angela_NP1 since_CS the_AT weekend_NNT1 before_II the_AT one_PN1 on_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD disappeared_VVN ,_, but_CCB had_VHD spoken_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 twice_RR on_II the_AT telephone_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR yes_UH ,_, Angie_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN very_RG busy_JJ and_CC preoccupied_JJ with_IW the_AT wedding_NN1 preparations_NN2 ,_, naturally_RR ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN happy_JJ ._. 
And_CC no_UH ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN expecting_VVG to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 that_DD1 weekend_NNT1 ,_, though_CS with_IW Giles_NP1 away_RL she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN she_PPHS1 might_VM come_VVI on_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI telephoned_VVN first_MD ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI eased_VVN by_II talking_VVG of_IO her_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, and_CC by_II the_AT time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 stopped_VVD ,_, apologetically_RR ,_, and_CC drank_VVD some_DD tea_NN1 poured_VVN for_IF her_PPHO1 by_II Catherine_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 looked_VVD exhausted_JJ but_CCB less_RRR like_II a_AT1 wraith_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 pushed_VVD the_AT Valium_NN1 aside_RL ,_, observing_VVG that_CST she_PPHS1 did_VDD prefer_VVI not_XX to_TO take_VVI drugs_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 reaction_NN1 so_RG typical_JJ of_IO her_APPGE age_NN1 and_CC class_NN1 that_CST McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 might_VM after_II all_DB be_VBI able_JK to_TO conduct_VVI a_AT1 useful_JJ interview_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ your_APPGE older_JJR daughter_NN1 who_PNQS met_VVD Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 first_MD ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 hoped_VVD something_PN1 would_VM come_VVI of_IO it_PPH1 well_RR ,_, so_RR did_VDD I._NP1 But_CCB when_RRQ he_PPHS1 met_VVD Angela_NP1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR bowled_VVN over_RP by_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sorry_JJ for_IF Jennifer_NP1 but_CCB they_PPHS2 had_VHD only_RR been_VBN going_VVG out_RP for_IF a_AT1 month_NNT1 or_CC so_RR ,_, and_CC not_XX terribly_RR seriously_RR ._. 
And_CC in_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI anything_PN1 about_II these_DD2 attractions_NN2 ,_, can_VM you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 agreed_VVD with_IW her_PPHO1 promptly_RR and_CC she_PPHS1 raised_VVD half_DB a_AT1 smile_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD ,_, remembering_VVG Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE obvious_JJ pain_NN1 and_CC wondering_VVG what_DDQ her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE views_NN2 about_II it_PPH1 were_VBDR ._. 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD her_PPHO1 thoughtfully_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 ate_VVD a_AT1 biscuit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Angela_NP1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 very_RG attractive_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 suggested_VVD ,_, cautiously_RR ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, '_GE Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 agreed_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO wonder_VVI whether_CSW she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ever_RR going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI married_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 never_RR seemed_VVD to_TO fall_VVI for_IF anyone_PN1 her_APPGE own_DA age_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR always_RR older_JJR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG with_IW the_AT ease_NN1 of_IO total_JJ emotional_JJ exhaustion_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ there_RL anyone_PN1 else_RR who_PNQS was_VBDZ important_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 before_CS she_PPHS1 met_VVD Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, vaguely_RR ._. 
Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 took_VVD another_DD1 biscuit_NN1 and_CC accepted_VVD another_DD1 cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD think_VVI that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 between_II her_PPHO1 and_CC Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 her_APPGE partner_NN1 but_CCB nothing_PN1 came_VVD of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 wife_NN1 and_CC children_NN2 and_CC most_DAT men_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX usually_RR leave_VVI their_APPGE wives_NN2 ,_, do_VD0 they_PPHS2 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT question_NN1 was_VBDZ rhetorical_JJ and_CC McLeish_NP1 waited_VVD ._. 
'_GE Anyway_RR ,_, Giles_NP1 was_VBDZ perfect_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 ;_; fourteen_MC years_NNT2 older_JJR and_CC with_IW his_APPGE own_DA very_RG distinguished_JJ career_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sure_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI happily_RR settled_VVN ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 stopped_VVD ,_, staring_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT window_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE hands_NN2 clenched_VVN together_RL ._. 
'_GE And_CC then_RT this_DD1 terrible_JJ thing_NN1 happens_VVZ ._. 
Who_PNQS could_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO kill_VVI her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_GE Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 did_VDD not_XX bother_VVI with_IW knocking_VVG at_II the_AT door_NN1 but_CCB walked_VVD in_RP without_IW apology_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ deathly_RG pale_JJ and_CC obviously_RR still_RR in_II the_AT first_MD shock_NN1 of_IO grief_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD taken_VVN him_PPHO1 differently_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wound_VVN up_RP like_II a_AT1 spring_NN1 ,_, furiously_RR angry_JJ ,_, unable_JK to_TO keep_VVI still_RR or_CC to_TO prevent_VVI himself_PPX1 from_II fidgeting_VVG ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ Sarah_NP1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 demanded_VVD ,_, and_CC took_VVD in_II the_AT scene_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY wake_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 the_AT doctor_NN1 wanted_VVD you_PPY to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 sleep_NN1 if_CS you_PPY could_VM ,_, Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 '_GE '_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 said_VVD briskly_RR ._. 
'_" Would_VM you_PPY like_VVI some_DD tea_NN1 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 only_RR just_RR started_VVN talking_VVG with_IW Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD very_RG young_JJ and_CC pretty_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 held_VVD up_RP the_AT teapot_NN1 and_CC Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 hesitated_VVD ,_, then_RT sat_VVD down_RP ,_, heavily_RR ,_, and_CC seized_VVD two_MC biscuits_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, awkwardly_RR ,_, through_II a_AT1 mouthful_NN1 of_IO Rich_JJ Tea_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX stop_VVI thinking_VVG about_II her_PPHO1 and_CC wondering_VVG what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 slapped_VVD both_DB2 hands_NN2 palms_NN2 down_RP on_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, slopping_VVG his_APPGE tea_NN1 and_CC making_VVG them_PPHO2 all_DB jump_VV0 ,_, totally_RR unselfconscious_JJ in_II his_APPGE misery_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ ,_, McLeish_NP1 wondered_VVD acerbically_RR ,_, did_VDD he_PPHS1 imagine_VVI his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC surviving_JJ daughter_NN1 were_VBDR thinking_VVG about_II or_CC did_VDD he_PPHS1 assume_VVI they_PPHS2 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT death_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 daughter_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 sister_NN1 in_II their_APPGE stride_NN1 ?_? 
From_II under_II his_APPGE eyelashes_NN2 he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 was_VBDZ watching_VVG her_APPGE husband_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO furious_JJ compassion_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ careful_JJ not_XX to_TO catch_VVI her_APPGE eye_NN1 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 was_VBDZ quite_RG literally_RR distracted_VVN ,_, unable_JK to_TO concentrate_VVI at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 looked_VVD thoughtfully_RR at_II Jennifer_NP1 Morgan_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD come_VVN in_RP and_CC was_VBDZ considering_VVG her_APPGE father_NN1 with_IW what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ startled_VVN to_TO recognize_VVI as_II dislike_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ evidently_RR a_AT1 family_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI brought_VVN closer_RRR by_II grief_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 nodded_VVD to_II McLeish_NP1 and_CC started_VVD gently_RR to_TO bustle_VVI her_APPGE mother_NN1 away_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 settled_VVD Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 down_RP as_RG best_RRT he_PPHS1 could_VM and_CC took_VVD him_PPHO1 again_RT through_II the_AT events_NN2 of_IO the_AT week_NNT1 before_II his_APPGE daughter_NN1 vanished_VVD ._. 
No_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 week_NNT1 before_CS that_DD1 weekend_NNT1 ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD missed_VVN her_PPHO1 this_DD1 with_IW a_AT1 baleful_JJ glance_NN1 towards_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC had_VHD indeed_RR got_VVN as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 ringing_VVG her_PPHO1 up_RP on_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, hoping_VVG she_PPHS1 would_VM come_VVI up_RP for_IF Sunday_NPD1 ,_, but_CCB had_VHD got_VVN no_AT answer_NN1 from_II her_APPGE flat_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX worth_II going_VVG down_RP on_II the_AT off-chance_NN1 ,_, or_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ._. 
But_CCB perhaps_RR if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD ..._... 
'_" '_" You_PPY were_VBDR close_JJ to_II your_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 asked_VVD hopefully_RR ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR like_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ;_; she_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD and_CC she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX mess_VVI around_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX bear_VVI people_NN who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 want_VV0 and_CC dither_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR you_PPY were_VBDR pleased_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ marrying_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX particularly_RR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 did_VDD not_XX manage_VVI to_TO conceal_VVI surprise_NN1 and_CC Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 wretchedly_RR ,_, the_AT restless_JJ brown_JJ eyes_NN2 wide-set_VV0 ,_, like_II the_AT dead_JJ girl_NN1 's_GE ,_, and_CC very_RG bright_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, Giles_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 politician_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 difficult_JJ for_IF Angie_NP1 to_TO do_VDI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD if_CS it_PPH1 would_VM affect_VVI his_APPGE career_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 likes_VVZ all_DB that_DD1 ,_, the_AT cars_NN2 and_CC people_NN calling_VVG him_PPHO1 Minister_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI the_AT good_JJ politician_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 ,_, doing_VDG his_APPGE entertaining_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI so_RR ,_, mind_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 told_VVD Angie_NP1 she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO watch_VVI it_PPH1 after_CS she_PPHS1 married_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD her_APPGE money_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
These_DD2 chaps_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI security_NN1 of_IO tenure_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 reflected_VVD that_CST Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT classic_JJ example_NN1 of_IO someone_PN1 who_PNQS knew_VVD what_DDQ they_PPHS2 wanted_VVD and_CC did_VDD n't_XX mess_VVI around_RP ,_, and_CC that_CST that_DD1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ had_VHD attracted_VVN Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE daughter_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX said_VVN to_II himself_PPX1 that_CST in_II a_AT1 marriage_NN1 between_II two_MC like_II this_DD1 ,_, someone_PN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI to_TO know_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 less_RGR clearly_RR what_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD wanted_VVN ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ there_RL someone_PN1 else_RR around_II you_PPY would_VM rather_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD married_VVN ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD bluntly_RR ,_, deciding_VVG it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO conversation_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_PN121 one_PN122 in_II particular_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI been_VBN better_JJR off_RP with_IW a_AT1 chap_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA age_NN1 who_PNQS would_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO carry_VVI on_RP where_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Someone_PN1 who_PNQS would_VM have_VHI known_VVN she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ exceptional_JJ and_CC have_VH0 encouraged_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC been_VBN less_DAR of_IO a_AT1 direct_JJ rival_NN1 to_II her_APPGE Dad_NN1 ,_, and_CC all_DB ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, and_CC stuck_VVN to_II his_APPGE line_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 like_II that_DD1 in_II her_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, calmer_JJR now_RT ,_, visibly_RR bent_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 to_II the_AT question_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD dozens_NNO2 of_IO boyfriends_NN2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, wistfully_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 probably_RR met_VVD them_PPHO2 all_DB ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO last_VVI very_RG long_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO settle_VVI down_RP ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 all_DB wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI much_DA1 more_DAR out_II21 of_II22 this_DD1 and_CC went_VVD on_RP to_TO check_VVI ,_, gently_RR ,_, what_DDQ Francis_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN with_IW the_AT weekend_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 appeared_VVD to_TO have_VHI spent_VVN it_PPH1 blamelessly_RR playing_VVG golf_NN1 ,_, dining_VVG with_IW neighbours_NN2 and_CC at_II home_NN1 doing_VDG some_DD work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM check_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX at_II the_AT moment_NN1 see_VV0 why_RRQ Morgan_NP1 would_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO kill_VVI the_AT daughter_NN1 to_II whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD plainly_RR been_VBN so_RG devoted_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 managed_VVD to_TO have_VHI another_DD1 few_DA2 words_NN2 with_IW Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 also_RR ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ looking_VVG much_RR stronger_JJR ._. 
She_PPHS1 apologized_VVD obliquely_RR for_IF her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 murmured_VVD that_CST Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 had_VHD obviously_RR been_VBN very_RG much_RR attached_VVN to_II Angela_NP1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR was_VBDZ I_MC1 ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ,_, '_GE Sarah_NP1 Morgan_NP1 said_VVD evenly_RR ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ marrying_VVG an_AT1 older_JJR man_NN1 like_II Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT emphasis_NN1 on_II the_AT '_" I_ZZ1 '_GE was_VBDZ faint_JJ but_CCB definite_JJ and_CC McLeish_NP1 carried_VVD the_AT echo_NN1 away_RL in_II his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mean_VVI to_TO sound_VVI ungrateful_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM starving_JJ ,_, '_GE Catherine_NP1 said_VVD ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 reached_VVD the_AT gate_NN1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM you_PPY wait_VVI till_II London_NP1 ?_? 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ place_NN1 in_II Ealing_NP1 well_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 chipper_NN1 really_RR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 has_VHZ good_JJ steaks_NN2 at_II any_DD time_NNT1 you_PPY want_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
Have_VH0 a_AT1 sleep_NN1 if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 slept_VVD deeply_RR while_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR on_II the_AT motorway_NN1 ,_, but_CCB woke_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 came_VVD into_II London_NP1 and_CC had_VHD to_TO stop_VVI and_CC start_VVI in_II the_AT heavy_JJ evening_NNT1 traffic_NN1 ._. 
'_" Better_RRR ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, smiling_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Dinner_NN1 '_GE s_ZZ1 not_XX far_RR ._. 
'_GE Restored_JJ by_II a_AT1 large_JJ steak_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 explained_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 ate_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 liked_VVD to_TO work_VVI very_RG quickly_RR on_II a_AT1 murder_NN1 case_NN1 ,_, pushing_VVG everyone_PN1 to_TO get_VVI an_AT1 answer_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 that_CST means_VVZ you_PPY do_VD0 more_DAR cases_NN2 than_CSN most_RRT ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN a_RR21 bit_RR22 lucky_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, modestly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 ended_VVN up_II most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 with_IW a_AT1 full_JJ confession_NN1 ,_, once_CS we_PPIS2 'd_VHD worked_VVN it_PPH1 out_RP ._. 
That_DD1 way_NN1 you_PPY know_VV0 you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN it_PPH1 right_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Unless_CS you_PPY 're_VBR in_II Henley_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 observed_VVD with_IW privileged_JJ acerbity_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ,_, embarrassed_VVD as_II every_AT1 policeman_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN by_II the_AT revelations_NN2 just_RR made_VVN of_IO Thames_NP1 Valley_NP1 's_GE modus_NN121 operandi_NN122 ._. 
'_GE Eight_MC cases_NN2 withdrawn_VVN so_RG far_RR ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC more_RRR to_TO come_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, thinking_VVG what_DDQ a_AT1 treat_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO talk_VVI shop_NN1 with_IW someone_PN1 as_RG beautiful_JJ and_CC intelligent_JJ as_CSA this_DD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 insisted_VVD quietly_RR on_II halving_VVG the_AT bill_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 let_VVD her_PPHO1 have_VHI her_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, not_XX wanting_VVG to_TO jeopardize_VVI his_APPGE chance_NN1 of_IO eating_VVG with_IW her_PPHO1 in_II the_AT future_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD up_RP as_CSA they_PPHS2 completed_VVD this_DD1 transaction_NN1 to_TO find_VVI the_AT attention_NN1 of_IO the_AT nearest_JJT two_MC tables_NN2 ,_, both_RR exclusively_RR male_JJ ,_, fixed_VVN disbelievingly_RR on_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
As_CSA three_MC men_NN2 slowly_RR looked_VVN away_RL McLeish_NP1 received_VVD the_AT uncompromising_JJ message_NN1 that_CST if_CS any_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD been_VBN so_RG lucky_JJ as_CSA to_TO have_VHI dinner_NN1 with_IW Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, none_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 would_VM have_VHI let_VVN her_APPGE pay_NN1 for_IF herself_PPX1 ._. 
Indeed_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 strong_JJ feeling_NN1 that_CST only_RR his_APPGE six_MC foot_NN1 four_MC inches_NNU2 prevented_VVN one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 from_II saying_VVG so_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD at_II Catherine_NP1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD obviously_RR noticed_VVN nothing_PN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
Outside_II the_AT restaurant_NN1 McLeish_NP1 hesitated_VVD ,_, not_XX wanting_VVG the_AT evening_NNT1 to_TO end_VVI ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 drink_VV0 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 suggested_VVD ,_, hopefully_RR ,_, but_CCB Catherine_NP1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" My_APPGE flat_NN1 is_VBZ in_II almost_RR as_RG much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 mess_NN1 as_CSA the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 chain_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 only_RR managed_VVN to_TO complete_VVI last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR go_VVI and_CC get_VVI it_PPH1 straight_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX even_RR got_VVN the_AT curtains_NN2 hung_VVN ,_, or_CC unpacked_VVD the_AT kitchen_NN1 stuff_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 come_VVI and_CC help_VVI ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 offered_VVD ,_, cheerfully_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT fault_NN1 of_IO C1_FO that_CST you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI today_RT or_CC tomorrow_RT to_TO get_VVI straight_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM come_VVI and_CC put_VVI in_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 ,_, so_CS you_PPY can_VM get_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_RGR comfortable_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD ,_, then_RT said_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM like_VVI that_DD1 rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 drink_NN1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 really_RR would_VM n't_XX mind_VVI ._. 
The_AT flat_NN1 was_VBDZ indeed_RR in_II some_DD disarray_NN1 :_: immaculately_RR clean_JJ ,_, evidently_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN that_DD1 first_MD ,_, but_CCB with_IW most_DAT of_IO its_APPGE furnishings_NN2 disposed_VVN in_II boxes_NN2 on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 ,_, naturally_RR efficient_JJ and_CC brought_VVN up_RP by_II a_AT1 mother_NN1 with_IW firm_JJ views_NN2 on_II men_NN2 's_GE participation_NN1 in_II the_AT drearier_JJR household_NN1 chores_NN2 ,_, took_VVD just_RR over_RG an_AT1 hour_NNT1 to_TO sort_VVI her_APPGE kitchen_NN1 to_II her_APPGE satisfaction_NN1 while_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD the_AT living-room_NN1 straight_RR ,_, with_IW all_DB the_AT books_NN2 unpacked_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ marvellous_JJ ._. 
Thank_VV0 you_PPY very_RG much_DA1 ._. 
Can_VM I_PPIS1 give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 coffee_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI off_RP so_CS you_PPY can_VM catch_VVI up_RP with_IW yourself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 fell_VVD comfortably_RR into_II gossip_NN1 about_II various_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE experience_NN1 until_CS McLeish_NP1 noticed_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG tired_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM off_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, briskly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI going_VVG into_II the_AT Yard_NN1 first_MD thing_NN1 to_TO work_VVI out_RP what_DDQ 's_VBZ to_TO do_VDI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM not_XX need_VVI anyone_PN1 till_CS about_II lunch-time_NNT1 so_CS you_PPY have_VH0 your_APPGE sleep_NN1 in_RP ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 may_VM ring_VVI you_PPY up_RP after_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 find_VV0 if_CS you_PPY get_VV0 the_AT case_NN1 started_VVN off_RP quickly_RR it_PPH1 all_DB goes_VVZ easily_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 thanked_VVD him_PPHO1 demurely_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 realized_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ laughing_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, about_RPK to_TO kiss_VVI her_APPGE good-night_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR one_MC1 of_IO Francesca_NP1 's_GE friends_NN2 ,_, and_CC pulled_VVD himself_PPX1 up_RP ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 colleague_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fellow_JJ detective_NN1 ._. 
As_RR21 well_RR22 take_VV0 to_II kissing_VVG Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 good-night_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC got_VVD himself_PPX1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT door_NN1 on_II this_DD1 thought_NN1 ._. 
The_AT telephone_NN1 was_VBDZ ringing_VVG as_CSA McLeish_NP1 walked_VVD into_II his_APPGE own_DA flat_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 picked_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP to_TO find_VVI his_APPGE Commander_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT line_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR I_PPIS1 've_VH0 arranged_VVN you_PPY 'll_VM take_VVI a_AT1 statement_NN1 from_II Hawick_NP1 tomorrow_RT afternoon_NNT1 ,_, then_RT ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 n't_XX got_VVN the_AT autopsy_NN1 ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 no_AT idea_NN1 when_CS the_AT girl_NN1 died_VVD ,_, yet_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 again_RT when_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 know_VVI ._. 
Would_VM n't_XX he_PPHS1 rather_RR wait_VVI twenty-four_MC hours_NNT2 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 busy_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
Also_RR he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO talk_VVI to_II someone_PN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ we_PPIS2 're_VBR doing_VDG our_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX give_VVI me_PPIO1 a_AT1 hard_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 ,_, just_RR bloody_RR do_VD0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Sir_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI like_II that_DD1 ._. 
Take_VV0 that_DD1 gorgeous_JJ sergeant_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ,_, give_VV0 Hawick_NP1 something_PN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN with_IW me_PPIO1 in_II Cambridge_NP1 all_DB day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI Sunday_NP1 off_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT tell_VV0 her_APPGE different_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 with_IW you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 left_VVD her_PPHO1 at_II her_APPGE flat_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Your_APPGE girl_NN1 's_GE due_JJ back_NN1 when_RRQ ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 raised_VVD his_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 ,_, taken_VVN aback_RL by_II the_AT transparency_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE superior_NN1 's_GE line_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 ,_, and_CC primly_RR gave_VVD him_PPHO1 Francesca_NP1 's_GE projected_JJ timetable_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Glad_JJ to_TO hear_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Good_JJ luck_NN1 with_IW the_AT Minister_NN1 ,_, and_CC give_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 ring_NN1 afterwards_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 to_TO know_VVI where_RRQ the_AT bullets_NN2 are_VBR coming_VVG from_II ._. 
G'night_VV0 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 ,_, shaking_VVG his_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, rang_VVD Catherine_NP1 and_CC broke_VVD it_PPH1 to_II her_PPHO1 apologetically_RR that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI required_VVN for_IF the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 you_PPY would_VM have_VHI had_VHN to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 soon_RR anyway_RR ._. 
Is_VBZ the_AT autopsy_NN1 going_VVGK to_TO give_VVI us_PPIO2 much_RR idea_NN1 when_CS Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 died_VVD I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 within_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 or_CC so_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Probably_RR not_XX ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 conceded_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II bed_NN1 to_TO dream_VVI uneasily_RR ,_, and_CC woke_VVD early_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 always_RR did_VDD in_II the_AT early_JJ stages_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 case_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD got_VVN the_AT machine_NN1 working_VVG properly_RR ._. 
At_II tea-ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 the_AT next_MD day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP Catherine_NP1 at_II her_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, noticing_VVG that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG rested_JJ and_CC pretty_JJ even_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG jaded_JJ and_CC disaffected_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR received_VVN in_II the_AT Minister_NN1 's_GE private_JJ flat_NN1 in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT narrow_JJ streets_NN2 close_RR to_II the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Commons_NP ._. 
McLeish_NP1 remembered_VVD that_CST this_DD1 man_NN1 's_GE constituency_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II Derbyshire_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD a_AT1 tiny_JJ ,_, cramped_JJ lift_NN1 to_II the_AT top_JJ floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT building_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR admitted_VVN by_II Hawick_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ wearing_VVG an_AT1 expensive_JJ blue-green_JJ sweater_NN1 ,_, and_CC slacks_NN2 ,_, the_AT clothes_NN2 sitting_VVG easily_RR on_II his_APPGE long_JJ ,_, slim_JJ frame_NN1 ,_, the_AT dark_JJ hair_NN1 beautifully_RR cut_VVN ,_, a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG long_RR ,_, flopping_VVG on_II his_APPGE forehead_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT elegance_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 completely_RR masculine_JJ presence_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 dominated_VVD the_AT room_NN1 as_RG easily_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE own_DA office_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ grim-faced_JJ and_CC looked_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX slept_VVN ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 offered_VVD them_PPHO2 freshly_RR made_VVN coffee_NN1 and_CC raised_VVN a_AT1 smile_NN1 for_IF Catherine_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 comfortably_RR established_VVN at_II a_AT1 table_NN1 '_GE I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY 'll_VM want_VVI to_TO take_VVI notes_NN2 '_GE and_CC offered_VVD McLeish_NP1 his_APPGE choice_NN1 of_IO three_MC big_JJ armchairs_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_RR some_DD of_IO the_AT upright_JJ ones_NN2 will_VM hold_VVI you_PPY ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 sit_VV0 on_II them_PPHO2 very_RG gingerly_RR myself_PPX1 ._. 
'_GE Hawick_NP1 chose_VVD a_AT1 big_JJ chair_NN1 by_II the_AT fireplace_NN1 in_II which_DDQ a_AT1 simulated_JJ coal_NN1 fire_NN1 burned_VVD merrily_RR ,_, emitting_VVG real_JJ warmth_NN1 thanks_NN2 to_II the_AT gas_NN1 which_DDQ powered_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM prefer_VVI a_AT1 proper_JJ fire_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 made_VVD them_PPHO2 illegal_JJ in_II this_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO London_NP1 some_DD years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 '_GE ,_, McLeish_NP1 remembered_VVD from_II Francesca_NP1 ,_, did_VDD not_XX necessarily_RR mean_VVI this_DD1 administration_NN1 but_CCB must_VM mean_VVI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT same_DA political_JJ persuasion_NN1 ._. 
Measures_NN2 passed_VVN by_II those_DD2 of_IO a_AT1 different_JJ political_JJ hue_NN1 were_VBDR described_VVN as_II the_AT work_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 '_GE previous_JJ government_NN1 '_GE ._. 
A_AT1 good_JJ room_NN1 to_TO be_VBI in_RP ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, with_IW its_APPGE high_JJ ceiling_NN1 and_CC the_AT Sunday_NPD1 quiet_NN1 of_IO London_NP1 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ was_VBDZ obviously_RR a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO every_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 paper_NN1 published_VVD lying_VVG tidily_RR on_II a_AT1 side_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 comes_VVZ with_IW the_AT job_NN1 ,_, '_GE Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 explained_VVD ,_, following_VVG his_APPGE eye_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 read_VV0 them_PPHO2 all_DB ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ nothing_PN1 yet_RR about_II Angela_NP1 in_II any_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 did_VDD not_XX have_VHI a_AT1 definite_JJ identification_NN1 until_CS late_RR yesterday_RT afternoon_NNT1 ,_, in_II any_DD case_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Poor_JJ Francis_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rang_VVD me_PPIO1 last_MD night_NNT1 ,_, very_RG kindly_RR ,_, principally_RR I_PPIS1 think_VV0 to_TO assure_VVI me_PPIO1 that_CST there_EX could_VM be_VBI no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ._. 
That_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Angela_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM very_RG sorry_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Were_VBDR you_PPY there_RL too_RR ?_? 
Did_VDD you_PPY see_VVI Francis_NP1 Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 were_VBDR ,_, although_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Cambridge_NP1 officer_NN1 who_PNQS broke_VVD the_AT news_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI any_DD delay_NN1 in_CS21 case_CS22 the_AT Press_NN1 got_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR actually_RR with_IW him_PPHO1 when_CS he_PPHS1 made_VVD the_AT identification_NN1 ,_, though_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN to_II that_DD1 riding-stable_JJ Angela_NP1 's_GE sister_NN1 Jennifer_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 went_VVD hacking_VVG one_MC1 day_NNT1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 stayed_VVD the_AT weekend_NNT1 there_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 excellent_JJ stable_JJ they_PPHS2 produced_VVD a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ hunter_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 once_RR Jennifer_NP1 had_VHD assured_VVN them_PPHO2 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ safe_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX remember_VVI it_PPH1 all_DB ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 think_VV0 we_PPIS2 rode_VVD along_II the_AT old_JJ railway_NN1 line_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 bit_VVD his_APPGE lip_NN1 and_CC looked_VVN into_II the_AT remorseless_JJ ,_, even_RR flames_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ just_RR following_VVG Jennifer_NP1 's_GE lead_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY only_RR went_VVD once_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Twice_RR ._. 
Angela_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX ride_VVI ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN as_II a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD met_VVN Jennifer_NP1 first_MD ,_, some_DD time_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
'_" '_GE Indeed_RR ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ interesting_JJ ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD gravely_RR ,_, making_VVG an_AT1 unnecessary_JJ note_NN1 ,_, that_CST Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 had_VHD admitted_VVN unprompted_JJ to_II the_AT local_JJ knowledge_NN1 necessary_JJ for_IF disposing_VVG of_IO Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 in_II that_DD1 particular_JJ place_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN the_AT older_JJR sister_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN there_RL with_IW ,_, and_CC had_VHD apparently_RR abandoned_VVN in_II31 favour_II32 of_II33 the_AT younger_JJR ,_, more_RGR exciting_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI anywhere_RL along_II those_DD2 lines_NN2 ,_, or_CC not_XX yet_RR ,_, and_CC went_VVD over_RP again_RT the_AT details_NN2 of_IO when_RRQ Hawick_NP1 had_VHD last_MD seen_VVN his_APPGE fiance_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD his_APPGE account_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI expected_VVN ,_, consistent_JJ ,_, and_CC considered_VVN the_AT man_NN1 carefully_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 did_VDD so_RR ._. 
For_IF all_DB his_APPGE ambition_NN1 ,_, Hawick_NP1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO strong_JJ passions_NN2 and_CC ,_, for_IF McLeish_NP1 's_GE money_NN1 ,_, well_RR capable_JJ of_IO murder_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ ,_, however_RR ,_, no_AT apparent_JJ motive_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 reminded_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 must_VM not_XX let_VVI his_APPGE own_DA uneasy_JJ conviction_NN1 that_CST Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN more_RRR than_CSN capable_JJ of_IO stirring_VVG up_RP strong_JJ and_CC complex_JJ emotions_NN2 in_II those_DD2 around_II her_APPGE cloud_NN1 his_APPGE judgement_NN1 ._. 
Time_NNT1 to_TO ask_VVI the_AT obvious_JJ question_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR at_II a_AT1 very_RG early_JJ stage_NN1 in_II all_DB this_DD1 ,_, Minister_NN1 ,_, but_CCB can_VM you_PPY think_VVI of_IO anyone_PN1 who_PNQS would_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO harm_VVI Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 blinked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, startled_VVD ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM think_VVI of_IO one_MC1 or_CC two_MC people_NN who_PNQS might_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO harm_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA you_PPY suggest_VV0 ._. 
None_PN who_PNQS might_VM have_VHI carried_VVN that_DD1 wish_NN1 to_II the_AT length_NN1 of_IO killing_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 take_VV0 it_PPH1 her_APPGE death_NN1 can_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN accidental_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Probably_RR not_XX ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 agreed_VVD ,_, thinking_NN1 of_IO the_AT misshapen_JJ skull_NN1 ._. 
'_" Who_PNQS had_VHD reason_NN1 to_TO wish_VVI her_APPGE ill_JJ ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ left_VVN a_AT1 large_JJ legacy_NN1 by_II an_AT1 ex-employer_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE niece_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ a_RR21 little_RR22 unbalanced_JJ ,_, took_VVD this_DD1 very_RG badly_RR ,_, despite_II the_AT fact_NN1 she_PPHS1 herself_PPX1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 substantial_JJ legatee_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 certainly_RR made_VVD threats_NN2 against_II Angela_NP1 and_CC has_VHZ bothered_VVN her_PPHO1 recently_RR ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 called_VVN Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR spoken_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 myself_PPX1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 know_VV0 Angela_NP1 had_VHD found_VVN it_PPH1 necessary_JJ to_TO get_VVI her_APPGE solicitor_NN1 to_TO write_VVI ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 note_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 n't_XX been_VBN able_JJ yet_RR to_TO speak_VVI to_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE solicitor_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 observed_VVD ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI if_CSW she_PPHS1 left_VVD a_AT1 will_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Indeed_RR she_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
We_PPIS2 both_DB2 made_VVD new_JJ wills_NN2 last_MD week_NNT1 ,_, in_II expectation_NN1 of_IO marriage_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 each_DD1 left_VVD the_AT bulk_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE estates_NN2 to_II the_AT other_JJ ,_, with_IW a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO minor_JJ legacies_NN2 my_APPGE old_JJ college_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO godchildren_NN1 on_II my_APPGE side_NN1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE sister_NN1 on_II hers_PPGE ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI what_DDQ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE previous_JJ will_NN1 provided_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 will_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, is_VBZ the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 that_CST 's_VBZ valid_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 never_RR married_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT wide_JJ mouth_NN1 twisted_VVD ._. 
'_GE So_RR the_AT wills_NN2 we_PPIS2 made_VVD last_MD week_NNT1 are_VBR irrelevant_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD suddenly_RR tired_JJ and_CC old_JJ ,_, the_AT deep_JJ lines_NN2 in_II his_APPGE face_NN1 intensified_VVD ._. 
'_" There_EX were_VBDR probably_RR professional_JJ jealousies_NN2 in_II Angela_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, wearily_RR ,_, rubbing_VVG the_AT patch_NN1 between_II his_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 in_II a_AT1 gesture_NN1 McLeish_NP1 recognized_VVD from_II his_APPGE television_NN1 appearances_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY mean_VV0 she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI run_VVN into_II trouble_NN1 as_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE professional_JJ activities_NN2 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, cautiously_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 not_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 must_VM say_VVI I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX totally_RR happy_JJ about_II her_PPHO1 going_VVG on_RP at_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ,_, with_IW me_PPIO1 in_II the_AT government_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG reluctant_JJ to_TO give_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP and_CC there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 precedent_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE Ministerial_JJ colleagues_NN2 is_VBZ married_JJ to_II a_AT1 partner_NN1 in_II a_AT1 firm_NN1 specializing_VVG in_II financial_JJ public_JJ relations_NN2 where_CS there_EX are_VBR similar_JJ possibilities_NN2 for_IF conflict_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB maybe_RR your_APPGE Ministerial_JJ colleague_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX going_VVG right_RR for_IF the_AT very_JJ top_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD with_IW unreasonable_JJ conviction_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO stop_VVI her_PPHO1 working_VVG at_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 when_CS you_PPY could_VM ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD up_RP and_CC found_VVD the_AT cool_JJ blue_JJ eyes_NN2 on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 being_VBG said_VVN ,_, anyone_PN1 will_VM tell_VVI you_PPY that_CST a_AT1 Minister_NN1 of_IO the_AT Crown_NN1 needs_VVZ a_AT1 wife_NN1 capable_JJ of_IO supporting_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 jobs_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT pay_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX actually_RR cover_VVI the_AT cost_NN1 of_IO the_AT lifestyle_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY can_VM be_VBI out_RP on_II you_PPY one_MC1 day_NNT1 and_CC the_AT next_MD ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 think_VV0 we_PPIS2 would_VM have_VHI tried_VVN to_TO find_VVI her_PPHO1 a_AT1 job_NN1 rather_RG more_RRR removed_VVN from_II mine_PPGE ,_, over_II time_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 very_RG fair_JJ admission_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD admiringly_RR ,_, and_CC made_VVD his_APPGE standard_JJ speech_NN1 about_II the_AT need_NN1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 might_VM ,_, to_TO come_VVI back_RP on_II various_JJ points_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY must_VM ._. 
Just_RR so_RG long_RR as_CSA you_PPY are_VBR not_XX intending_VVG to_TO ask_VVI me_PPIO1 not_XX to_TO leave_VVI London_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM in_II Newcastle_NP1 tomorrow_RT and_CC the_AT day_NNT1 after_CS ,_, and_CC next_MD week_NNT1 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 several_DA2 days_NNT2 in_II Washington_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 told_VVN you_PPY where_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ already_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM assuming_VVG she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ killed_VVN on_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 first_MD went_VVD missing_JJ ,_, as_CSA we_PPIS2 now_RT know_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI worse_JJR if_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN hurt_VVN first_MD ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 instantly_RR understood_VVD the_AT man_NN1 's_GE nightmare_NN1 but_CCB realized_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM give_VVI only_RR qualified_JJ reassurance_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ probably_RR killed_VVN by_II a_AT1 blow_NN1 on_II the_AT head_NN1 ,_, Minister_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 not_XX had_VHN the_AT autopsy_NN1 result_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Can_VM you_PPY let_VVI me_PPIO1 know_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Certainly_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 and_CC Catherine_NP1 took_VVD their_APPGE leave_NN1 and_CC crammed_VVD themselves_PPX2 again_RT into_II the_AT rickety_JJ lift_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 windy_JJ ,_, sunny_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT brilliant_JJ February_NPM1 sun_NN1 which_DDQ has_VHZ no_AT strength_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 but_CCB still_RR gives_VVZ the_AT reassurance_NN1 that_DD1 summer_NNT1 will_VM come_VVI and_CC a_AT1 sun_NN1 will_VM shine_VVI with_IW real_JJ warmth_NN1 again_RT ._. 
Discarded_JJ papers_NN2 blew_VVD in_II the_AT narrow_JJ street_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 walked_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 ,_, excuse_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
Are_VBR we_PPIS2 allowed_VVN to_TO tell_VVI people_NN involved_JJ in_II the_AT case_NN1 what_DDQ the_AT autopsy_NN1 result_NN1 is_VBZ ?_? 
'_" '_" If_CSW that_DD1 one_PN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 murderer_NN1 he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX ,_, it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ and_CC he_PPHS1 can_VM go_VVI over_RP my_APPGE head_NN1 any_DD day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 likes_VVZ and_CC make_VV0 the_AT Assistant_JJ Commissioner_NN1 read_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT whole_JJ report_NN1 if_CS he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO ._. 
No_UH point_VV0 me_PPIO1 being_VBG difficult_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 got_VVD a_AT1 respectful_JJ sideways_JJ look_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 appreciated_VVD ,_, and_CC smiled_VVD down_RP at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY think_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 murderer_NN1 ,_, Catherine_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_RR capable_JJ of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, if_CS crossed_VVN ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, promptly_RR ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX see_VVI the_AT motive_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ about_II if_CSW Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 was_VBDZ involved_JJ with_IW another_DD1 bloke_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 found_VVD out_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, then_RT ._. 
But_CCB not_XX if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD time_NNT1 to_TO think_VVI what_DDQ it_PPH1 would_VM do_VDI to_II his_APPGE career_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 grinned_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ too_RG ambitious_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 blokes_NN2 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 comes_VVZ number_NN1 1_MC1 ,_, 2_MC and_CC 3_MC ,_, and_CC anyone_PN1 else_RR comes_VVZ nowhere_RL ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ real_JJ feeling_NN1 in_II this_DD1 judgement_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD ,_, and_CC tried_VVD to_TO imagine_VVI what_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO relegate_VVI Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 to_II fourth_MD place_NN1 in_II his_APPGE scheme_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 windy_JJ ,_, cold_JJ field_NN1 in_II Cambridgeshire_NP1 ,_, green_JJ with_IW winter_NNT1 wheat_NN1 ,_, half_DB a_AT1 mile_NNU1 away_II21 from_II22 where_RRQ Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN found_VVN ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ man_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 narrow_JJ ,_, turned-down_JJ mouth_NN1 sat_VVD smoking_VVG his_APPGE twentieth_MD cigarette_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 at_II the_AT wheel_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 arrived_VVD at_II a_AT1 decision_NN1 ,_, threw_VVD the_AT cigarette_NN1 away_RL ,_, and_CC turned_VVD towards_II a_AT1 small_JJ depressing_JJ row_NN1 of_IO agricultural_JJ cottages_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 emerged_VVD two_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR with_IW a_AT1 bulky_JJ small_JJ man_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Land_NP1 Rover_NP1 turned_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT Cambridge_NP1 road_NN1 ,_, making_VVG for_IF the_AT headquarters_NN of_IO the_AT regional_JJ crime_NN1 squad_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 hour_NNT1 later_RRR the_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD in_II New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 where_CS John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG reading_VVG the_AT scene-of-crime_JJ report_NN1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 what_DDQ ?_? 
Yes_UH ,_, sorry_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN of_IO ploughs_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX with_IW you_PPY ._. 
Standing_VVG there_RL ,_, was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN the_AT scene-of-crime_JJ report_NN1 ,_, hang_VV0 on_RP yes_UH ,_, deep_JJ tracks_NN2 ,_, evidently_RR belonging_VVG to_II a_AT1 tractor_NN1 ,_, plus_II other_JJ deep_JJ tracks_NN2 ,_, query_VV0 agricultural_JJ machinery_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX blame_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, Sergeant_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR like_II me_PPIO1 ,_, not_XX used_VVN to_II the_AT country_NN1 ,_, real_JJ townees_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 plough_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 listened_VVD as_II the_AT Cambridgeshire_NP1 sergeant_NN1 explained_VVD that_CST the_AT keeper_NN1 on_II the_AT shooting_NN1 estate_NN1 had_VHD realized_VVN he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT old_JJ plough_NN1 there_RL last_MD week_NNT1 and_CC had_VHD fetched_VVN the_AT farmer_NN1 in_RP to_TO explain_VVI where_RRQ it_PPH1 had_VHD gone_VVN ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 never_RR saw_VVD a_AT1 body_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 moved_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG unhappy_JJ at_II having_VHG to_TO come_VVI out_RP at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 '_" s_ZZ1 just_RR pig-ignorant_JJ rather_CS21 than_CS22 involved_VVN ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO send_VVI someone_PN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II the_AT plough_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 you_PPY seen_VVN it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM go_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 must_VM ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 have_VH0 n't_XX got_VVN any_DD forensic_JJ people_NN here_RL ,_, it_PPH1 being_VBG Sunday_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM get_VVI them_PPHO2 out_RP ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM send_VVI a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE blokes_NN2 ,_, as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 can_VM ._. 
Could_VM you_PPY do_VDI us_PPIO2 a_AT1 real_JJ favour_NN1 ?_? 
Make_VV0 sure_JJ the_AT vehicle_NN1 is_VBZ under_II cover_NN1 so_RR if_CS there_EX is_VBZ anything_PN1 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, prints_NN2 ,_, whatever_DDQV ,_, that_DD1 haven_NN1 '_GE t_ZZ1 already_RR gone_VVN ,_, we_PPIS2 get_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX let_VVI the_AT farmer_NN1 clean_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC anything_PN1 dead_RG stupid_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT sergeant_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 said_VVD grimly_RR that_CST the_AT bloke_NN1 was_VBDZ quite_RG thick_JJ enough_RR to_TO do_VDI just_RR that_DD1 ,_, so_RG due_JJ precautions_NN2 would_VM be_VBI taken_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM go_VVI myself_PPX1 in_II fact_NN1 ._. 
No_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT bother_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ on_II my_APPGE way_NN1 home_RL ._. 
Give_VV0 your_APPGE blokes_NN2 this_DD1 number_NN1 so_CS they_PPHS2 can_VM arrange_VVI a_AT1 visit_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI a_AT1 quick_JJ look_NN1 while_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM there_RL ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG justifiably_RR pleased_JJ with_IW himself_PPX1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD into_II his_APPGE office_NN1 at_II eight_MC o'clock_RA on_II Monday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD devoted_VVN Sunday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 to_II making_VVG a_AT1 plan_NN1 of_IO action_NN1 and_CC knew_VVD exactly_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 and_CC everyone_PN1 else_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM press_VVI into_II service_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI doing_VDG this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
His_APPGE schedule_NN1 for_IF the_AT day_NNT1 was_VBDZ organized_VVN ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II some_DD brisk_JJ telephoning_VVG the_AT night_NNT1 before_RT ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 at_II his_APPGE side_NN1 all_DB day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC all_DB the_AT days_NNT2 until_CS this_DD1 case_NN1 finished_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 arrived_VVD at_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, squinted_VVD at_II the_AT offering_NN1 tucked_VVN into_II his_APPGE blotter_NN1 and_CC sat_VVN down_RP to_TO read_VVI it_PPH1 properly_RR :_: a_AT1 short_JJ ,_, sanctimonious_JJ newspaper_NN1 piece_NN1 on_II the_AT temptation_NN1 and_CC pressures_NN2 on_II the_AT successful_JJ young_JJ ,_, Tristram_NP1 Wilson_NP1 being_VBG mentioned_VVN ,_, with_IW many_DA2 a_AT1 crocodile_NN1 tear_NN1 ,_, as_CSA one_MC1 of_IO the_AT recent_JJ casualties_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ presumably_RR Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS admired_VVD and_CC was_VBDZ annoyed_VVN by_II Francesca_NP1 in_RP about_II equal_JJ measure_NN1 ,_, and_CC therefore_RR took_VVD an_AT1 unremitting_JJ interest_NN1 in_II all_DB her_APPGE activities_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD favoured_VVN him_PPHO1 with_IW this_DD1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 threw_VVD it_PPH1 away_RL and_CC methodically_RR sorted_VVD his_APPGE notes_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVG near_II a_AT1 top_JJ firm_NN1 of_IO solicitors_NN2 without_IW a_AT1 very_RG careful_JJ list_NN1 of_IO questions_NN2 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE first_MD port_NN1 of_IO call_NN1 that_DD1 morning_NNT1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI Huttons_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE solicitors_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC Catherine_NP1 were_VBDR ushered_VVN into_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO Mr_NNB Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ housed_VVN in_II outwardly_RR featureless_JJ modern_JJ offices_NN2 in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT little_JJ streets_NN2 off_II Ludgate_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ._. 
The_AT view_NN1 from_II the_AT window_NN1 featured_VVD a_AT1 building_NN1 site_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 large_JJ collection_NN1 of_IO assorted_JJ earth-moving_JJ machinery_NN1 and_CC cranes_NN2 ,_, all_DB displayed_VVD simultaneously_RR ._. 
Even_RR through_II double_JJ glazing_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 dull_JJ ,_, continuous_JJ background_NN1 noise_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT huge_JJ modern_JJ windows_NN2 were_VBDR dusty_JJ in_II the_AT February_NPM1 sun_NN1 ._. 
The_AT furniture_NN1 and_CC fittings_NN2 were_VBDR ruthlessly_RR modern_JJ ,_, several_DA2 steps_NN2 beyond_II the_AT conventional_JJ Scandinavian_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Hutton_NP1 's_GE desk_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 shaped_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO black_JJ wood_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 single_JJ file_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC the_AT heavily_RR bound_VVN books_NN2 that_CST covered_VVD one_MC1 wall_NN1 appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI held_VVN there_RL by_II the_AT power_NN1 of_IO faith_NN1 ,_, no_AT shelves_NN2 being_VBG visible_JJ ._. 
The_AT owner_NN1 was_VBDZ also_RR uncompromisingly_RR twentieth-century_JJ ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO much_RR the_AT same_DA height_NN1 and_CC age_NN1 as_CSA McLeish_NP1 but_CCB built_VVN like_II a_AT1 string_NN1 bean_NN1 ,_, with_IW brown_JJ ,_, short-cut_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC fashionable_JJ heavy_JJ horn-rimmed_JJ spectacles_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 greeted_VVD them_PPHO2 briskly_RR and_CC folded_VVD himself_PPX1 into_II a_AT1 chair_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 noted_VVD enviously_RR that_CST Mr_NNB Hutton_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 vision_NN1 of_IO elegance_NN1 in_II one_MC1 of_IO this_DD1 year_NNT1 's_VBZ broadly_RR striped_JJ blue_JJ and_CC white_JJ shirts_NN2 :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD tried_VVN one_PN1 on_II himself_PPX1 recently_RR ,_, and_CC had_VHD been_VBN forced_VVN reluctantly_RR to_II the_AT conclusion_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 bouncer_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 East_NP1 End_NP1 club_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dreadful_JJ thing_NN1 about_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ,_, '_GE Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 said_VVD earnestly_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR all_DB very_RG shocked_JJ I_PPIS1 told_VVD my_APPGE partners_NN2 at_II prayers_NN2 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
Sorry_JJ ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ we_PPIS2 call_VV0 the_AT Monday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 meeting_NN1 where_CS we_PPIS2 discuss_VV0 what_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVG on_RP ._. 
How_RRQ can_VM I_PPIS1 help_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY can_VM tell_VVI us_PPIO2 ,_, please_RR ,_, what_DDQ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE property_NN1 was_VBDZ and_CC how_RRQ her_APPGE will_NN1 distributes_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 that_CST you_PPY are_VBR her_APPGE executor_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM ,_, yes_UH ._. 
With_IW her_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR looked_VVN it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, expect_VV0 to_TO have_VHI to_TO not_XX quite_RG so_RG soon_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT file_NN1 and_CC considered_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, unhurriedly_RR and_CC unselfconsciously_RR ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 sudden_JJ vision_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 older_JJR Mr_NNB Hutton_NP1 in_II a_AT1 tail-coat_NN1 and_CC wing_NN1 collar_NN1 behind_II this_DD1 modern_JJ faade_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 two_MC wills_NN2 on_II file_NN1 ,_, '_GE Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 said_VVD ,_, reaching_VVG the_AT end_NN1 of_IO whatever_DDQV internal_JJ debate_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN having_VHG ,_, '_GE but_CCB the_AT second_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ made_VVN in_II anticipation_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE marriage_NN1 to_II Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 ,_, can_VM not_XX of_RR21 course_RR22 be_VBI submitted_VVN for_IF Probate_NN1 since_CS that_DD1 marriage_NN1 did_VDD not_XX take_VVI place_NN1 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT first_MD will_VM she_PPHS1 made_VVD what_DDQ ?_? eighteen_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ valid_JJ ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD promptly_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM need_VVI to_TO know_VVI the_AT contents_NN2 of_IO both_DB2 wills_NN2 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 details_NN2 of_IO Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE estate_NN1 ,_, and_CC Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 carefully_RR ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 see_VV0 you_PPY do_VDI ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 agreed_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX here_RL to_TO make_VVI difficulties_NN2 ._. 
Look_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO explain_VVI a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO background_NN1 ._. 
Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ very_RG comfortably_RR off_RP ._. 
Just_RR over_RG two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA she_PPHS1 benefited_VVD very_RG considerably_RR from_II the_AT will_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 chap_NN1 called_VVN William_NP1 Coombes_NP2 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ senior_JJ partner_NN1 in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT second-rank_NN1 stockbrokers_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, those_DD2 chaps_NN2 ,_, even_RR after_II taxes_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 got_VVD about_II two_MC hundred_NNO thousand_NNO and_CC a_AT1 life_NN1 interest_NN1 in_II another_DD1 two_MC hundred_NNO thou_PPY ._. 
The_AT family_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO dispute_VVI the_AT will_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ when_RRQ Angela_NP1 Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 came_VVD to_II us_PPIO2 for_IF advice_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, Coombes_NP2 was_VBDZ only_RR sixty-two_MC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 died_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW his_APPGE brains_NN2 ._. 
The_AT family_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 leg_NN1 to_TO stand_VVI on_RP and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 advised_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 caved_VVD in_RP ;_; I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 sister_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 niece_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 'd_VHD both_RR been_VBN provided_VVN for_IF during_II his_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 and_CC the_AT niece_NN1 got_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hundred_NNO thou_PPY in_II his_APPGE will_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT niece_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG bitter_JJ about_II it_PPH1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO write_VVI a_AT1 letter_NN1 to_II her_APPGE solicitors_NN2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 or_CC so_RR later_RRR because_CS she_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN bothering_VVG Angela_NP1 long_RR after_II the_AT estate_NN1 was_VBDZ settled_VVN ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 through_II this_DD1 one_PN1 ,_, drawing_VVG a_AT1 diagram_NN1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE notes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 got_VVD some_DD of_IO it_PPH1 just_RR for_IF life_NN1 ?_? 
Who_PNQS gets_VVZ it_PPH1 now_RT ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT niece_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN telling_VVG you_PPY about_II ._. 
Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM give_VVI you_PPY the_AT address_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE solicitors_NN2 Kenwards_RL ,_, two-partner_JJ firm_NN1 in_II Kensington_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM look_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
Go_VV0 on_RP asking_VVG me_PPIO1 things_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" How_RGQ old_JJ is_VBZ Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Same_DA age_NN1 as_CSA Angela_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 agree_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX normally_RR have_VHI expected_VVN the_AT remainder_NN1 to_TO fall_VVI in_RP and_CC be_VBI useful_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 if_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN children_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN valuable_JJ to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 you_PPY might_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN consoled_VVN by_II the_AT thought_NN1 that_CST your_APPGE children_NN2 would_VM inherit_VVI after_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX ._. 
Nor_CC was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Sorry_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 kept_VVD writing_VVG to_II Angela_NP1 about_RP ._. 
Her_APPGE lawyer_NN1 had_VHD advised_VVN her_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, by_II agreement_NN1 with_IW Angela_NP1 ,_, break_VV0 the_AT trust_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR both_DB2 were_VBDR both_RR well_JJ over_RG twenty-one_MC ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 could_VM have_VHI made_VVN a_AT1 deal_NN1 which_DDQ essentially_RR bought_VVN out_RP Angela_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 interest_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 capital_NN1 sum_NN1 and_CC then_RT Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 would_VM have_VHI got_VVN the_AT rest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 reasonably_RR sensible_JJ plan_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 very_RG difficult_JJ to_TO do_VDI ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, cautiously_RR ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 routine_NN1 valuation_NN1 exercise_NN1 based_VVN on_II actuarial_JJ tables_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI done_VDN Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO good_JJ financially_RR though_CS ,_, given_CS21 that_CS22 Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ only_RR twenty-nine_MC and_CC actuarially_RR good_JJ for_IF another_DD1 forty_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW pleasure_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE last_MD interview_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 solicitor_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN conducted_VVN in_II a_AT1 language_NN1 barely_RR recognizable_JJ as_CSA English_JJ and_CC it_PPH1 had_VHD taken_VVN over_RG three_MC hours_NNT2 and_CC a_AT1 reference_NN1 to_II the_AT Chief_NN1 Constable_NN1 to_TO elicit_VVI the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST the_AT deceased_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT1 previous_JJ will_NN1 in_II which_DDQ the_AT respective_JJ positions_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE mistress_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN exactly_RR reversed_VVN ._. 
As_CSA McLeish_NP1 had_VHD observed_VVN to_II a_AT1 colleague_NN1 at_II the_AT ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI understood_VVN the_AT whole_JJ performance_NN1 if_CS the_AT solicitor_NN1 in_II question_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN going_VVGK to_TO marry_VVI either_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB there_EX had_VHD been_VBN no_AT question_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_JJ obfuscation_NN1 for_IF its_APPGE own_DA sake_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 decided_VVD ,_, to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ he_PPHS1 had_VHD this_DD1 clear_JJ ._. 
'_GE So_RR Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 would_VM have_VHI got_VVN the_AT lion_NN1 's_GE share_NN1 of_IO the_AT other_JJ two_MC hundred_NNO thousand_NNO even_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_TO break_VVI up_RP the_AT trust_NN1 ?_? 
Yes_UH ?_? 
Then_RT why_RRQ did_VDD she_PPHS1 not_XX agree_VVI to_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
Or_CC was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 going_VVG to_II ?_? 
'_GE Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 stopped_VVD hunting_NN1 in_II the_AT file_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 spread_VVD both_DB2 hands_NN2 on_II the_AT table_NN1 in_II an_AT1 aid_NN1 to_II thought_NN1 and_CC McLeish_NP1 noticed_VVD how_RGQ long_RR the_AT fingers_NN2 were_VBDR ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, because_CS she_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT whole_NN1 issue_VVI ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI allowed_VVN to_TO settle_VVI down_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ very_RG difficult_JJ ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 was_VBDZ bitter_JJ and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 extremely_RR unpleasant_JJ scene_NN1 in_II Kenwards_NP1 's_GE offices_NN2 ._. 
The_AT partner_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ terribly_RR embarrassed_JJ ,_, rang_VVD me_PPIO1 up_RP and_CC apologized_VVD for_IF hours_NNT2 afterwards_RT ,_, could_VM n't_XX get_VVI him_PPHO1 off_II the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
So_RR Angela_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO get_VVI involved_VVN she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX need_VVI the_AT capital_NN1 ,_, after_II all_DB and_CC she_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 she_PPHS1 might_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 in_II a_AT1 year_NNT1 or_CC so_RR when_CS Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 had_VHD calmed_VVN down_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gazed_VVD at_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, and_CC visibly_RR played_VVD this_DD1 back_NN1 to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, then_RT looked_VVD across_RL at_II McLeish_NP1 ,_, and_CC put_VVD his_APPGE glasses_NN2 on_RP ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX saying_VVG Angela_NP1 actually_RR refused_VVN ._. 
Sorry_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM hear_VVI how_RRQ it_PPH1 sounds_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD or_CC rather_RR I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, to_II her_APPGE solicitors_NN2 that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM consider_VVI it_PPH1 again_RT in_II a_AT1 year_NNT1 or_CC so_RR when_CS everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ calmer_JJR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 flipped_VVD back_RP through_II his_APPGE notes_NN2 ._. 
Catherine_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RG quiet_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 not_XX have_VHI been_VBN in_II the_AT room_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST he_PPHS1 must_VM train_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO make_VVI some_DD unobtrusive_JJ signal_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 when_CS she_PPHS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ missing_VVG something_PN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY said_VVD ,_, Mr_NNB Hutton_NP1 ,_, that_CST a_AT1 letter_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN written_VVN ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE cool_JJ voice_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT slight_JJ nasal_JJ edge_NN1 of_IO Stoke_NP1 on_II Trent_NP1 ,_, came_VVD from_II behind_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP sharply_RR ._. 
'_" Did_VDD I_PPIS1 ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, yes_UH ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ one_PN1 ._. 
Not_XX to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, to_II Angela_NP1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 showed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE glance_NN1 towards_II the_AT file_NN1 told_VVD them_PPHO2 precisely_RR where_CS that_DD1 letter_NN1 was_VBDZ and_CC McLeish_NP1 asked_VVD for_IF it_PPH1 promptly_RR ._. 
Hutton_NP1 extracted_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW every_AT1 evidence_NN1 of_IO reluctance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Bit_NN1 hysterical_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, apologetically_RR ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, indeed_RR ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, working_VVG his_APPGE way_NN1 through_II the_AT letter_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ this_DD1 a_AT1 copy_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT original_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ it_PPH1 came_VVD ._. 
Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 must_VM have_VHI thought_VVN about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Not_XX exactly_RR guaranteed_VVN to_TO encourage_VVI my_APPGE client_NN1 to_TO do_VDI anything_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY do_VDI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Wrote_VVD a_AT1 snotty_JJ letter_NN1 to_II the_AT poor_JJ chap_NN1 at_II Kenwards_RL I_PPIS1 rang_VVD him_PPHO1 up_RP first_MD ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ embarrassed_JJ all_RR over_II again_RT asking_VVG him_PPHO1 to_TO ask_VVI his_APPGE client_NN1 to_TO leave_VVI mine_PPGE alone_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 copy_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 reached_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 bell_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Catherine_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 checked_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR ,_, as_CSA matters_NN2 stand_VV0 ,_, that_CST 200,000_MC passes_NN2 to_II Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI what_DDQ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE will_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ part_NN1 of_IO William_NP1 Coombes_NP2 's_GE estate_NN1 and_CC passes_VVZ under_II his_APPGE will_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 carefully_RR to_TO see_VVI he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN himself_PPX1 clear_JJ ,_, then_RT resumed_VVD his_APPGE search_NN1 through_II the_AT file_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ in_II Angela_NP1 's_VBZ will_VM the_AT one_PN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO prove_VVI ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 copy_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ absolutely_RR straightforward_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ left_VVN to_II her_APPGE sister_NN1 ,_, after_CS decent_JJ legacies_NN2 for_IF both_DB2 parents_NN2 and_CC small_JJ ones_NN2 to_II charity_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_II her_APPGE sister_NN1 's_GE children_NN2 if_CS the_AT sister_NN1 predeceases_NN2 ._. 
Sorry_JJ ,_, irrelevant_JJ now_RT ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO will_NN1 young_JJ women_NN2 without_IW husbands_NN2 or_CC children_NN2 do_VD0 make_VVI ._. 
The_AT second_MD one_PN1 the_AT one_PN1 she_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO weeks_NNT2 ago_RA i-s_VBZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_RGR complicated_JJ ,_, but_CCB not_XX much_RR ._. 
Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 would_VM have_VHI got_VVN 100,000_MC outright_JJ ,_, her_APPGE sister_NN1 and_CC various_JJ charities_NN2 got_VVD small_JJ legacies_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT rest_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI in_II trust_NN1 for_IF children_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ if_CS there_EX were_VBDR n't_XX any_DD ?_? 
'_" '_" Her_APPGE sister_NN1 Jennifer_NP1 would_VM have_VHI got_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 see_VVI I_PPIS1 have_VHI it_PPH1 right_RR ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, after_CS a_AT1 pause_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD married_VVN before_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD ,_, the_AT sister_NN1 would_VM only_RR have_VHI got_VVN a_AT1 small_JJ legacy_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 would_VM still_RR inherit_VVI 200,000_MC on_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ,_, whenever_RRQV that_CST happened_VVD ._. 
'_GE Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 nodded_VVD and_CC took_VVD his_APPGE glasses_NN2 off_RP ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 realized_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX actually_RR need_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX asked_VVN me_PPIO1 what_DDQ 's_VBZ in_II the_AT estate_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 list_NN1 of_IO assets_NN2 here_RL ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 passed_VVD it_PPH1 over_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, and_CC courteously_RR got_VVN up_RP to_TO give_VVI Catherine_NP1 a_AT1 second_MD copy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT problem_NN1 item_NN1 appeared_VVD right_RR at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT page_NN1 ,_, in_II what_DDQ McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD was_VBDZ characteristic_JJ legal_JJ style_NN1 you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX hide_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, you_PPY just_RR put_VV0 it_PPH1 last_MD ,_, after_CS the_AT long_JJ respectable_JJ list_NN1 of_IO 20,000_MC ICI_NP1 loan_NN1 stock_NN1 ,_, and_CC 7,000_MC 25p_NNU shares_NN2 in_II Sainsbury_NP1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 loan_NN1 of_IO 100,000_MC to_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ?_? 
Her_APPGE employers_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT amount_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ asked_VVN to_TO put_VVI up_RP when_CS she_PPHS1 became_VVD a_AT1 partner_NN1 last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 usual_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Difficult_JJ to_TO say_VVI ._. 
'_GE Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG uncomfortable_JJ and_CC McLeish_NP1 said_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 just_RR seemed_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN might_VM have_VHI difficulty_NN1 raising_VVG that_RG much_DA1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH and_CC no_UH ._. 
She_PPHS1 drew_VVD something_PN1 like_II 30,000_MC from_II the_AT partnership_NN1 last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
People_NN can_VM borrow_VVI on_II that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD think_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 lot_RR22 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 you_PPY why_RRQ :_: I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX really_RR see_VVI what_DDQ a_AT1 group_NN1 of_IO professionals_NN2 charging_VVG fees_NN2 like_II that_DD1 needs_VVZ cash_NN1 for_IF ._. 
When_CS we_PPIS2 started_VVD here_RL we_PPIS2 only_RR put_VVN in_RP about_RG 100,000_MC between_II four_MC of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, to_TO keep_VVI us_PPIO2 going_VVG till_II the_AT fees_NN2 came_VVD in_RP ,_, and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ more_RRR than_CSN enough_RR ._. 
And_CC Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 charge_NN1 a_RR31 good_RR32 deal_RR33 more_DAR than_CSN we_PPIS2 do_VD0 ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM tell_VVI you_PPY ._. 
In_II some_DD sense_NN1 Angela_NP1 may_VM have_VHI been_VBN paying_VVG for_IF the_AT assets_NN2 they_PPHS2 had_VHD assets_NN2 valued_VVN at_II 600,000_MC then_RT ,_, most_DAT of_IO it_PPH1 in_II the_AT lease_NN1 on_II the_AT building_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY usually_RR deal_VV0 with_IW that_DD1 by_II giving_VVG new_JJ partners_NN2 uneven_JJ shares_NN2 ._. 
Say_VV0 the_AT profits_NN2 come_VV0 out_RP at_II 500,000_MC ,_, then_RT senior_JJ partner_NN1 gets_VVZ 200,000_MC ,_, second_MD partner_NN1 100,000_MC and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX usual_JJ to_TO make_VVI new_JJ partners_NN2 put_VV0 up_RP a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO cash_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 contemplated_VVD this_DD1 and_CC decided_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO find_VVI out_RP more_RRR about_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 's_GE financial_JJ affairs_NN2 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ happens_VVZ to_II that_DD1 loan_NN1 now_RT ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Catherine_NP1 again_RT and_CC McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ mildly_RR irritated_VVN by_II the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI ahead_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM looking_VVG at_II the_AT partnership_NN1 agreement_NN1 now_RT ..._... trm_NNU ,_, trm_NNU ,_, trm_NNU ,_, here_RL we_PPIS2 are_VBR death_NN1 in_II partnership_NN1 well_RR ,_, it_PPH1 dissolves_VVZ the_AT partnership_NN1 ,_, course_NN1 it_PPH1 does_VDZ ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ happens_VVZ to_II the_AT money_NN1 ?_? 
Ah_UH yes_UH ,_, the_AT partnership_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 year_NNT1 to_TO give_VVI it_PPH1 back_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 saying_VVG this_DD1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 leisurely_RR ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ some_DD apparently_RR reasonable_JJ explanation_NN1 ,_, like_II no_PN121 one_PN122 gave_VVD any_DD notice_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO die_VVI and_CC the_AT partnership_NN1 could_VM be_VBI a_RR21 bit_RR22 pushed_VVN to_TO produce_VVI the_AT cash_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT wrong_JJ time_NNT1 of_IO year_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 none_PN of_IO us_PPIO2 were_VBDR particularly_RR exercised_VVN about_II death_NN1 as_II a_AT1 real_JJ possibility_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA executor_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM ask_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 back_RP formally_RR ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX hold_VVI my_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ interest-free_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VM expect_VVI to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 in_II eleven_MC months_NNT2 and_CC twenty-nine_MC days_NNT2 from_II giving_VVG notice_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD and_CC Hutton_NP1 picked_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, glancing_VVG at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, yes_UH I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI along_RP as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 can_VM ..._... what_DDQ ,_, five_MC minutes_NNT2 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD enquiringly_RR at_II McLeish_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Fine_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 banged_VVD the_AT phone_NN1 down_RP briskly_RR and_CC sat_VVD ,_, clearly_RR working_VVG out_RP what_DDQ else_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM offer_VVI to_TO get_VVI them_PPHO2 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
Amused_JJ ,_, McLeish_NP1 said_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI happy_JJ to_TO wait_VVI in_II an_AT1 outer_JJ office_NN1 for_IF copies_NN2 of_IO the_AT various_JJ documents_NN2 ,_, or_CC to_TO have_VHI them_PPHO2 sent_VVN on_RP ._. 
'_" What_DDQ would_VM happen_VVI if_CSW anyone_PN1 just_RR wanted_VVN to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 the_AT partnership_NN1 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, without_IW a_AT1 death_NN1 being_VBG involved_VVN ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 stood_VVD up_RP ._. 
'_GE Six_MC months_NNT2 '_GE notice_NN1 ,_, both_DB2 ways_NN2 ,_, and_CC any_DD loans_NN2 repaid_VVN within_II that_DD1 period_NN1 ._. 
Pretty_RG much_RR a_AT1 standard_JJ period_NN1 ._. 
Lots_PN of_IO provisions_NN2 against_II stealing_VVG clients_NN2 subsequently_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" As_CSA Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 's_GE attention_NN1 was_VBDZ openly_RR on_II whatever_DDQV his_APPGE next_MD problem_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD to_TO leave_VVI ,_, and_CC to_TO extract_VVI anything_PN1 else_RR he_PPHS1 needed_VVD from_II the_AT documents_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD now_RT at_RR21 least_RR22 know_VVI roughly_RR what_DDQ was_VBDZ in_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
In_II the_AT event_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 went_VVD back_RP to_II Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 McLeish_NP1 could_VM get_VVI to_II a_AT1 phone_NN1 and_CC check_VVI with_IW his_APPGE secretary_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ co-ordinating_VVG the_AT evidence_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 came_VVD in_RP ._. 
'_GE Forensic_NN1 rang_VVD ,_, '_GE Bruce_NP1 reported_VVD dourly_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT autopsy_NN1 report_NN1 is_VBZ on_II its_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 say_VV0 ,_, usual_JJ rubbish_NN1 about_II typing_VVG difficulties_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO speak_VVI to_II you_PPY but_CCB I_PPIS1 said_VVD you_PPY had_VHD a_AT1 string_NN1 of_IO interviews_NN2 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 coughed_VVD up_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, nae_XX bother_VV0 ._. 
Killed_VVN by_II a_AT1 bang_NN1 on_II the_AT head_NN1 from_II behind_RL ,_, massive_JJ bleeding_JJ inside_II the_AT brain_NN1 ._. 
Small_JJ contusion_NN1 on_II the_AT right_JJ cheek_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD on_II a_AT1 while_NNT1 about_II the_AT various_JJ tests_NN2 but_CCB where_RRQ he_PPHS1 came_VVD out_RP was_VBDZ that_CST she_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN dead_JJ for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 five_MC days_NNT2 ,_, and_CC seven_MC was_VBDZ perfectly_RR possible_JJ ._. 
Nae_XX bloody_RR use_VV0 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 silently_RR agreed_VVN with_IW that_DD1 judgement_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 left_VVD at_RR21 least_RR22 forty-eight_MC hours_NNT2 from_II Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE disappearance_NN1 when_RRQ ,_, as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT forensic_JJ evidence_NN1 went_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN alive_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II his_APPGE experience_NN1 difficult_JJ for_IF most_DAT people_NN to_TO prove_VVI conclusively_RR exactly_RR where_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN for_IF any_DD forty-eight-hour_JJ period_NN1 ,_, members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Metropolitan_JJ police_NN2 force_NN1 always_RR excepted_VVD ,_, and_CC this_DD1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI his_APPGE life_NN1 very_RG difficult_JJ ._. 
'_" You_PPY find_VV0 anything_PN1 useful_JJ from_II the_AT scene-of-crime_JJ report_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 never_RR got_VVD beyond_II page_NN1 two_MC this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX a_AT1 thing_NN1 ._. 
No_AT weapon_NN1 ,_, no_AT footprints_NN2 ,_, no_AT fingerprints_NN2 ,_, all_DB the_AT bits_NN2 of_IO fibre_NN1 caught_VVN on_II bushes_NN2 came_VVD from_II the_AT deceased_NN1 's_GE clothes_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" A_ZZ1 clever_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
Car_NN1 tracks_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ,_, yes_UH ?_? 
'_" '_" Lots_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
Traces_NN2 of_IO at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 dozen_NNO different_JJ cars_NN2 up_II that_DD1 wee_JJ track_NN1 that_CST leads_VVZ back_RP to_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, and_CC of_IO two_MC or_CC three_MC heavy_JJ vehicles_NN2 ,_, all_DB very_RG deeply_RR indented_VVD ._. 
The_AT lads_NN2 tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 shooting_NN1 estate_NN1 likely_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ where_RRQ people_NN leave_VV0 their_APPGE cars_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH Christ_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, someone_PN1 knew_VVD that_CST ,_, did_VDD n't_XX they_PPHS2 ,_, John_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 they_PPHS2 did_VDD ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 clever_JJ one_PN1 here_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI in_II later_JJR ,_, after_II six_MC ._. 
Hang_VV0 on_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP his_APPGE phone_NN1 to_TO find_VVI the_AT Cambridgeshire_NP1 sergeant_NN1 to_II whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN the_AT day_NNT1 before_RT on_II the_AT line_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 only_RR did_VDD n't_XX ring_VVI last_MD night_NNT1 because_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX find_VVI you_PPY ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
Your_APPGE blokes_NN2 are_VBR on_II their_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX are_VBR definitely_RR bits_NN2 of_IO blood_NN1 and_CC hair_NN1 on_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT metal_NN1 parts_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 thing_NN1 the_AT truss_NN1 ,_, the_AT bloke_NN1 here_RL says_VVZ ._. 
Could_VM she_PPHS1 have_VHI fallen_VVN on_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Jesus_NP1 Christ_NP1 ._. 
Well_RR done_VDN ,_, Sergeant_NN1 ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY very_RG much_DA1 ._. 
You_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX touched_VVN it_PPH1 no_UH ,_, sorry_JJ ,_, course_VV0 you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 take_VV0 it_PPH1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX something_PN1 a_AT1 murderer_NN1 could_VM pick_VVI up_RP ?_? 
No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD not_XX ._. 
'_GE The_AT voice_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 warmed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ surprised_JJ too_RR ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 only_RR looked_VVD for_IF the_AT sake_NN1 of_IO form_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 took_VVD a_AT1 picture_NN1 last_MD night_NNT1 and_CC put_VVD a_AT1 plastic_NN1 bag_NN1 on_II and_CC told_VVD the_AT farmer_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO put_VVI him_PPHO1 in_II jail_NN1 here_RL and_CC now_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM account_VVI for_IF his_APPGE movements_NN2 ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 happens_VVZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II Northumberland_NP1 with_IW the_AT wife_NN1 's_GE mother_NN1 for_IF ten_MC days_NNT2 ,_, only_RR got_VVN back_RP three_MC days_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
Well_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN dead_RG longer_RRR than_CSN that_DD1 ,_, has_VHZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 still_RR around_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 upset_VVN ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX need_VVI to_TO be_VBI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI him_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ your_APPGE blokes_NN2 now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI them_PPHO2 to_TO ring_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 put_VVD down_RP the_AT phone_NN1 ,_, heavily_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 fell_VVD back_RP on_II it_PPH1 ,_, assuming_VVG it_PPH1 's_VBZ her_APPGE blood_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Accident_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 gave_VVD it_PPH1 thought_VVD ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
How_RRQ did_VDD she_PPHS1 get_VVI there_RL ?_? 
There_EX must_VM have_VHI been_VBN someone_PN1 else_RR around_RP ._. 
Unless_CS she_PPHS1 crawled_VVD to_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT embankment_NN1 I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX have_VHI walked_VVN to_II the_AT spot_NN1 in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gazed_VVD at_II his_APPGE subordinate_JJ ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ silly_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM wait_VVI for_IF the_AT lads_NN2 up_RP there_RL to_TO tell_VVI us_PPIO2 about_II the_AT blood_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 'll_VM read_VVI the_AT autopsy_NN1 report_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ else_RR can_VM we_PPIS2 do_VDI while_CS we_PPIS2 '_GE re_II waiting_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_" One_MC1 of_IO the_AT appointments_NN2 we_PPIS2 found_VVD in_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE diary_NN1 was_VBDZ with_IW a_AT1 Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ due_JJ to_TO have_VHI lunch_NN1 with_IW Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 last_MD week_NNT1 apparently_RR she_PPHS1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 looked_VVD ._. 
Did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO talk_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 she_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO wait_VVI ._. 
'_GE Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ?_? 
McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ._. 
Ah_UH yes_UH ,_, the_AT hysterical_JJ Penelope_NP1 ,_, niece_NN1 of_IO the_AT late_JJ William_NP1 Coombes_NP2 ._. 
'_" Now_RT ,_, her_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 want_VVI to_TO see_VVI ._. 
Fix_VV0 a_AT1 date_NN1 for_IF tomorrow_RT ,_, Bruce_NP1 ._. 
Anything_PN1 else_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ,_, a_AT1 wee_JJ message_NN1 from_II one_MC1 of_IO Francesca_NP1 's_GE young_JJ men_NN2 at_II the_AT Department_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN delayed_VVN she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 'll_VM get_VVI back_RP to_II London_NP1 until_II Thursday_NPD1 ,_, now_RT ._. 
Sorry_JJ to_TO bring_VVI you_PPY more_RGR bad_JJ news_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 grunted_VVD ,_, feeling_VVG meanly_RR triumphant_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN out_RP to_TO be_VBI right_RR in_II his_APPGE view_NN1 that_CST Francesca_NP1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO sweep_VVI Tristram_NP1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT hands_NN2 of_IO the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 police_NN2 in_II quite_RG the_AT Napoleonic_JJ way_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD assumed_VVN ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN perfectly_RR justified_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 assured_VVD himself_PPX1 smugly_RR ,_, in_II cancelling_VVG their_APPGE holiday_NN1 plans_VVZ at_RR21 once_RR22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR been_VBN going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI back_RP on_II time_NNT1 ._. 
Feeling_NN1 vindicated_VVD and_CC far-seeing_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 strode_VVD off_RP to_TO collect_VVI Catherine_NP1 and_CC finish_VVI his_APPGE coffee_NN1 ._. 
Over_RP at_II the_AT Department_NN1 of_IO Trade_NN1 and_CC Industry_NN1 the_AT news_NN1 that_CST Francesca_NP1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI back_RP before_II Thursday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 was_VBDZ being_VBG received_VVN with_IW open_JJ dismay_NN1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 Westland_NP1 CB_NP1 ,_, MC_NN1 ,_, the_AT fifty-five-year-old_JJ Deputy_NN1 Secretary_NN1 responsible_JJ for_IF both_DB2 personnel_NN2 matters_NN2 and_CC regional_JJ policy_NN1 ,_, cursed_VVD heartily_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 summoned_VVD his_APPGE junior_JJ ,_, Rajiv_NP1 Sengupta_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 rising_JJ star_NN1 of_IO thirty-six_MC who_PNQS had_VHD the_AT job_NN1 of_IO co-ordinating_JJ financial_JJ assistance_NN1 to_II industry_NN1 in_II the_AT regions_NN2 ,_, to_TO worry_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 derived_VVD some_DD comfort_NN1 from_II Rajiv_NP1 's_GE habitual_JJ elegance_NN1 ;_; wearing_VVG a_AT1 suit_NN1 ,_, shirt_NN1 and_CC tie_VV0 that_CST must_VM have_VHI cost_NN1 two_MC months_NNT2 of_IO his_APPGE salary_NN1 as_II an_AT1 Assistant_JJ Under-Secretary_NN1 of_IO State_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG at_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT large_JJ ,_, uncompromising_JJ desk_NN1 that_CST the_AT Department_NN1 provides_VVZ for_IF its_APPGE most_RGT senior_JJ officials_NN2 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 hair_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 place_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE black_JJ eyes_NN2 alive_JJ with_IW amusement_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ are_VBR we_PPIS2 going_VVG to_TO do_VDI with_IW Professor_NNB Thornton_NP1 tomorrow_RT ?_? 
'_GE Bill_NP1 Westland_NP1 appealed_VVD ,_, hopelessly_RR ._. 
'_" You_PPY and_CC I_ZZ1 and_CC Henry_NP1 will_VM be_VBI with_IW the_AT Minister_NN1 at_II the_AT Select_JJ Committee_NN1 all_DB afternoon_NNT1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI on_II call_NN1 to_TO brief_VVI all_DB morning_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ depending_II21 on_II22 Francesca_NP1 to_TO look_VVI after_II Thornton_NP1 ,_, and_CC give_VVI him_PPHO1 lunch_NN1 and_CC introduce_VV0 him_PPHO1 around_RP ,_, since_CS she_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI working_VVG with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ is_VBZ Francesca_NP1 delayed_VVD ?_? 
'_GE Rajiv_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" Some_DD problem_NN1 with_IW the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 legal_JJ system_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ staying_VVG to_TO thank_VVI O'Brien_NP1 personally_RR I_PPIS1 really_RR do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO have_VHI much_DA1 control_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE god-daughter_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" None_PN whatsoever_DDQV ,_, as_RR21 well_RR22 you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, Rajiv_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR no_AT use_NN1 either_RR ,_, and_CC you_PPY taught_VVD her_PPHO1 for_IF three_MC years_NNT2 at_II Cambridge_NP1 ._. 
Never_RR mind_VV0 that_CST :_: at_II ten_MC o'clock_RA tomorrow_RT we_PPIS2 have_VH0 Professor_NNB Thornton_NP1 ,_, distinguished_JJ economist_NN1 ,_, Oxford_NP1 don_NN1 and_CC friend_NN1 of_IO the_AT Prime_JJ Minister_NN1 ,_, here_RL for_IF five_MC weeks_NNT2 to_TO do_VDI a_AT1 study_NN1 on_II how_RGQ effective_JJ regional_JJ assistance_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 have_VH0 no_PN121 one_PN122 to_TO meet_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Now_RT what_DDQ do_VD0 we_PPIS2 do_VDI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Send_VV0 him_PPHO1 to_II a_AT1 regional_JJ office_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Rajiv_NP1 offered_VVD ._. 
'_" Without_IW someone_PN1 from_II here_RL to_TO look_VVI after_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 
Heaven_NN1 forbid_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Give_VV0 him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT Chief_JJ Statistician_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE To_II Gerhard_NP1 ?_? 
Even_CS21 if_CS22 we_PPIS2 get_VV0 him_PPHO1 to_TO comb_VVI his_APPGE hair_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI too_RG much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 shock_NN1 for_IF Professor_NNB Thornton_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH come_VV0 now_RT ,_, Bill_NP1 ,_, Oxford_NP1 senior_JJ common_JJ rooms_NN2 are_VBR full_JJ of_IO people_NN quite_RG as_RG untidy_JJ and_CC generally_RR as_RG odd_JJ as_CSA Gerhard_NP1 ._. 
Last_MD ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 I_PPIS1 dined_VVD at_II Balliol_NP1 I_PPIS1 sat_VVD next_II21 to_II22 the_AT Regius_NP1 Professor_NN1 of_IO Chemistry_NN1 ,_, aged_VVN around_RG 193_MC ,_, who_PNQS told_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II his_APPGE visit_NN1 to_II Egypt_NP1 before_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, probably_RR the_AT Boer_NN1 War_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE teeth_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX fit_VVI awfully_RR well_RR ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI sure_JJ ._. 
Gerhard_NP1 is_VBZ at_RR21 least_RR22 intelligible_JJ ._. 
'_GE Bill_NP1 Westland_NP1 ,_, grinned_VVD ,_, sidetracked_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 the_AT story_NN1 about_II Gerhard_NP1 ,_, looking_VVG as_CSA he_PPHS1 usually_RR does_VDZ ,_, standing_VVG on_II the_AT steps_NN2 of_IO Horseguards_NP2 after_II a_AT1 Cabinet_NN1 Committee_NN1 ,_, when_CS a_AT1 kindly_JJ person_NN1 sidled_VVD up_II21 to_II22 him_PPHO1 and_CC gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 quid_NN to_TO buy_VVI himself_PPX1 breakfast_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 always_RR assumed_VVN it_PPH1 to_TO be_VBI apocryphal_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, dear_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ there_RL ._. 
Gerhard_NP1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 charming_JJ example_NN1 of_IO English_JJ eccentricity_NN1 and_CC placed_VVD the_AT quid_NN tenderly_RR in_II the_AT mince-stained_JJ pocket_NN1 of_IO whatever_DDQV Oxfam-reject_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 bad_JJ idea_NN1 to_TO get_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO entertain_VVI Thornton_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 seized_VVD the_AT telephone_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, ruthlessly_RR disrupting_VVG Sir_NNB Gerhard_NP1 's_GE morning_NNT1 ,_, imposed_VVD a_AT1 guest_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 for_IF lunch_NN1 ._. 
'_GE In_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 the_AT good_JJ Professor_NNB Thornton_NP1 can_VM come_VVI and_CC watch_VVI us_PPIO2 and_CC the_AT Minister_NN1 defending_VVG the_AT assistance_NN1 given_VVN to_II Willis_NP1 Engineering_NN1 ,_, '_GE Rajiv_NP1 pointed_VVD out_RP ,_, eyes_NN2 bright_JJ with_IW malice_NN1 ,_, and_CC Bill_NP1 Westland_NP1 winced_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, precisely_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI seeing_VVG ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 agreed_VVD ,_, reluctantly_RR ._. 
'_GE As_II an_AT1 expos_NN2 of_IO the_AT soft_JJ underbelly_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE policy_NN1 on_II regional_JJ assistance_NN1 ,_, Willis_NP1 Engineering_NN1 has_VHZ no_AT equal_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 so_RR ,_, Rajiv_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 so_RR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX to_TO come_VVI to_II the_AT briefing_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT what_DDQ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, by_II Wednesday_NPD1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM clear_JJ of_IO the_AT Committee_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM take_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II a_AT1 Regional_JJ Office_NN1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 must_VM ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, you_PPY must_VM ,_, but_CCB not_XX Birmingham_NP1 ._. 
After_CS last_MD week_NNT1 's_GE announcement_NN1 that_CST its_APPGE development-area_JJ status_NN1 is_VBZ being_VBG removed_VVN ,_, the_AT staff_NN are_VBR all_DB cowering_VVG under_II their_APPGE desks_NN2 while_CS the_AT population_NN1 throw_NN1 bricks_NN2 through_II the_AT windows_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ about_II Manchester_NP1 virtually_RR everyone_PN1 there_RL has_VHZ applied_VVN for_IF selective_JJ financial_JJ assistance_NN1 ?_? 
Can_VM you_PPY keep_VVI him_PPHO1 there_RL overnight_RT ?_? 
Good_JJ ,_, then_RT Francesca_NP1 can_VM do_VDI the_AT honours_NN2 from_II Thursday_NPD1 and_CC work_VV0 for_IF him_PPHO1 thereafter_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN the_AT troops_NN2 and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ right_JJ up_II her_APPGE street_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 can_VM get_VVI on_RP with_IW anyone_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ age_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 is_VBZ he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Mm_UH ,_, hang_VV0 on_RP ._. 
Fifty-two_MC ,_, married_VVN to_II an_AT1 American_JJ ,_, four_MC children_NN2 but_CCB three_MC are_VBR steps_NN2 ,_, girls_NN2 ;_; his_APPGE own_DA boy_NN1 is_VBZ only_RR eight_MC ._. 
Fellow_NN1 of_IO Balliol_NP1 ,_, went_VVD to_II Harvard_NP1 in_II his_APPGE late_JJ thirties_MC2 ,_, came_VVD back_RP five_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
Lots_PN and_CC lots_PN of_IO long_JJ ,_, distinguished_JJ ,_, incomprehensible_JJ books_NN2 on_II econometrics_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Frannie_NN1 's_GE maths_NN1 was_VBDZ never_RR any_DD good_JJ ,_, '_GE Rajiv_NP1 warned_VVD ._. 
'_" This_DD1 may_VM be_VBI beyond_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 'll_VM find_VVI a_AT1 way_NN1 ,_, '_" her_APPGE godfather_NN1 said_VVD ,_, with_IW perfect_JJ confidence_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_ZZ1 just_JJ wish_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ here_RL now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN enough_DD to_TO worry_VVI about_RP without_IW Professor_NNB Thornton_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Interesting_JJ that_CST the_AT offices_NN2 of_IO Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 should_VM be_VBI very_RG much_DA1 less_DAR at_II the_AT leading_JJ edge_NN1 of_IO modern_JJ design_NN1 than_CSN the_AT solicitors_NN2 '_GE which_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD just_RR seen_VVN ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, and_CC murmured_VVN as_RG much_DA1 to_II Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS laughed_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ like_II all_DB the_AT Italian_JJ restaurants_NN2 used_VMK to_TO be_VBI ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Lots_PN of_IO black_JJ and_CC white_JJ tiles_NN2 and_CC plants_NN2 and_CC arches_NN2 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ considering_VVG the_AT possible_JJ relationship_NN1 between_II design_NN1 and_CC organizational_JJ style_NN1 when_CS Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 himself_PPX1 came_VVD down_RP to_TO fetch_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Nice_JJ to_TO meet_VVI you_PPY ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD with_IW automatic_JJ politeness_NN2 ,_, then_RT considered_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR said_VVN ,_, decided_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ beyond_II explanation_NN1 and_CC led_VVD them_PPHO2 upstairs_RL to_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 echoed_VVD the_AT prevailing_JJ Italian-restaurant_JJ theme_NN1 ,_, except_II21 for_II22 the_AT large_JJ comfortable_JJ mahogany_NN1 desk_NN1 which_DDQ featured_VVD reassuring_JJ and_CC recognizable_JJ objects_NN2 like_II drawers_NN2 and_CC blotters_NN2 ._. 
Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 himself_PPX1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ and_CC recognizable_JJ object_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, seeing_VVG him_PPHO1 against_II the_AT rapidly_RR fading_VVG light_NN1 from_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD interviewed_VVN Yeo_NP1 before_RT ,_, when_CS Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD still_RR been_VBN officially_RR only_RR a_AT1 Missing_JJ Person_NN1 and_CC Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ,_, as_CSA her_APPGE employer_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT obvious_JJ people_NN to_TO talk_VVI to_II about_II where_RRQ she_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI ._. 
He_PPHS1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 caused_VVD coffee_NN1 to_TO be_VBI produced_VVN and_CC established_VVN them_PPHO2 at_II the_AT big_JJ table_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE room_NN1 ._. 
Given_VVN a_AT1 choice_NN1 ,_, you_PPY would_VM have_VHI taken_VVN him_PPHO1 rather_II21 than_II22 Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 solicitor_NN1 ._. 
With_IW his_APPGE conventional_JJ double-breasted_JJ suit_NN1 ,_, carefully_RR cut_VVN to_TO disguise_VVI a_AT1 distinctly_RR stocky_JJ figure_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE watchful_JJ courtesy_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II sharp_JJ contrast_NN1 to_II Hutton_NP1 's_GE hard-edged_JJ efficiency_NN1 ._. 
The_AT difference_NN1 was_VBDZ partly_RR generational_JJ ;_; this_DD1 man_NN1 must_VM be_VBI ten_MC years_NNT2 older_JJR than_CSN Hutton_NP1 ._. 
The_AT real_JJ distinction_NN1 however_RR ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD in_II a_AT1 flash_NN1 of_IO revelation_NN1 ,_, lay_VVD in_II their_APPGE clients_NN2 '_GE expectations_NN2 ._. 
Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 's_GE business_NN1 was_VBDZ concerned_JJ with_IW representing_VVG people_NN who_PNQS did_VDD not_XX know_VVI the_AT ropes_NN2 ,_, or_CC even_RR that_CST there_EX were_VBDR any_DD ropes_NN2 ;_; Hutton_NP1 's_VBZ predominantly_RR with_IW fellow_JJ professionals_NN2 in_II other_JJ fields_NN2 who_PNQS just_RR wanted_VVD the_AT best_JJT and_CC swiftest_JJT way_NN1 through_RP ._. 
So_RR Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 had_VHD to_TO look_VVI reassuring_JJ and_CC solid_JJ and_CC a_RR21 bit_RR22 older_JJR ,_, while_CS Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 could_VM probably_RR have_VHI come_VVN to_TO work_VVI in_II striped_JJ organza_NN1 without_IW losing_VVG a_AT1 single_JJ client_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 abandoned_VVD this_DD1 line_NN1 of_IO observation_NN1 and_CC looked_VVD carefully_RR at_II the_AT man_NN1 inside_II the_AT suit_NN1 ._. 
The_AT impression_NN1 of_IO suppressed_JJ energy_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD received_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 arrived_VVD was_VBDZ intensified_VVN ;_; Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 could_VM barely_RR sit_VVI still_JJ and_CC was_VBDZ discharging_VVG tension_NN1 by_II moving_VVG papers_NN2 on_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, then_RT fiddling_VVG with_IW the_AT Venetian_JJ blinds_NN2 to_TO prevent_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 from_II shining_VVG in_II Catherine_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT bright_JJ blue_JJ eyes_NN2 looked_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 bloodshot_JJ ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 flush_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 across_II the_AT cheekbones_NN2 ._. 
Yeo_NP1 rubbed_VVD the_AT back_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE neck_NN1 irritably_RR ,_, and_CC reached_VVN for_IF his_APPGE coffee_NN1 ,_, downing_VVG two_MC cups_NN2 while_CS McLeish_NP1 and_CC Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 were_VBDR still_RR passing_VVG each_PPX221 other_PPX222 milk_NN1 and_CC sugar_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 thick_JJ weekend_NNT1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD ,_, trying_VVG to_TO think_VVI how_RRQ best_RRT to_TO establish_VVI what_DDQ Yeo_NP1 's_GE relationship_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN with_IW the_AT dead_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 started_VVD ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD intended_VVN ,_, from_II where_RRQ the_AT last_MD interview_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN off_RP and_CC went_VVN quickly_RR over_II the_AT ground_NN1 again_RT ._. 
'_GE Last_MD Friday_NPD1 ,_, yes_UH ,_, ten_MC days_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE Yeo_NP1 confirmed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Around_RG five_MC o'clock_RA she_PPHS1 left_VVD early_RR because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ meeting_VVG Giles_NP1 ._. 
Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ spending_VVG the_AT night_NNT1 with_IW him_PPHO1 before_CS he_PPHS1 went_VVD off_RP for_IF a_AT1 walking_JJ weekend_NNT1 in_II Derbyshire_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 because_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD too_RG much_DA1 to_TO do_VDI ,_, what_DDQ with_IW the_AT wedding_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX particularly_RR take_VVI in_II her_APPGE plans_NN2 for_IF the_AT weekend_NNT1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 how_RRQ one_PN1 does_VDZ n't_XX ,_, one_PN1 just_RR asks_VVZ to_TO be_VBI civil_JJ and_CC does_VDZ n't_XX listen_VVI properly_RR to_II the_AT answer_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 met_VVD McLeish_NP1 's_GE eye_NN1 and_CC blinked_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 must_VM sound_VVI remarkably_RR silly_JJ to_II a_AT1 policeman_NN1 ._. 
Sorry_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM still_RR baffled_VVN by_II all_DB this_DD1 ._. 
What_DDQ on_II earth_NN1 can_VM have_VHI happened_VVN ?_? 
I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ found_VVN not_XX all_DB that_RG far_RR from_II her_APPGE parents_NN2 '_GE house_NN1 ?_? 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX planning_VVG to_TO go_VVI to_II her_APPGE parents_NN2 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 because_CS I_PPIS1 rang_VVD them_PPHO2 on_II Tuesday_NPD1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 still_RR had_VHD n't_XX turned_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI come_VVN into_II the_AT office_NN1 on_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX while_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ here_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_RP ..._... oh_UH ,_, from_II about_RG ten_MC o'clock_RA to_II well_RR after_II lunch_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI thought_VVN she_PPHS1 would_VM come_VVI in_II late_JJ in_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 bad_JJ idea_NN1 ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 often_RR was_VBDZ in_RP on_II Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 own_VV0 the_AT building_NN1 and_CC all_DB the_AT partners_NN2 have_VH0 keys_NN2 ,_, so_RR unless_CS someone_PN1 else_RR was_VBDZ here_RL she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN in_RP and_CC out_RP without_IW anyone_PN1 noticing_VVG ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
You_PPY left_VVD at_II what_DDQ time_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, about_RG three_MC ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI lunch_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 client_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 got_VVD cancelled_VVN ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 just_RR stayed_VVN here_RL ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 kitchen_NN1 here_RL ,_, we_PPIS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 girl_NN1 who_PNQS comes_VVZ in_RP and_CC cooks_VVZ lunch_NN1 during_II the_AT week_NNT1 and_CC there_EX 's_VBZ always_RR cheese_NN1 and_CC things_NN2 around_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 killed_VVD a_AT1 rather_RG good_JJ bottle_NN1 of_IO Fleurie_NP1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT flicks_NN2 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO see_VVI Some_DD Like_VV0 It_PPH1 Hot_JJ for_IF about_II the_AT tenth_MD time_NNT1 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ being_VBG revived_VVN at_II Baker_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD my_APPGE wife_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO see_VVI it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 came_VVD back_RP here_RL to_TO change_VVI ,_, before_CS I_PPIS1 joined_VVD my_APPGE wife_NN1 at_II a_AT1 dinner_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
Angie_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX here_RL then_RT ,_, either_RR ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ about_II Sunday_NPD1 ?_? 
Did_VDD you_PPY go_VVI to_II the_AT office_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX ._. 
We_PPIS2 spent_VVD the_AT day_NNT1 with_IW friends_NN2 ._. 
'_" That_CST left_VVD a_AT1 large_JJ space_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 where_RRQ there_EX was_VBDZ little_JJ possibility_NN1 of_IO establishing_VVG that_CST Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN where_CS he_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT man_NN1 himself_PPX1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI unconcerned_JJ about_II this_DD1 ._. 
'_" One_MC1 or_CC other_JJ of_IO my_APPGE partners_NN2 is_VBZ usually_RR in_II the_AT office_NN1 on_II a_AT1 Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 happened_VVD that_CST none_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR ,_, last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG regular_JJ that_CST Fiona_NP1 that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT girl_NN1 who_PNQS does_VDZ our_APPGE weekday_NNT1 lunches_NN2 is_VBZ under_II instructions_NN2 to_TO leave_VVI something_PN1 we_PPIS2 can_VM eat_VVI for_IF Saturday_NPD1 lunch_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY tell_VVI her_PPHO1 how_RGQ many_DA2 are_VBR likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI here_RL ?_? 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO ask_VVI a_AT1 question_NN1 ._. 
Yeo_NP1 thought_VVD about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" Depends_VVZ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 team_NN1 coming_VVG of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 'd_VM tell_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB otherwise_RR I_PPIS1 just_RR reckon_VV0 there_EX will_VM be_VBI something_PN1 around_RP or_CC if_CS the_AT locusts_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN at_II the_AT fridge_NN1 ,_, well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM always_RR go_VVI out_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Can_VM you_PPY remember_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY ate_VVD ?_? 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 considered_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT reason_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE question_NN1 sank_VVD in_RP ._. 
'_GE Actually_RR I_PPIS1 can_VM ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD an_AT1 enormous_JJ slice_NN1 of_IO quiche_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ left_VVN over_RP from_II Friday_NPD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD afterwards_RT it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN better_JJR not_XX to_TO make_VVI such_DA an_AT1 effort_NN1 to_TO finish_VVI it_PPH1 all_DB ._. 
Fiona_NP1 will_VM probably_RR remember_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 sounded_VVD mildly_RR offended_VVN but_CCB not_XX in_II the_AT slightest_JJT bit_NN1 rattled_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Some_DD Like_VV0 It_PPH1 Hot_JJ started_VVD around_RG three-thirty_MC but_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX quite_RR remember_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 walked_VVD down_RP it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX far_RR ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG rather_RG full_JJ of_IO quiche_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 will_VM check_VVI ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 will_VM ,_, someone_PN1 just_RR has_VHZ to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 all_DB ._. 
That_DD1 means_VVZ at_II some_DD stage_NN1 we_PPIS2 may_VM have_VHI to_TO see_VVI Mrs_NNB Yeo_NP1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 decided_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI interested_JJ to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 wife_NN1 who_PNQS accepted_VVD with_IW such_DA apparent_JJ equanimity_NN1 her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE absence_NN1 on_II a_AT1 Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
Presumably_RR ,_, however_RR ,_, the_AT senior_JJ partner_NN1 in_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR needed_VVN to_TO do_VDI the_AT odd_JJ household_NN1 chore_NN1 ._. 
Which_DDQ brought_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO consider_VVI the_AT Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 partnership_NN1 ;_; how_RRQ did_VDD it_PPH1 work_VVI ?_? 
How_RGQ important_JJ to_II it_PPH1 had_VHD Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 been_VBN ?_? 
He_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO start_VVI as_RG softly_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
'_GE Groups_NN2 like_II yours_PPGE are_VBR a_RR21 bit_RR22 outside_II my_APPGE experience_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 confided_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO understand_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 about_II what_DDQ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 did_VDD for_IF a_AT1 living_NN1 ._. 
Could_VM you_PPY tell_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, perhaps_RR with_IW an_AT1 example_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 observed_VVD from_II the_AT way_NN1 peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 gathered_VVD himself_PPX1 and_CC sat_VVD up_RP straight_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II familiar_JJ territory_NN1 ,_, and_CC understood_VVD further_RRR that_CST the_AT general_JJ patter_NN1 was_VBDZ well_RR rehearsed_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, for_IF obvious_JJ reasons_NN2 ,_, a_RR31 great_RR32 deal_RR33 less_RGR incisive_JJ than_CSN Francesca_NP1 's_GE summary_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT same_DA skeleton_NN1 was_VBDZ recognizable_JJ under_II the_AT attractive_JJ padding_NN1 placed_VVN round_II it_PPH1 by_II Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ._. 
Much_DA1 emphasis_NN1 was_VBDZ put_VVN on_II the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO identifying_VVG the_AT key_JJ decision-takers_NN2 and_CC making_VVG sure_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD the_AT right_JJ information_NN1 much_RR was_VBDZ made_VVN of_IO the_AT necessity_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE getting_VVG a_AT1 balanced_JJ picture_NN1 on_II which_DDQ to_TO take_VVI their_APPGE decisions_NN2 ._. 
'_" Ours_PPGE is_VBZ not_XX unlike_II the_AT job_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 good_JJ barrister_NN1 ,_, '_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, reaching_VVG a_AT1 peroration_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 try_VV0 to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ the_AT judge_NN1 has_VHZ all_DB the_AT facts_NN2 before_II arriving_VVG at_II a_AT1 decision_NN1 ._. 
Mostly_RR we_PPIS2 do_VD0 this_DD1 by_II ensuring_VVG that_CST our_APPGE client_NN1 gets_VVZ to_TO talk_VVI to_II the_AT decision-takers_NN2 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ no_AT point_NN1 at_II all_DB in_II my_APPGE talking_NN1 to_II those_DD2 people_NN ,_, except_CS on_II a_AT1 preliminary_JJ basis_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX that_DD1 interested_JJ in_II my_APPGE views_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 the_AT background_NN1 briefing_NN1 but_CCB the_AT clients_NN2 have_VH0 to_TO do_VDI most_DAT of_IO the_AT work_NN1 ,_, and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 always_RR tell_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD this_DD1 was_VBDZ good_JJ stuff_NN1 from_II which_DDQ ,_, but_II21 for_II22 Francesca_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI gained_VVN no_AT clear_JJ idea_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ a_AT1 firm_NN1 like_II Yeo_NP1 's_GE was_VBDZ really_RR for_IF ._. 
'_GE So_RR you_PPY would_VM ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 ,_, have_VH0 lunch_NN1 with_IW people_NN in_II government_NN1 departments_NN2 to_TO talk_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 about_II particular_JJ policies_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, often_RR that_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 to_TO start_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO friends_NN2 whom_PNQO we_PPIS2 can_VM talk_VVI to_II about_II a_AT1 policy_NN1 generally_RR ,_, and_CC where_CS we_PPIS2 can_VM put_VVI a_AT1 word_NN1 in_RP ._. 
Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 try_VVI and_CC think_VVI of_IO an_AT1 example_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ n't_XX confidential_JJ ._. 
Yes_UH ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE clients_NN2 is_VBZ Andy_NP1 Barton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS runs_VVZ the_AT biggest_JJT textile_NN1 group_NN1 in_II the_AT north-west_ND1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, the_AT DTI_NP1 is_VBZ at_II this_DD1 moment_NN1 considering_II giving_VVG money_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI Huerter_NP1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE main_JJ rivals_NN2 ,_, going_VVG ._. 
A_AT1 Conservative_JJ government_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY believe_VV0 their_APPGE manifesto_NN1 ,_, ought_VMK not_XX even_RR to_TO be_VBI considering_II putting_VVG money_NN1 into_II dying_VVG private-sector_JJ firms_NN2 ,_, but_CCB Huerter_NP1 employ_VV0 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN ,_, many_DA2 of_IO whom_PNQO voted_VVD for_IF this_DD1 government_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT last_MD things_NN2 Angela_NP1 did_VDD was_VBDZ to_TO have_VHI lunch_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 old_JJ schoolfriend_NN1 in_II the_AT DTI_NP1 who_PNQS is_VBZ responsible_JJ for_IF the_AT Huerter_NN1 case_NN1 ,_, to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ the_AT DTI_NP1 understood_VVD the_AT impact_NN1 of_IO such_DA assistance_NN1 on_II Barton_NP1 's_GE operations_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC did_VDD it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, but_CCB Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ that_CST the_AT civil_JJ servants_NN2 were_VBDR going_VVG nonetheless_RR to_TO recommend_VVI assisting_VVG Huerter_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 been_VBN rescuing_VVG companies_NN2 for_IF so_RG long_RR they_PPHS2 do_VD0 it_PPH1 automatically_RR now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 ._. 
So_RR that_CST told_VVD us_PPIO2 that_CST we_PPIS2 had_VHD better_RRR get_VVI a_AT1 full-scale_JJ defence_NN1 working_VVG immediately_RR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD understood_VVN from_II Francesca_NP1 's_GE report_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE lunch_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 and_CC her_APPGE seniors_NN2 were_VBDR indeed_RR going_VVGK to_TO push_VVI for_IF assistance_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ amused_VVN to_TO hear_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX succeeded_VVN in_II disguising_VVG her_APPGE intentions_NN2 from_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM you_PPY tell_VVI me_PPIO1 what_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO advise_VVI your_APPGE client_NN1 now_RT ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, what_DDQ is_VBZ a_AT1 full-scale_JJ defence_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Ah_UH ,_, well_RR it_PPH1 varies_VVZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN Andy_NP1 Barton_NP1 in_RP to_TO see_VVI the_AT Minister_NN1 responsible_JJ at_II the_AT DTI_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM keeping_VVG the_AT Secretary_NN1 of_IO State_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ the_AT top_JJ man_NN1 in_II reserve_NN1 ._. 
And_CC ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR arranging_VVG to_TO brief_VVI Treasury_NN1 people_NN ,_, who_PNQS will_VM automatically_RR be_VBI opposed_VVN to_II giving_VVG away_RL public_JJ money_NN1 ;_; and_CC we_PPIS2 are_VBR working_VVG with_IW the_AT company_NN1 on_II a_AT1 memorandum_NN1 on_II what_DDQ assistance_NN1 to_II Huerter_NP1 would_VM do_VDI to_II Barton_NP1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 two-page_JJ bullet-point_JJ summary_NN1 ._. 
Politicians_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI time_NNT1 to_TO read_VVI screeds_NN2 ,_, so_CS you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO give_VVI them_PPHO2 short_JJ ,_, pithy_JJ things_NN2 to_TO look_VVI at_II ,_, We_PPIS2 were_VBDR doing_VDG all_DB this_DD1 anyway_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB the_AT chaps_NN2 at_II Barton_NP1 ,_, including_II Andy_NP1 ,_, are_VBR working_VVG on_II it_PPH1 much_RR more_RGR effectively_RR since_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR able_JK to_TO say_VVI definitely_RR that_CST the_AT DTI_NP1 civil_JJ servants_NN2 were_VBDR agin_NN1 them_PPHO2 ._. 
These_DD2 chaps_NN2 ,_, good_JJ blokes_NN2 who_PNQS 've_VH0 spent_VVN all_DB their_APPGE lives_NN2 running_VVG businesses_NN2 ,_, believed_VVD the_AT government_NN1 manifesto_NN1 and_CC thought_VVD that_CST if_CS they_PPHS2 shouted_VVD loud_RR enough_RR in_II the_AT local_JJ paper_NN1 ,_, Whitehall_NP1 would_VM crumble_VVI and_CC right_NN1 would_VM prevail_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_RGR difficult_JJ than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 lunch_NN1 had_VHD ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, given_VVN a_AT1 considerable_JJ spur_NN1 to_II a_AT1 campaign_NN1 being_VBG waged_VVN against_II the_AT policy_NN1 Francesca_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE colleagues_NN2 wanted_VVD ,_, McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD ._. 
The_AT point_NN1 of_IO Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 was_VBDZ now_RT clear_VV0 :_: they_PPHS2 were_VBDR there_RL to_TO inform_VVI ,_, inspire_VVI ,_, and_CC orchestrate_VVI a_AT1 client_NN1 's_GE efforts_NN2 to_TO get_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ,_, as_RG efficiently_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 read_VVN about_II people_NN giving_VVG MPs_NNU expensive_JJ lunches_NN2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, with_IW interest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Waste_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ,_, '_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 said_VVD briskly_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT good_JJ ones_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI time_NNT1 for_RR21 long_RR22 drunken_JJ lunches_NN2 ,_, and_CC you_PPY get_VV0 better_JJR results_NN2 by_II getting_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO give_VVI you_PPY and_CC the_AT client_NN1 a_AT1 sandwich_NN1 in_II a_AT1 bar_NN1 at_II six_MC p.m_RA ._. 
The_AT ones_NN2 you_PPY can_VM get_VVI for_IF lunch_NN1 there_EX are_VBR plenty_PN will_VM likely_RR forget_VVI every_AT1 word_NN1 you_PPY tell_VV0 them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 certainly_RR do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI obliged_VVN to_TO help_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 caught_VVD McLeish_NP1 's_GE eye_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT fact_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT average_JJ backbench_NN1 MP_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX know_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, unlike_II the_AT average_JJ civil_JJ servant_NN1 who_PNQS really_RR does_VDZ know_VVI about_II his_APPGE or_CC her_APPGE particular_JJ area_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR worth_II using_VVG MPs_NNU to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 go_NN1 at_II the_AT government_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT you_PPY spoon-feed_JJ it_PPH1 to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT man_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II life_NN1 very_RG considerably_RR in_II discussing_VVG his_APPGE job_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 formidable_JJ personality_NN1 was_VBDZ emerging_VVG ._. 
McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO abandon_VVI any_DD prejudice_NN1 taken_VVN from_II Francesca_NP1 about_II this_DD1 trade_NN1 ;_; Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 knew_VVD his_APPGE business_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ obviously_RR effective_JJ ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ thing_NN1 Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 existed_VVD ;_; McLeish_NP1 himself_PPX1 had_VHD often_RR been_VBN quietly_RR riled_VVN by_II the_AT intellectual_JJ scorn_NN1 which_DDQ Francesca_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE colleagues_NN2 would_VM bring_VVI to_TO bear_VVI on_II criticism_NN1 of_IO some_DD of_IO their_APPGE more_RGR sweeping_JJ policies_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 might_VM well_RR have_VHI been_VBN necessary_JJ to_TO invent_VVI Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 if_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD n't_XX already_RR existed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 reminded_VVD himself_PPX1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG to_II the_AT inventor_NN1 of_IO the_AT firm_NN1 and_CC decided_VVD to_TO prod_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 further_RRR ._. 
'_" How_RGQ long_RR have_VH0 you_PPY been_VBN in_II this_DD1 field_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 spent_VVN all_DB my_APPGE life_NN1 in_RR21 general_RR22 PR_NP1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ about_RG eight_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA I_PPIS1 decided_VVD that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ room_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 specialist_NN1 agency_NN1 ,_, not_XX really_RR a_AT1 PR_NN1 firm_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ concerned_JJ entirely_RR with_IW government_NN1 relations_NN2 ._. 
Government_NN1 in_II the_AT widest_JJT sense_NN1 ,_, including_II our_APPGE masters_NN2 in_II Brussels_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 had_VHN four_MC partners_NN2 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 have_VH0 another_DD1 twenty_MC people_NN working_VVG for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II the_AT clock_NN1 on_II Yeo_NP1 's_GE desk_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ running_VVG behind_II ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 ,_, as_CSA tended_VVN to_TO happen_VVI at_II this_DD1 stage_NN1 in_II an_AT1 investigation_NN1 when_CS you_PPY needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI in_II six_MC places_NN2 at_RR21 once_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 considered_VVD his_APPGE notes_NN2 ;_; what_DDQ he_PPHS1 needed_VVD from_II this_DD1 interview_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO confirm_VVI that_CST Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN in_II the_AT office_NN1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 statement_NN1 of_IO Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 's_GE movements_NN2 over_II the_AT period_NN1 within_II which_DDQ Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD probably_RR been_VBN killed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR did_VDD need_VVI to_TO understand_VVI the_AT financial_JJ side_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 about_II the_AT same_DA age_NN1 as_CSA the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE partners_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT youngest_JJT by_II a_AT1 good_JJ five_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ was_VBDZ outstandingly_RR able_JJ ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 asked_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO join_VVI us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 noted_VVD the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO reference_NN1 to_II the_AT other_JJ partners_NN2 ._. 
Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ,_, evidently_RR ,_, c'est_JJT moi_FW as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ concerned_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO confirm_VVI what_DDQ the_AT financial_JJ arrangements_NN2 were_VBDR ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 how_RGQ much_DA1 did_VDD she_PPHS1 get_VVI paid_VVN ,_, and_CC how_RGQ much_DA1 capital_NN1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 asked_VVN to_TO put_VVI up_RP ,_, that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, you_PPY understand_VV0 about_II partnerships_NN2 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY ?_? 
None_PN of_IO the_AT partners_NN2 here_RL is_VBZ actually_RR entitled_VVN to_II a_AT1 salary_NN1 ;_; in_II theory_NN1 we_PPIS2 split_VV0 the_AT profits_NN2 in_II31 accordance_II32 with_II33 a_AT1 formula_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 fix_VV0 annually_RR and_CC that_DD1 takes_VVZ account_NN1 of_IO age_NN1 ,_, and_CC experience_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ people_NN are_VBR contributing_VVG in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 work_NN1 or_CC clients_NN2 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO practice_NN1 ,_, and_CC because_CS we_PPIS2 've_VH0 all_RR got_VVN to_TO live_VVI ,_, we_PPIS2 all_DB draw_VV0 about_II two-thirds_MF of_IO what_DDQ we_PPIS2 would_VM have_VHI got_VVN last_MD year_NNT1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 go_VV0 along_RP ,_, then_RT share_VV0 out_RP the_AT rest_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT year_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 contemplated_VVD this_DD1 system_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE possible_JJ application_NN1 to_II the_AT Metropolitan_JJ police_NN2 force_NN1 and_CC felt_VVD imagination_NN1 boggle_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 himself_PPX1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN desperately_RR pushed_VVN if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN to_TO manage_VVI on_II two-thirds_MF of_IO his_APPGE salary_NN1 until_II Christmas_NNT1 every_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 moment_NN1 's_GE thought_NN1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST this_DD1 system_NN1 worked_VVD only_RR because_CS two-thirds_MF of_IO the_AT expected_JJ total_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 partnership_NN1 came_VVD out_RP at_II an_AT1 amount_NN1 well_RR in_II31 excess_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE salary_NN1 ,_, or_CC that_DD1 of_IO any_DD public_JJ servant_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE age_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD what_DDQ Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN drawing_VVG on_II every_AT1 month_NNT1 and_CC found_VVD his_APPGE belief_NN1 confirmed_VVD ._. 
Christmas_NNT1 must_VM be_VBI worth_II having_VHG at_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ about_II tax_NN1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, still_RR considering_II the_AT mechanics_NN2 of_IO the_AT system_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_DB partners_NN2 are_VBR technically_RR self-employed_JJ but_CCB in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO prevent_VVI them_PPHO2 from_II getting_VVG into_II a_AT1 frightful_JJ mess_NN1 we_PPIS2 deduct_VV0 a_AT1 percentage_NN1 from_II their_APPGE drawings_NN2 ,_, so_CS there_EX is_VBZ something_PN1 put_VVN aside_RL for_IF tax_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO say_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_RR31 great_RR32 deal_RR33 lower_JJR percentage_NN1 than_CSN most_DAT employed_JJ people_NN pay_VV0 because_CS there_EX are_VBR all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO expenses_NN2 a_AT1 partnership_NN1 can_VM claim_VVI ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 seem_VV0 to_TO have_VHI got_VVN it_PPH1 wrong_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 sort_VV0 it_PPH1 out_RP when_CS we_PPIS2 divvy_NN1 up_II the_AT profit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 conscientious_JJ note_NN1 ,_, feeling_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD got_VVN himself_PPX1 sidetracked_VVD off_II the_AT more_RGR interesting_JJ question_NN1 of_IO Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE capital_NN1 investment_NN1 in_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 ._. 
Finding_VVG no_AT way_NN1 other_II21 than_II22 the_AT direct_JJ question_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 put_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC watched_VVD Yeo_NP1 ,_, unruffled_JJ ,_, confirm_VV0 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD indeed_RR put_VVN up_RP 100,000_MC ._. 
'_GE The_AT rest_NN1 of_IO us_PPIO2 had_VHD put_VVN up_RP much_RR the_AT same_DA ,_, given_CS21 that_CS22 we_PPIS2 had_VHD done_VDN it_PPH1 earlier_RRR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 assured_VVD McLeish_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 seems_VVZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 have_VH0 employees_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM tell_VVI you_PPY ,_, below_II partner_NN1 level_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM be_VBI prepared_VVN to_II mortgage_NN1 their_APPGE children_NN2 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 partnership_NN1 here_RL ._. 
And_CC Angela_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX need_VVI to_TO borrow_VVI I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 you_PPY 've_VH0 talked_VVN to_II her_APPGE solicitors_NN2 ?_? 
Well_RR then_RT ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pretty_RG well_RR placed_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI that_CST a_AT1 business_NN1 like_II this_DD1 needed_VVD much_RR working_VVG capital_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, in_II faithful_JJ imitation_NN1 of_IO Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI surprised_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 live_VV0 off_RP fees_NN2 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 can_VM be_VBI slow_RR coming_VVG in_RP ._. 
And_CC this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 short_JJ lease_NN1 here_RL we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO provide_VVI for_IF buying_VVG something_PN1 or_CC paying_VVG a_RR51 hell_RR52 of_RR53 a_RR54 lot_RR55 more_DAR rent_NN1 ._. 
No_UH ,_, that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 is_VBZ needed_VVN ,_, believe_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD a_AT1 built-in_JJ prejudice_NN1 ,_, well_RR supported_VVN by_II experience_NN1 ,_, against_II statements_NN2 incorporating_VVG an_AT1 appeal_NN1 to_II belief_NN1 ,_, noted_VVD dourly_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 might_VM at_II some_DD later_JJR stage_NN1 need_NN1 to_TO get_VVI closer_RRR to_II Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 's_GE accounts_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 could_VM wait_VVI ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM possibly_RR talk_VVI to_II Timothy_NP1 Hutton_NP1 again_RT first_MD ._. 
He_PPHS1 wound_VVD up_RP the_AT interview_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ rising_VVG to_TO say_VVI goodbye_UH when_CS Catherine_NP1 ,_, sounding_VVG shy_JJ ,_, asked_VVD Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 if_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM possibly_RR use_VVI their_APPGE ladies_NN2 '_GE room_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR delighted_JJ to_TO do_VDI any_DD service_NN1 ,_, however_RGQV modest_JJ ,_, for_IF her_PPHO1 and_CC bustled_VVD her_PPHO1 away_RL ,_, returning_VVG belatedly_RR to_TO ask_VVI McLeish_NP1 if_CS he_PPHS1 would_VM like_VVI a_AT1 similar_JJ facility_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 accepted_VVD ,_, obedient_JJ to_II the_AT unwritten_JJ CID_NP1 rule_NN1 that_CST you_PPY looked_VVD after_II your_APPGE physical_JJ needs_NN2 at_II any_DD moment_NN1 that_CST opportunity_NN1 offered_VVD ,_, because_CS you_PPY never_RR knew_VVD when_RRQ you_PPY were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI stuck_VVN for_IF hours_NNT2 without_IW help_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD what_DDQ seemed_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 rather_RG an_AT1 excessive_JJ ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 for_IF Catherine_NP1 ,_, but_CCB decided_VVD ,_, charitably_RR ,_, that_CST you_PPY could_VM n't_XX look_VVI as_CSA she_PPHS1 did_VDD without_IW pretty_RG regular_JJ attention_NN1 to_II the_AT overall_JJ effect_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, preparing_VVG to_TO drive_VVI off_RP ,_, before_CS she_PPHS1 spoke_VVD ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 nice_JJ little_JJ flatlet_NN1 on_II the_AT second_MD floor_NN1 ._. 
Bathroom_NN1 ,_, bedroom_NN1 with_IW double_JJ bed_NN1 ,_, kitchen_NN1 off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD there_EX might_VM be_VBI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 sideways_RL ;_; she_PPHS1 sounded_VVD both_RR smug_JJ and_CC irritated_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ misused_VVN regularly_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM put_VVI money_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT response_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG swift_JJ and_CC unhesitating_JJ that_CST McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ taken_VVN aback_RL ,_, and_CC drove_VVN much_RR too_RG close_RR to_II the_AT car_NN1 in_II front_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ._. 
You_PPY thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO bloke_NN1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ ,_, and_CC pink_JJ across_II the_AT cheekbones_NN2 and_CC McLeish_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS like_VV0 all_DB good_JJ policemen_NN2 depended_VVD heavily_RR on_II intuition_NN1 ,_, understood_VVD suddenly_RR that_DD1 experience_NN1 was_VBDZ speaking_VVG here_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD shortly_RR ,_, obviously_RR annoyed_JJ with_IW herself_PPX1 but_CCB determined_VVN to_TO make_VVI her_APPGE point_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 say_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN of_IO married_JJ blokes_NN2 who_PNQS always_RR had_VHN to_TO go_VVI to_II the_AT office_NN1 on_II Saturdays_NPD2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 usually_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX office_NN1 work_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR doing_VDG ._. 
It_PPH1 sounds_VVZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, and_CC if_CS the_AT wife_NN1 gets_VVZ suspicious_JJ and_CC rings_VVZ up_RP ,_, well_RR he_PPHS1 's_VBZ there_RL ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX so_RG good_JJ if_CS the_AT wife_NN1 decides_VVZ to_TO drop_VVI in_RP ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 offered_VVD ,_, with_IW interest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO keep_VVI the_AT office_NN1 door_NN1 locked_VVN on_II a_AT1 Saturday_NPD1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
So_RR you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN warning_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD dismissively_RR ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 let_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, briefly_RR ,_, wonder_NN1 who_PNQS the_AT bloke_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN who_PNQS had_VHD introduced_VVN Catherine_NP1 to_II this_DD1 experience_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 abandoned_VVD speculation_NN1 firmly_RR and_CC concentrated_VVN on_II the_AT implications_NN2 for_IF the_AT present_JJ case_NN1 ,_, since_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ plainly_RR being_VBG offered_VVN expert_NN1 testimony_NN1 ._. 
'_" Could_VM be_VBI that_CST any_DD of_IO the_AT other_JJ partners_NN2 used_VVD it_PPH1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 suggested_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT place_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX run_VVN like_II that_DD1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Yeo_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT boss_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE So_RR she_PPHS1 too_RR had_VHD observed_VVN Yeo_NP1 's_GE imperial_JJ command_NN1 of_IO the_AT partnership_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 agree_VV0 ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ maybe_RR with_IW a_AT1 girl_NN1 on_II that_DD1 Saturday_NPD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Maybe_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG about_II him_PPHO1 and_CC Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 likes_VVZ women_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 operated_VVD by_II sleeping_VVG with_IW the_AT boss_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 shocked_VVD by_II this_DD1 piece_NN1 of_IO feminine_JJ sharpness_NN1 and_CC must_VM have_VHI registered_VVN something_PN1 because_CS his_APPGE sergeant_NN1 blushed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mean_VVI that_CST like_VV0 it_PPH1 sounds_VVZ she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 to_TO get_VVI on_RP ,_, or_CC not_XX like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE hands_NN2 moved_VVD ,_, in_II frustration_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO explain_VVI ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI done_VDN it_PPH1 as_II a_AT1 quick_JJ way_NN1 of_IO finding_VVG out_RP how_RRQ the_AT business_NN1 worked_VVD ._. 
Because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR both_RR clever_JJ and_CC ambitious_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Mm_UH ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 receiving_VVG this_DD1 with_IW reluctance_NN1 and_CC wondered_VVD why_RRQ ,_, since_CS it_PPH1 made_VVD sense_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, being_VBG taken_VVN aback_RL to_TO find_VVI her_PPHO1 looking_VVG strained_JJ and_CC as_RG near_JJ plain_NN1 as_CSA anyone_PN1 with_IW her_APPGE looks_NN2 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II ._. 
Her_APPGE profile_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG sharp_JJ against_II the_AT gathering_NN1 darkness_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ is_VBZ it_PPH1 ,_, love_VV0 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, anxiously_RR ,_, falling_VVG into_II a_AT1 term_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE childhood_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 jumped_VVD ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD drifted_VVN off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG about_II Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ._. 
Suppose_VV0 they_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN having_VHG an_AT1 affair_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 'd_VHD dropped_VVN him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD this_DD1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ she_PPHS1 met_VVD Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ possible_JJ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
If_CS you_PPY remember_VV0 ,_, Hawick_NP1 said_VVD and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX silly_JJ that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ someone_PN1 else_RR on_II the_AT scene_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 first_MD asked_VVD her_PPHO1 out_RP ._. 
Perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Mr_NNB Yeo_NP1 ?_? 
And_CC she_PPHS1 decided_VVD Hawick_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT better_JJR bet_NN1 ,_, particularly_RR since_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX married_JJ ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 pondered_VVD this_DD1 ,_, eyes_NN2 narrowed_VVD ,_, driving_VVG fast_RR but_CCB carefully_RR ._. 
'_GE Perhaps_RR there_EX is_VBZ n't_XX all_DB that_RG much_DA1 fun_NN1 in_II going_VVG around_RP with_IW a_AT1 married_JJ bloke_NN1 ,_, after_II all_DB ?_? 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 could_VM still_RR have_VHI wanted_VVN him_PPHO1 but_CCB got_VVD tired_JJ of_IO waiting_NN1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO leave_VVI his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 was_VBDZ sounding_VVG tough_JJ and_CC rational_JJ ,_, but_CCB something_PN1 in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 feel_VVI this_DD1 whole_JJ discussion_NN1 was_VBDZ uncomfortable_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sneaked_VVD a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC found_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 excellent_JJ view_NN1 of_IO the_AT back_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE head_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ staring_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT passenger_NN1 window_NN1 at_II the_AT darkening_JJ vista_NN1 of_IO St_NP1 James_NP1 's_GE Park_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD again_RT ,_, cautiously_RR ,_, and_CC saw_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ blindly_RR extracting_VVG a_AT1 crumpled_JJ paper_NN1 handkerchief_NN1 from_II her_APPGE neat_JJ navy_NN1 bag_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 waited_VVD thirty_MC seconds_NNT2 before_II glancing_VVG sideways_RL again_RT ,_, and_CC found_VVD her_PPHO1 dabbing_VVG at_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, trying_VVG hard_RR not_XX to_TO sniff_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 flicked_VVD up_RP the_AT left-hand_JJ indicator_NN1 and_CC stopped_VVD the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 need_VV0 some_DD tea_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 thermos_NN1 here_RL ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 announced_VVD ,_, getting_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT car_NN1 without_IW looking_VVG at_II her_PPHO1 and_CC opening_VVG the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 on_II his_APPGE side_NN1 to_TO find_VVI the_AT thermos_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD filled_VVN before_II starting_VVG off_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD the_AT top_NN1 off_RP and_CC a_AT1 cup_NN1 poured_VVN before_II lowering_VVG himself_PPX1 gingerly_RR back_RP into_II the_AT driving_JJ seat_NN1 and_CC passing_VVG it_PPH1 over_RP to_II Catherine_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 glanced_VVD quickly_RR at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR dark_JJ outside_JJ but_CCB the_AT dashboard_NN1 lights_NN2 cast_VV0 a_AT1 faint_JJ greenish_JJ glow_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR sitting_VVG with_IW her_APPGE head_NN1 partly_RR averted_VVN ,_, so_CS her_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ hidden_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 poured_VVD himself_PPX1 a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 and_CC drank_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, selfconsciously_RR ,_, very_RG aware_JJ of_IO her_PPHO1 sitting_VVG tensely_RR beside_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, John_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ nice_JJ ._. 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 sounded_VVD suddenly_RR exhausted_VVN ,_, and_CC as_CSA she_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 back_RP the_AT cup_NN1 she_PPHS1 turned_VVD towards_II him_PPHO1 ,_, letting_VVG him_PPHO1 see_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN crying_VVG ,_, but_CCB without_IW looking_VVG him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT face_NN1 ._. 
Looking_VVG down_RP at_II the_AT curve_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE cheekbone_NN1 ,_, still_RR wet_VVN with_IW tears_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 suddenly_RR wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, quite_RG overwhelmingly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD frozen_VVN in_II his_APPGE seat_NN1 by_II surprise_NN1 ,_, so_RR blocked_VVN by_II his_APPGE own_DA consideration_NN1 of_IO duty_NN1 ,_, honour_NN1 and_CC the_AT right_JJ way_NN1 to_TO behave_VVI to_II junior_JJ staff_NN that_CST in_II the_AT end_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 who_PNQS moved_VVD towards_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC touched_VVD his_APPGE cheek_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 slid_VVD his_APPGE cheek_NN1 against_II hers_PPGE and_CC ,_, moving_VVG with_IW delicious_JJ deliberate_JJ slowness_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 kissed_VVD her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT lips_NN2 ._. 
The_AT sheer_JJ pleasure_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 swept_VVD him_PPHO1 up_RP and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 full_JJ minute_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 pulled_VVD back_RP and_CC looked_VVN at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, amazed_VVD at_II how_RGQ happy_JJ he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ._. 
'_GE Jesus_NP1 ,_, Catherine_NP1 ._. 
Another_DD1 minute_NNT1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI inviting_VVG you_PPY into_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 watched_VVD her_APPGE smile_NN1 ,_, happy_JJ and_CC comfortable_JJ with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, secure_VV0 in_II the_AT pleasure_NN1 they_PPHS2 shared_VVD ._. 
'_" If_CSW you_PPY like_VV0 ,_, or_CC we_PPIS2 could_VM go_VVI back_RP to_II my_APPGE flat_NN1 ?_? 
'_" For_IF McLeish_NP1 the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT journey_NN1 had_VHD the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 dream_NN1 ._. 
With_IW one_MC1 part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG the_AT benefit_NN1 of_IO the_AT backlash_NN1 from_II an_AT1 experience_NN1 in_II Catherine_NP1 's_GE past_NN1 ,_, but_CCB with_IW another_DD1 part_NN1 he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX care_VVI about_II any_DD of_IO that_DD1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT reality_NN1 beyond_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT feeling_NN1 of_IO dream-like_JJ ease_NN1 persisted_VVN when_CS they_PPHS2 arrived_VVD at_II Catherine_NP1 's_GE flat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT car_NN1 door_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, hugged_VVD her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 got_VVD out_RP ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 went_VVD up_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE arm_NN1 round_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD off_RP her_APPGE clothes_NN2 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, while_CS she_PPHS1 undid_VVD as_RG many_DA2 of_IO his_APPGE buttons_NN2 as_CSA she_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, and_CC after_RT that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ pure_JJ ,_, undiluted_JJ ,_, uncomplicated_JJ pleasure_NN1 until_CS they_PPHS2 fell_VVD asleep_JJ in_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE arms_NN2 ._. 
Either_RR Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 always_RR sounded_VVN like_II a_AT1 Speak_VV0 Your_APPGE Weight_NN1 machine_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ delivering_VVG a_AT1 prepared_JJ statement_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT answer-phone_NN1 stripped_VVD all_DB character_NN1 from_II People_NN 's_GE voices_NN2 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 had_VHD rung_VVN his_APPGE own_DA flat_NN1 to_TO collect_VVI messages_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI Catherine_NP1 just_RR waking_VVG ,_, and_CC waved_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 to_TO indicate_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 realized_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG cold_JJ ,_, clad_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ exclusively_RR in_II a_AT1 rather_RG small_JJ towel_NN1 ,_, but_CCB decided_VVD to_TO stick_VVI it_PPH1 out_RP and_CC pick_VVI up_RP all_DB of_IO Davidson_NP1 's_GE message_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR two_MC key_JJ pieces_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD was_VBDZ the_AT news_NN1 from_II Cambridge_NP1 :_: the_AT samples_NN2 of_IO blood_NN1 and_CC hair_NN1 collected_VVN by_II his_APPGE long-suffering_JJ team_NN1 were_VBDR confirmed_VVN as_II a_AT1 match_NN1 to_II the_AT dead_JJ girl_NN1 's_GE ._. 
The_AT indentation_NN1 in_II her_APPGE skull_NN1 also_RR matched_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD either_RR fallen_VVN or_CC been_VBN pushed_VVN on_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 spike_NN1 on_II the_AT plough_NN1 ;_; the_AT level_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE blood_NN1 alcohol_NN1 gave_VVD some_DD credence_NN1 to_II the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD fallen_VVN ._. 
The_AT doctor_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD done_VDN the_AT autopsy_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, had_VHD scouted_VVN ,_, promptly_RR ,_, any_DD suggestion_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI moved_VVN thereafter_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD died_VVN instantaneously_RR ,_, or_CC pretty_RG nearly_RR so_RR ,_, without_IW first_MD getting_VVG up_RP and_CC crawling_VVG down_RP the_AT embankment_NN1 ,_, or_CC for_IF that_DD1 matter_NN1 getting_VVG up_RP and_CC riding_VVG a_AT1 bicycle_NN1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 had_VHD thus_RR moved_VVN the_AT body_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI assumed_VVN that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA person_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD pushed_VVN her_PPHO1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT plough_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Doc_NN1 says_VVZ the_AT best_JJT bet_NN1 ,_, given_VVN the_AT mark_NN1 on_II her_APPGE cheek_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST someone_PN1 slapped_VVD her_PPHO1 one_MC1 and_CC she_PPHS1 fell_VVD back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM put_VVI it_PPH1 in_II writing_VVG tomorrow_RT ,_, '_GE Davidson_NP1 summarized_VVD succinctly_RR ._. 
The_AT second_MD key_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO information_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE car_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN found_VVN in_II North_ND1 Kensington_NP1 ,_, not_XX far_RR from_II her_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ now_RT cordoned_VVN off_RP and_CC being_VBG crawled_VVN over_RG inch_NNU1 by_II inch_NNU1 by_II a_AT1 forensic_JJ team_NN1 hastily_RR dispatched_VVN by_II Davidson_NP1 ._. 
Did_VDD McLeish_NP1 want_VVI to_TO come_VVI and_CC see_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, in_RR21 situ_RR22 ,_, because_CS they_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI to_TO move_VVI it_PPH1 when_CS Forensic_NN1 had_VHD finished_VVN ?_? 
A_AT1 detailed_JJ inventory_NN1 of_IO Bruce_NP1 's_GE day_NNT1 followed_VVD ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 understood_VVD that_CST having_VHG Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 working_VVG on_II this_DD1 case_NN1 had_VHD rattled_VVN Bruce_NP1 in_II several_DA2 ways_NN2 ._. 
Right_RR at_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, as_CSA McLeish_NP1 's_GE teeth_NN2 were_VBDR starting_VVG to_TO chatter_VVI ,_, Davidson_NP1 confirmed_VVD that_CST Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 would_VM meet_VVI him_PPHO1 at_II eight_MC next_MD morning_NNT1 and_CC he_PPHS1 hoped_VVD that_CST that_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX too_RG early_JJ ,_, sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT lass_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN difficult_JJ to_TO tie_VVI down_RP to_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 glanced_VVD again_RT at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 eleven-thirty_MC p.m_RA ._. 
Just_RR as_RR21 well_RR22 someone_PN1 had_VHD rung_VVN Catherine_NP1 half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ago_RA ,_, or_CC they_PPHS2 'd_VM both_RR still_RR have_VHI been_VBN asleep_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI had_VHN difficult_JJ questions_NN2 to_TO answer_VVI in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 about_II why_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN ,_, uncharacteristically_RR ,_, out_II41 of_II42 touch_II43 with_II44 everyone_PN1 since_II leaving_VVG Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 at_II six_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 rang_VVD Davidson_NP1 to_TO confirm_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI the_AT eight_MC a._NNU m._NNO appointment_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 date_NN1 at_II eight_MC o'clock_RA ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD redundantly_RR to_II Catherine_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 heard_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 put_VVN the_AT heating_NN1 on_RP ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY have_VHI a_AT1 bath_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR cold_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_ZZ1 '_GE d_ZZ1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 found_VVN her_APPGE car_NN1 ,_, too_RR I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO go_VVI and_CC look_VVI at_II it_PPH1 before_CS they_PPHS2 take_VV0 it_PPH1 away_RL ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM come_VVI with_IW you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD ._. 
'_" Nothing_PN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI better_RRR ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 're_VBR all_RR going_VVGK to_TO wonder_VVI why_RRQ I_PPIS1 dragged_VVD you_PPY along_RP at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 of_IO night_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, what_DDQ have_VH0 we_PPIS2 been_VBN doing_VDG ?_? 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 looked_VVD downcast_JJ ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 felt_VVD uneasy_JJ ._. 
'_GE Sweet_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ you_PPY I_PPIS1 'm_VBM trying_VVG to_TO protect_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC yourself_PPX1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 acknowledged_VVD the_AT point_NN1 promptly_RR ._. 
'_" Both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 need_VV0 protecting_VVG ._. 
Old_JJ Stevenson_NP1 would_VM go_VVI spare_JJ if_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX certain_JJ whether_CSW he_PPHS1 'd_VM try_VVI and_CC get_VVI me_PPIO1 moved_VVD as_II a_AT1 danger_NN1 to_II junior_JJ staff_NN ,_, or_CC you_PPY moved_VVD as_II a_AT1 wicked_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 'd_VM shift_VVI one_MC1 of_IO us_PPIO2 ._. 
His_APPGE staff_NN do_VD0 not_XX have_VHI private_JJ lives_NN2 and_CC certainly_RR not_XX with_IW each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 carefully_RR ;_; wrapped_VVN in_II a_AT1 sheet_NN1 ,_, with_IW her_APPGE blond_JJ curly_JJ hair_NN1 ruffled_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 looked_VVD like_II an_AT1 advertisement_NN1 for_IF almost_RR anything_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 'd_VM try_VVI and_CC shift_VVI ,_, too_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ not_XX got_VVN much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 reputation_NN1 as_II a_AT1 feminist_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT Met_NN1 's_VBZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 short_JJ of_IO those_DD2 ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 agreed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, you_PPY get_VV0 some_DD sleep_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM go_VVI and_CC see_VVI the_AT car_NN1 and_CC get_VVI back_RP to_II my_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM pick_VVI you_PPY up_RP at_II seven-thirty_MC tomorrow_RT ._. 
All_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO get_VVI home_RL ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ perfectly_RR secure_VV0 in_II her_APPGE own_DA attractions_NN2 and_CC amused_JJ ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ disconcerted_VVN ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ..._... no_UH ._. 
I_MC1 just_JJ thought_NN1 you_PPY would_VM n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI woken_VVN up_RP again_RT ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI being_VBG woken_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 avoiding_VVG the_AT street_NN1 in_II which_DDQ Francesca_NP1 lived_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 drove_VVD for_IF North_ND1 Kensington_NP1 ,_, calling_VVG ahead_RL on_II his_APPGE car_NN1 phone_NN1 to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ that_CST the_AT forensic_JJ team_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR there_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 arrived_VVD to_TO find_VVI them_PPHO2 just_RR finishing_JJ and_CC asked_VVD hopefully_RR if_CS any_DD prints_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN found_VVN ._. 
'_GE No_AT prints_NN2 on_II the_AT steering-wheel_NN1 or_CC any_DD of_IO the_AT doors_NN2 ._. 
Somebody_PN1 's_VHZ been_VBN over_II it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 duster_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 probably_RR wore_VVD gloves_NN2 ,_, too_RR ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN some_DD smudges_NN2 but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO use_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 left_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II it_PPH1 and_CC walked_VVD away_RL to_TO consider_VVI exactly_RR where_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cul-de-sac_NN1 off_II Ladbroke_NP1 Grove_NP1 ,_, with_IW two_MC restaurants_NN2 and_CC two_MC large_JJ pubs_NN2 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT pub_NN1 was_VBDZ orthodoxly_RR darkened_VVN and_CC shuttered_JJ ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 few_DA2 diners_NN2 were_VBDR still_RR left_VVN in_II the_AT restaurants_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 road_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 up_RP ,_, this_DD1 Malplaquet_NP1 Terrace_NNL1 ,_, as_CSA McLeish_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Londoner_NN1 by_II adoption_NN1 ,_, observed_VVD ._. 
The_AT two_MC large_JJ pubs_NN2 ,_, the_AT little_JJ Indian_JJ grocer_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT shabby_JJ peeling_NN1 premises_NN2 which_DDQ offered_VVD dry-cleaning_JJ were_VBDR relics_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 earlier_JJR era_NN1 ,_, but_CCB both_RR restaurants_NN2 ,_, on_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR new_JJ and_CC forbiddingly_RR smart_JJ ._. 
One_PN1 was_VBDZ Italian_JJ ,_, one_MC1 French_NN1 ;_; both_DB2 were_VBDR separated_VVN from_II the_AT street_NN1 by_II extensive_JJ terraces_NN2 and_CC were_VBDR distinctly_RR expensive_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 peered_VVD at_II the_AT menu_NN1 displayed_VVN with_IW accompanying_JJ admiring_JJ press_NN1 comment_NN1 outside_II the_AT Trattoria_NP1 San_NP1 Giorgio_NP1 ,_, and_CC decided_VVD you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI lucky_JJ to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 there_RL under_RG 20_MC a_AT1 head_NN1 ._. 
La_NP1 Bretagne_NP1 looked_VVD even_RR pricier_JJR ._. 
Next_II21 to_II22 these_DD2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ antique_JJ shop_NN1 ,_, window_NN1 lights_NN2 on_II even_RR at_II this_DD1 hour_NNT1 ,_, displaying_VVG elegant_JJ white_JJ china_NN1 dogs_NN2 and_CC small_JJ pieces_NN2 of_IO Victorian_JJ furniture_NN1 ,_, and_CC next_II21 to_II22 that_CST an_AT1 estate_NN1 agent_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM only_RR be_VBI a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 before_II the_AT pubs_NN2 ,_, the_AT little_JJ grocer_NN1 and_CC the_AT dry-cleaner_NN1 's_GE were_VBDR replaced_VVN by_II some_DD establishment_NN1 selling_VVG something_PN1 on_II which_DDQ an_AT1 enormous_JJ mark-up_NN1 could_VM be_VBI obtained_VVN ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD back_RP down_II the_AT cul-de-sac_NN1 McLeish_NP1 found_VVD a_AT1 demarcation_NN1 line_NN1 ,_, so_RG precise_JJ it_PPH1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN achieved_VVN by_II running_VVG a_AT1 tape_NN1 across_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT commercial_JJ element_NN1 stopped_VVN and_CC flat-fronted_NN1 ,_, early_RR Victorian_JJ terraced_JJ houses_NN2 ,_, took_VVD over_RP ._. 
Further_RRR down_RP yet_RR ,_, the_AT terracing_NN1 ceased_VVN and_CC became_VVN pairs_NN2 of_IO large_JJ semi-detached_JJ houses_NN2 set_VV0 well_RR back_RP from_II the_AT road_NN1 with_IW the_AT front_JJ gardens_NN2 mostly_RR paved_VVN and_CC dedicated_VVN to_II parking_NN1 space_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ possible_JJ to_TO see_VVI the_AT same_DA sort_NN1 of_IO divide_NN1 as_CSA at_II the_AT commercial_JJ end_NN1 :_: every_AT1 second_MD house_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN restored_VVN and_CC repainted_VVN ,_, with_IW extensions_NN2 sprouting_VVG in_II the_AT gaps_NN2 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT others_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI in_II the_AT process_NN1 of_IO renovation_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 counted_VVD ,_, out_II21 of_II22 interest_NN1 ,_, ten_MC separate_JJ sets_NN2 of_IO scaffolding_NN1 ._. 
People_NN would_VM still_RR be_VBI living_VVG here_RL who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN in_II residence_NN1 since_CS before_CS the_AT war_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR holding_VVG on_RP to_II controlled_JJ tenancies_NN2 until_CS dislodged_VVN by_II offers_NN2 of_IO cash_NN1 or_CC other_JJ accommodation_NN1 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 would_VM not_XX be_VBI there_RL much_RR longer_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD arrived_VVN back_RP beside_II Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE car_NN1 ,_, and_CC stopped_VVD to_TO contemplate_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
A_AT1 blue_JJ BMW_NP1 ,_, neat_JJ but_CCB not_XX gaudy_JJ ,_, not_XX souped-up_JJ ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 fast_JJ ,_, useful_JJ car_NN1 ._. 
On_II her_APPGE money_NN1 she_PPHS1 could_VM well_RR have_VHI afforded_VVN something_PN1 grander_JJR ,_, like_II a_AT1 Porsche_NP1 ,_, but_CCB evidently_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD decided_VVN against_II ostentation_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO car_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 successful_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 bought_VVN for_IF himself_PPX1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 woman_NN1 's_GE car_NN1 in_II the_AT generally_RR used_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO the_AT phrase_NN1 ,_, nor_CC a_AT1 car_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 man_NN1 would_VM choose_VVI for_IF a_AT1 woman_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ neither_RR the_AT sensible_JJ shopping-basket_NN1 that_CST men_NN2 bought_VVN for_IF their_APPGE wives_NN2 ,_, nor_CC the_AT flashy_JJ jobs_NN2 rich_JJ men_NN2 bought_VVN for_IF their_APPGE mistresses_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT number_NN1 plate_NN1 and_CC realized_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN the_AT sole_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO ostentation_NN1 Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 had_VHD allowed_VVN herself_PPX1 ;_; she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN Angela_NP1 Jane_NP1 Morgan_NP1 and_CC the_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ AJM_NP1 563_MC ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI had_VHN to_TO pay_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 for_IF that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ parked_VVN neatly_RR between_II two_MC patches_NN2 of_IO off-street_JJ parking_NN1 ,_, in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT very_RG few_DA2 parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT street_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ neither_RR metered_VVN nor_CC dedicated_VVN to_II residents_NN2 '_GE parking_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX put_VVN here_RL by_II chance_NN1 then_RT ;_; someone_PN1 had_VHD known_VVN this_DD1 street_NN1 ._. 
Assuming_VVG the_AT car_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN missing_VVG at_II the_AT same_DA ti_NN2 me_PPIO1 as_CSA Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN there_RL for_IF over_RG a_AT1 week_NNT1 ;_; it_PPH1 had_VHD only_RR been_VBN found_VVN that_DD1 evening_NNT1 by_II a_AT1 uniformed_JJ constable_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ keeping_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 open_VV0 ._. 
Evidently_RR ,_, people_NN in_II this_DD1 street_NN1 were_VBDR used_VVN to_II strange_JJ cars_NN2 being_VBG parked_VVN and_CC nobody_PN1 had_VHD thought_VVN it_PPH1 worth_II while_NNT1 to_TO ring_VVI the_AT police_NN2 ,_, despite_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST the_AT doors_NN2 bristled_VVD with_IW Neighbourhood_NN1 Watch_NN1 signs_NN2 ._. 
Perhaps_RR the_AT car_NN1 had_VHD not_XX actually_RR been_VBN there_RL since_CS Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 disappeared_VVD ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 seemed_VVD unlikely_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD the_AT forensic_JJ team_NN1 leader_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE views_NN2 and_CC the_AT man_NN1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 would_VM think_VVI it_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN here_RL for_IF several_DA2 days_NNT2 ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ covered_VVN with_IW dust_NN1 and_CC the_AT road_NN1 's_GE dry_JJ underneath_RL ,_, although_CS we_PPIS2 've_VH0 had_VHN a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO rain_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Anything_PN1 useful_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN some_DD tiny_JJ samples_NN2 from_II the_AT tyres_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN in_II the_AT mud_NN1 somewhere_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM compare_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW what_DDQ we_PPIS2 took_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT site_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Could_VM be_VBI the_AT murderer_NN1 used_VVN this_DD1 car_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 cleaned_VVD it_PPH1 first_MD ,_, then_RT ,_, before_II dumping_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, sir_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 smudges_NN2 ._. 
Probably_RR put_VV0 it_PPH1 through_II a_AT1 car-wash_NN1 ._. 
The_AT inside_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN vacuumed_VVN recently_RR ,_, too_RR ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX getting_VVG much_RR here_RL ,_, apart_II21 from_II22 the_AT samples_NN2 off_II the_AT tyres_NN2 ,_, We_PPIS2 'll_VM take_VVI it_PPH1 apart_RL when_CS we_PPIS2 get_VV0 it_PPH1 away_II21 from_II22 here_RL ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" Both_DB2 men_NN2 stood_VVD aside_RL to_TO let_VVI a_AT1 big_JJ dark-green_JJ Jaguar_NN1 edge_NN1 carefully_RR round_II them_PPHO2 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT forecourt_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 immediately_RR to_II the_AT left_NN1 of_IO where_RRQ the_AT BMW_NP1 was_VBDZ parked_VVN ._. 
A_AT1 small_JJ bouncy_JJ couple_NN1 in_II their_APPGE fifties_MC2 got_VVD out_RP ,_, staring_VVG at_II the_AT lights_NN2 and_CC the_AT screens_NN2 round_II Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE car_NN1 ,_, and_CC came_VVD over_RP to_II them_PPHO2 with_IW all_DB the_AT confidence_NN1 of_IO the_AT middle-class_JJ member_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Neighbourhood_NN1 Watch_NN1 scheme_NN1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM I_PPIS1 help_VVI ?_? 
That_DD1 car_NN1 's_VHZ been_VBN parked_VVN there_RL over_RG a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ just_RR beginning_VVG to_TO wonder_VVI about_II ringing_VVG the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
Lots_PN of_IO people_NN from_II the_AT restaurants_NN2 park_VV0 down_RP here_RL in_II the_AT evening_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 only_RR just_RR realized_VVN ,_, talking_VVG to_II my_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD actually_RR been_VBN there_RL all_DB day_NNT1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
Stolen_JJ car_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 ,_, tired_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, fell_VVD promptly_RR on_II this_DD1 witness_NN1 and_CC accepted_VVD an_AT1 invitation_NN1 to_II coffee_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Masters_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN out_RP to_II dinner_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR well_RR mellowed_VVN ,_, wide_JJ awake_JJ and_CC disposed_VVN to_TO chat_VVI ,_, but_CCB sitting_VVG in_II their_APPGE quarry-tiled_JJ kitchen-diner_NN1 ,_, with_IW thousands_NNO2 of_IO pounds_NN2 '_GE worth_NN1 of_IO elegant_JJ cabinet_NN1 work_NN1 and_CC expensive_JJ machinery_NN1 around_II him_PPHO1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 managed_VVD to_TO extract_VVI a_AT1 coherent_JJ story_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Masters_NP1 was_VBDZ quite_RG clear_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD first_MD seen_VVN the_AT blue_JJ BMW_NP1 late_RR on_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 ,_, ten_MC days_NNT2 before_RT ,_, pointing_VVG out_RP that_DD1 ,_, while_CS you_PPY could_VM n't_XX exactly_RR complain_VVI ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD made_VVN access_NN1 to_II his_APPGE own_DA forecourt_NN1 space_NN1 a_RR21 little_RR22 difficult_JJ ,_, or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 when_CS there_EX was_VBDZ already_RR another_DD1 car_NN1 on_II the_AT forecourt_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ there_RL mostly_RR was_VBDZ ,_, that_DD1 being_VBG Mrs_NNB Masters_NP1 's_GE runabout_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sure_JJ it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN there_RL every_AT1 night_NNT1 since_CS ,_, and_CC Mrs_NNB Masters_NP1 turned_VVD out_RP to_TO be_VBI equally_RR confident_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD also_RR been_VBN there_RL during_II the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD looked_VVN at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, disconcerted_VVD at_II this_DD1 apparent_JJ lack_NN1 of_IO liaison_NN1 ,_, but_CCB McLeish_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN reassuring_VVG :_: very_RG natural_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD n't_XX compared_VVN notes_NN2 ,_, extremely_RR useful_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 now_RT knew_VVD how_RGQ long_RR the_AT car_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN there_RL ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 stolen_VVN ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, do_VD0 chief_JJ inspectors_NN2 look_VV0 at_II stolen_JJ cars_NN2 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 never_RR seen_VVN much_RR above_II a_AT1 detective_NN1 sergeant_NN1 in_II the_AT road_NN1 before_RT ?_? 
'_GE Mr_NNB Masters_NP1 ,_, mellow_JJ or_CC not_XX ,_, had_VHD gathered_VVN his_APPGE wits_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ bright-eyed_JJ ,_, balding_JJ ,_, active_JJ man_NN1 ,_, interested_JJ in_II everything_PN1 around_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX necessarily_RR ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 been_VBN looking_VVG for_IF this_DD1 car_NN1 as_II part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 murder_NN1 investigation_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 belonged_VVD to_II a_AT1 Miss_NNB Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY may_VM have_VHI seen_VVN the_AT death_NN1 reported_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT matter_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_GE Mr_NNB Masters_NP1 enquired_VVD ,_, smiting_VVG himself_PPX1 on_II the_AT forehead_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 in_II the_AT papers_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 even_RR noticed_VVD that_CST the_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ missing_VVG ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 BMW_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR did_VDD n't_XX put_VVI it_PPH1 together_RL ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY would_VM have_VHI ,_, sooner_RRR or_CC later_RRR ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, liking_VVG the_AT man_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ happens_VVZ ,_, something_PN1 ticks_NN2 away_RL in_II your_APPGE mind_NN1 and_CC you_PPY suddenly_RR realize_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 connection_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO send_VVI people_NN round_II all_DB the_AT houses_NN2 in_II the_AT street_NN1 ,_, see_VV0 if_CSW anyone_PN1 saw_VVD the_AT person_NN1 who_PNQS left_VVD the_AT car_NN1 here_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Could_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT girl_NN1 herself_PPX1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, possibly_RR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD not_XX to_TO expand_VVI ,_, and_CC rose_VVD to_TO go_VVI ,_, conscious_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ one-thirty_MC a.m_RA ._. 
And_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 interview_NN1 at_II eight_MC in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD at_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE consciousness_NN1 the_AT wish_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR going_VVG to_II his_APPGE own_DA flat_NN1 to_TO crash_VVI out_RP rather_II21 than_II22 back_NN1 to_TO share_VVI Catherine_NP1 's_GE warm_JJ bed_NN1 ._. 
At_II eight_MC a.m._RA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ pouring_VVG with_IW rain_NN1 ,_, and_CC very_RG cold_JJ ,_, as_CSA the_AT partners_NN2 of_IO Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 straggled_VVD in_RP through_II the_AT neat_JJ entrance_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE footsteps_NN2 echoing_VVG on_II the_AT tiles_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ far_RR too_RG early_JJ for_IF the_AT immaculate_JJ and_CC highly_RR paid_VVN receptionist_NN1 to_TO be_VBI in_RP ;_; in_II fact_NN1 ,_, no_PN121 one_PN122 below_II the_AT level_NN1 of_IO partner_NN1 was_VBDZ present_JJ ._. 
Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ,_, accustomed_VVN to_II leading_VVG from_II the_AT front_NN1 ,_, had_VHD arrived_VVN at_II seven-thirty_MC and_CC personally_RR made_VVD the_AT coffee_NN1 and_CC brought_VVN in_II croissants_NN2 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT reassuring_JJ presence_NN1 of_IO food_NN1 greeted_VVD the_AT other_JJ three_MC partners_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ to_TO get_VVI you_PPY here_RL so_RG early_RR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE but_CCB Angela_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 means_VVZ we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO reorganize_VVI the_AT entire_JJ workload_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 longer_JJR meeting_NN1 today_RT ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_RR21 lot_RR22 going_VVG on_RP ._. 
Tim_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI you_PPY to_TO report_VVI on_II administrative_JJ matters_NN2 first_MD ,_, to_TO get_VVI that_DD1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 gaunt_JJ forty-year-old_JJ ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 genius_NN1 with_IW trade_NN1 unions_NN2 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 being_VBG an_AT1 accountant_NN1 and_CC Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 's_GE right_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, moved_VVD swiftly_RR through_II the_AT secretarial_JJ problem_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO shortage_NN1 of_IO same_DA ,_, and_CC seemed_VVD ,_, as_CSA Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 observed_VVD pleasantly_RR ,_, to_TO have_VHI been_VBN exactly_RR the_AT same_DA difficulty_NN1 any_DD time_NNT1 in_II the_AT last_MD two_MC years_NNT2 ,_, to_II a_AT1 discussion_NN1 of_IO building_NN1 security_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ no_PN121 one_PN122 was_VBDZ much_RR interested_JJ either_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT next_MD problem_NN1 is_VBZ fees_NN2 ,_, '_GE Tim_NP1 said_VVD ,_, noticing_VVG sardonically_RR that_CST his_APPGE partners_NN2 '_GE level_NN1 of_IO attention_NN1 rose_VVD sharply_RR ._. 
'_" As_CSA you_PPY all_DB know_VV0 ,_, we_PPIS2 billed_VVD 400,000_MC for_IF our_APPGE success_NN1 fee_NN1 to_II Regina_NP1 Securities_NN2 a_AT1 good_JJ eleven_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA they_PPHS2 were_VBDR one_MC1 of_IO Richard_NP1 's_GE clients_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD and_CC the_AT meeting_NN1 observed_VVD a_AT1 thirty-second_MD silence_NN1 in_II honour_NN1 of_IO Richard_NP1 Fairley_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD left_VVN the_AT partnership_NN1 a_AT1 year_NNT1 previously_RR for_IF considerably_RR more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO silver_NN1 ,_, taking_VVG with_IW him_PPHO1 Regina_NP1 Securities_NN2 '_GE main_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF being_VBG interested_JJ in_II paying_VVG Yeo_NP1 Davis_NP1 's_GE bills_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 written_VVN ,_, Peter_NP1 's_VBZ written_VVN ,_, the_AT solicitors_NN2 have_VH0 written_VVN ._. 
Absolutely_RR nothing_PN1 has_VHZ happened_VVN ._. 
We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO decide_VVI whether_CSW to_TO put_VVI in_II a_AT1 writ_NN1 or_CC what_DDQ ._. 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 we_PPIS2 tried_VVN lunch_NN1 ?_? '_GE the_AT next_MD most_RGT senior_JJ partner_NN1 enquired_VVD hopefully_RR ,_, invoking_VVG what_DDQ all_DB felt_VVD to_TO be_VBI the_AT partnership_NN1 's_GE most_RGT powerful_JJ weapon_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH God_NP1 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 roused_VVD himself_PPX1 ._. 
'_GE Brady_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 lunched_VVD ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 've_VH0 talked_VVN several_DA2 times_NNT2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN all_DB sweetness_NN1 and_CC light_NN1 ,_, promised_VVD nothing_PN1 and_CC done_VDN ditto_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 we_PPIS2 have_VHI to_TO sue_VVI ?_? '_GE the_AT questioner_NN1 pressed_VVD ,_, unhappily_RR ,_, and_CC Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 wearily_RR ._. 
'_GE Mike_NP1 ,_, that_CST 400,000_MC sits_VVZ in_II our_APPGE last_MD year_NNT1 's_GE accounts_NN2 as_II an_AT1 asset_NN1 a_AT1 debt_NN1 someone_PN1 owes_VVZ us_PPIO2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ in_II this_DD1 year_NNT1 's_GE draft_NN1 accounts_NN2 too_RR ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 have_VH0 people_NN called_VVN auditors_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO recognize_VVI this_DD1 bill_NN1 ,_, and_CC ask_VV0 all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO boring_JJ questions_NN2 like_II why_RRQ it_PPH1 has_VHZ not_XX been_VBN paid_VVN ,_, whether_CSW it_PPH1 is_VBZ likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI paid_VVN ,_, and_CC if_CS so_RR when_RRQ ._. 
And_CC if_CS we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX produce_VVI some_DD pretty_RG credible_JJ answers_NN2 then_RT they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX allow_VVI that_CST 400,000_MC to_TO sit_VVI in_II the_AT accounts_NN2 at_II the_AT full_JJ value_NN1 ._. 
Either_RR we_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 very_RG heavy_JJ discount_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC we_PPIS2 'll_VM get_VVI our_APPGE accounts_NN2 qualified_VVN ._. 
The_AT other_JJ even_RR more_RGR pressing_JJ reason_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST we_PPIS2 need_VV0 the_AT cash_NN1 ;_; we_PPIS2 're_VBR running_VVG an_AT1 overdraft_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX funny_JJ with_IW these_DD2 interest_NN1 rates_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN watching_VVG his_APPGE partners_NN2 ,_, realized_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 and_CC Tim_NP1 were_VBDR not_XX carrying_VVG the_AT other_JJ two_MC and_CC decided_VVD to_TO make_VVI another_DD1 effort_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT reason_NN1 the_AT auditors_NN2 will_VM give_VVI us_PPIO2 trouble_NN1 ,_, Mike_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ that_DD1 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 to_TO certify_VVI that_CST our_APPGE accounts_NN2 give_VV0 a_AT1 true_JJ and_CC fair_JJ account_NN1 of_IO the_AT financial_JJ state_NN1 of_IO the_AT business_NN1 ._. 
And_CC if_CS we_PPIS2 have_VH0 400,000_MC in_II there_RL which_DDQ is_VBZ n't_XX really_RR 400,000_MC ,_, then_RT the_AT accounts_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX tell_VVI you_PPY what_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVG on_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 watched_VVD grimly_RR as_CSA Mike_NP1 Laister_NP1 ,_, easily_RR the_AT best_JJT man_NN1 with_IW any_DD drinks_NN2 company_NN1 ,_, grasped_VVD the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT business_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX worth_II what_DDQ we_PPIS2 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY 're_VBR saying_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_GE Right_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR relieved_VVN ._. 
'_GE Or_CC it_PPH1 may_VM not_XX be_VBI ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 wo_VM n't_XX know_VVI till_CS we_PPIS2 sue_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 'll_VM take_VVI a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 in_II the_AT courts_NN2 ,_, wo_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, though_RR ?_? 
'_GE Mike_NP1 Laister_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR clinging_VVG to_II his_APPGE point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ we_PPIS2 hope_VV0 is_VBZ that_CST a_AT1 writ_NN1 will_VM make_VVI them_PPHO2 settle_VVI ,_, Mike_NP1 ,_, at_II some_DD level_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 sounded_VVD soothing_JJ ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 'd_VHD better_RRR ,_, '_GE Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE The_AT administrators_NN2 of_IO Angela_NP1 's_GE estate_NN1 are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO ask_VVI for_IF her_APPGE 100,000_MC back_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 till_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT notice_NN1 period_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ twelve_MC months_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 need_VV0 the_AT cash_NN1 ._. 
And_CC we_PPIS2 are_VBR behind_RL with_IW tax_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN more_RRR than_CSN enough_DD time_NNT1 to_TO worry_VVI about_II that_DD1 ,_, Tim_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ the_AT bank_NN1 will_VM cover_VVI us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 spoke_VVD hastily_RR ._. 
'_GE But_CCB do_VD0 we_PPIS2 now_RT all_DB agree_VVI that_CST we_PPIS2 should_VM issue_VVI a_AT1 writ_NN1 against_II Regina_NP1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 honestly_RR do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI there_RL is_VBZ any_DD alternative_NN1 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE partners_NN2 ,_, brought_VVN to_II the_AT sticking_JJ point_NN1 ,_, agreed_VVD ,_, somewhat_RR reproachfully_RR ,_, and_CC passed_VVD on_RP firmly_RR to_II the_AT question_NN1 of_IO who_PNQS was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO take_VVI over_II which_DDQ of_IO Angela_NP1 's_GE clients_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 will_VM of_RR21 course_RR22 remain_VVI responsible_JJ for_IF Barton_NP1 ,_, since_CS I_PPIS1 know_VV0 Andy_NP1 well_RR ,_, '_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 said_VVD ,_, firmly_RR ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 'll_VM need_VVI some_DD support_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM to_TO give_VVI him_PPHO1 the_AT service_NN1 he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ ._. 
Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ job_NN1 there_RL ,_, taking_VVG him_PPHO1 round_II the_AT MPs_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO talk_VVI to_II ._. 
'_GE Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 stirred_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD say_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT man_NN1 Andy_NP1 should_VM see_VVI was_VBDZ Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
It_PPH1 will_VM in_II the_AT end_NN1 be_VBI a_AT1 Treasury_NN1 concern_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS the_AT DTI_NP1 is_VBZ really_RR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI allowed_VVN to_TO spend_VVI millions_NNO2 propping_VVG up_RP Huerter_NP1 ,_, now_CS21 that_CS22 it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 different_JJ government_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG much_DA1 in_II Hawick_NP1 's_GE area_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR she_PPHS1 felt_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG awkward_JJ ?_? 
Or_CC maybe_RR she_PPHS1 felt_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI the_AT briefing_NN1 personally_RR ,_, as_RR31 it_RR32 were_RR33 ?_? 
Did_VDD she_PPHS1 do_VDI anything_PN1 about_II that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 observed_VVD with_IW interest_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE partner_NN1 Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG extremely_RR uncomfortable_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW she_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 considered_VVD ,_, scratching_VVG the_AT side_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE jaw_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ point_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, Tim_NP1 ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 can_VM do_VDI with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 to_TO do_VDI on_II that_DD1 case_NN1 can_VM I_PPIS1 have_VHI Susy_JJ Harvey_NP1 to_TO assist_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Two_MC of_IO his_APPGE partners_NN2 protested_VVD promptly_RR that_CST the_AT said_JJ Susy_NN1 was_VBDZ fully_RR deployed_VVN on_II their_APPGE cases_NN2 ,_, and_CC Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 settled_VVD down_RP to_TO reorganize_VVI the_AT workload_NN1 ,_, emerging_VVG after_II ten_MC minutes_NNT2 '_GE hard_JJ negotiation_NN1 with_IW more_DAR or_CC less_RRR the_AT conclusion_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 thing_NN1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 '_GE '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD apologetically_RR to_II Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS ,_, having_VHG sacrificed_VVN one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE staff_NN in_II the_AT arrangement_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ mildly_RR suggesting_VVG a_AT1 reciprocal_JJ deal_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 promised_VVN to_TO take_VVI Claudia_NP1 away_RL for_IF the_AT weekend_NNT1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO let_VVI me_PPIO1 off_II it_PPH1 even_CS21 though_CS22 we_PPIS2 're_VBR so_RR shorthanded_VVN ._. 
Ca_VM n't_XX blame_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, really_RR ;_; there_EX 's_VBZ never_RR any_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM not_XX have_VHI dared_VVN to_TO give_VVI his_APPGE French_JJ wife_NN1 as_RG little_DA1 time_NNT1 as_CSA Claudia_NP1 Yeo_NP1 got_VVD ,_, murmured_VVD that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ of_RR21 course_RR22 important_JJ and_CC good_JJ luck_NN1 to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, indeed_RR ._. 
'_" Something_PN1 else_RR I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO mention_VVI ,_, Peter_NP1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ._. 
'_" If_CSW it_PPH1 turns_VVZ out_RP that_CST 400,000_MC really_RR is_VBZ n't_XX there_RL ,_, then_RT perhaps_RR we_PPIS2 charged_VVD Angela_NP1 too_RG much_DA1 for_IF her_APPGE partnership_NN1 share_NN1 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR acting_VVG in_II good_JJ faith_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI that_CST anyone_PN1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI difficult_JJ now_RT she_PPHS1 is_VBZ gone_VVN ._. 
Just_RR thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM mention_VVI it_PPH1 the_AT auditors_NN2 may_VM say_VVI something_PN1 like_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Let_VV0 them_PPHO2 ,_, '_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 said_VVD ,_, angrily_RR ._. 
'_GE Angie_NN1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 to_TO complain_VVI about_II anyone_PN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN glad_JJ to_TO put_VVI up_RP 100,000_MC to_TO get_VVI in_II here_RL ._. 
That_DD1 Regina_NP1 fee_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 blip_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR on_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 500,000_MC success_NN1 fee_NN1 from_II Barton_NP1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 'll_VM get_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Tim_NP1 Reagan_NP1 raised_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 in_II mock_JJ submission_NN1 ,_, surprised_VVN by_II his_APPGE partner_NN1 's_GE vehemence_NN1 ,_, and_CC followed_VVD him_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT hall_NN1 sat_VVD Claudia_NP1 Yeo_NP1 herself_PPX1 ,_, evidently_RR waiting_VVG for_IF her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, and_CC Tim_NP1 stopped_VVD to_TO say_VVI hello_UH to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 needed_VVD that_DD1 weekend_NNT1 away_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ overweight_JJ ,_, overtired_VVD ,_, distinctly_RR anxious_JJ ,_, her_APPGE hair_NN1 was_VBDZ untidy_JJ ,_, and_CC both_DB2 her_APPGE suit_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE shoes_NN2 were_VBDR in_II31 need_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 clean_JJ ._. 
Not_XX what_DDQ one_PN1 expected_VVD of_IO the_AT wife_NN1 of_IO the_AT senior_JJ partner_NN1 ,_, Tim_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, thinking_VVG smugly_RR of_IO his_APPGE own_DA immaculately_RR turned-out_JJ Patrice_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM refuse_VVI to_TO eat_VVI if_CSW she_PPHS1 put_VVD on_RP even_RR an_AT1 extra_JJ pound_NN1 and_CC who_PNQS would_VM as_RG soon_RR leave_VVI the_AT house_NN1 naked_JJ as_CSA without_IW make-up_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, Peter_NP1 ,_, there_RL you_PPY are_VBR ._. 
'_" His_APPGE senior_JJ partner_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 ravished_VVN by_II this_DD1 incursion_NN1 into_II his_APPGE working_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, Tim_NP1 observed_VVD maliciously_RR ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 faded_VVD tactfully_RR away_RL ._. 
Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 bustled_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 into_II his_APPGE office_NN1 calling_VVG automatically_RR for_IF coffee_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Claudia_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 meeting_NN1 in_II ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 'm_VBM booked_JJ solid_NN1 through_II the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
Can_VM it_PPH1 not_XX wait_VVI till_II tonight_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ,_, tonight_RT ?_? 
Eleven-thirty_MC or_CC later_RRR ,_, as_RR21 usual_RR22 ?_? 
Perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO ring_VVI Dawn_NP1 and_CC make_VVI an_AT1 appointment_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI to_II you_PPY ?_? 
You_PPY never_RR see_VV0 the_AT children_NN2 either_RR ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 glared_VVD at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 across_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, two_MC people_NN in_II early_JJ middle_JJ age_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD had_VHN the_AT same_DA quarrel_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA words_NN2 many_DA2 times_NNT2 ._. 
By_II mutual_JJ consent_NN1 they_PPHS2 desisted_VVD ,_, and_CC Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 took_VVD a_AT1 deep_JJ breath_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Sorry_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, grimly_RR ._. 
'_" What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT problem_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN the_AT police_NN2 round_RP ,_, asking_VVG about_II Angela_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 breathed_VVD deep_RR in_II exasperation_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Type_NN1 of_IO police_NN2 ?_? 
Bobby_NP1 in_II a_AT1 helmet_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 notebook_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE Claudia_NP1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW open_JJ dislike_NN1 and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 deliberately_RR ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, dear_UH ,_, a_AT1 CID_NP1 sergeant_NN1 from_II Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 Scot_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD to_TO see_VVI his_APPGE identification_NN1 ._. 
And_CC his_APPGE assistant_NN1 's_GE ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM find_VVI you_PPY an_AT1 ashtray_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX put_VVI it_PPH1 in_II the_AT saucer_NN1 ,_, Claudia_NP1 ,_, for_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 felt_VVD a_AT1 headache_NN1 starting_NN1 ,_, and_CC felt_VVD the_AT familiar_JJ pressure_NN1 just_RR above_II the_AT right_JJ eye_NN1 worsen_VV0 with_IW the_AT realization_NN1 that_CST in_II precisely_RR five_MC minutes_NNT2 he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI needed_VVN in_II a_AT1 meeting_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 want_VVI to_TO know_VVI ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI immediately_RR but_CCB looked_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, then_RT up_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ I_PPIS1 come_VV0 to_TO think_VVI about_II it_PPH1 afterwards_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI quite_RG what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ after_RT ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 controlled_VVD the_AT impulse_NN1 to_TO shout_VVI at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, realizing_VVG that_CST his_APPGE wife_NN1 was_VBDZ badly_RR rattled_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 might_VM exasperate_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fully_RR as_RG intelligent_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ and_CC it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI as_RG well_JJ to_TO get_VVI to_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD he_PPHS1 say_VVI why_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO see_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 perfectly_RR good_JJ reason_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD checked_VVN Angela_NP1 's_GE diary_NN1 for_IF the_AT two_MC weeks_NNT2 before_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN missing_JJ and_CC were_VBDR talking_VVG to_II everyone_PN1 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Including_II the_AT clients_NN2 ?_? '_GE peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 sat_VVD bolt_NN1 upright_RL ,_, appalled_JJ ._. 
'_" Oh_UH God_NP1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 so_RR ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 stared_VVD at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, momentarily_RR united_VVN in_II recognition_NN1 of_IO the_AT difficulties_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM call_VVI them_PPHO2 all_DB ,_, personally_RR ._. 
'_GE Yeo_NP1 jabbed_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 on_II a_AT1 button_NN1 on_II his_APPGE phone_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dawn_NNT1 ,_, please_RR get_VV0 Angela_NP1 's_GE diary_NN1 for_IF the_AT two_MC weeks_NNT2 before_CS she_PPHS1 went_VVD missing_JJ and_CC last_MD week_NNT1 and_CC list_VV0 every_AT1 date_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD ._. 
Now_RT ,_, please_RR ,_, in_II the_AT next_MD ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
Sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 crisis_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 returned_VVD his_APPGE attention_NN1 to_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX realize_VVI you_PPY had_VHD seen_VVN Angie_NP1 quite_RG recently_RR ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 drink_NN1 together_RL ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 rose_VVD abruptly_RR and_CC went_VVD to_TO straighten_VVI a_AT1 picture_NN1 on_II the_AT wall_NN1 opposite_II him_PPHO1 ,_, his_APPGE wife_NN1 watching_VVG him_PPHO1 warily_RR ._. 
'_" Why_RRQ ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD over_RP his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY were_VBDR all_DB that_RG friendly_JJ ._. 
'_GE Claudia_NP1 Yeo_NP1 closed_VVD her_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC forced_VVD herself_PPX1 to_TO speak_VVI to_II the_AT empty_JJ space_NN1 behind_II the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO marry_VVI Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 dragged_VVD on_II her_APPGE cigarette_NN1 ,_, listening_VVG for_IF any_DD movement_NN1 from_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 behind_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC jumped_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD round_RP to_TO stare_VVI out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 window_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC she_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, into_II the_AT silence_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 also_RR said_VVD Hawick_NP1 wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO give_VVI up_RP her_APPGE partnership_NN1 here_RL and_CC she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 could_VM bear_VVI to_II ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI talked_VVN him_PPHO1 round_RP ,_, surely_RR ?_? 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR looking_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT window_NN1 ,_, and_CC Claudia_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II his_APPGE familiar_JJ back_NN1 ,_, too_RG short_JJ and_CC too_RG broad_JJ despite_II the_AT most_RGT expensive_JJ tailoring_NN1 ,_, with_IW real_JJ anxiety_NN1 ,_, '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX honestly_RR think_VVI that_DD1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY ,_, Peter_NP1 ?_? 
People_NN like_II Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI talked_VVN round_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 turned_VVD ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 regarded_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 steadily_RR across_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ definitely_RR going_VVGK to_TO marry_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 we_PPIS2 might_VM have_VHI lost_VVN her_PPHO1 in_II the_AT long_JJ run_NN1 ,_, but_CCB not_XX just_RR yet_RR ._. 
'_GE Claudia_NP1 Yeo_NP1 nerved_VVD herself_PPX1 for_IF a_AT1 final_JJ effort_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC you_PPY 'd_VM really_RR accepted_VVN that_CST they_PPHS2 would_VM marry_VVI ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD ,_, then_RT became_VVD angry_JJ ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD ,_, Claudia_NP1 ,_, what_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY two_MC were_VBDR very_RG close_JJ ,_, as_CSA the_AT papers_NN2 say_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Claudia_NP1 Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG sick_JJ ,_, but_CCB knew_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II secure_JJ ground_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hoped_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD really_RR decided_VVN to_TO go_VVI for_IF Giles_NP1 Hawick_NP1 instead_RR ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 opened_VVD his_APPGE mouth_NN1 to_TO speak_VVI ,_, and_CC found_VVD nothing_PN1 useful_JJ to_TO say_VVI ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX tell_VVI the_AT police_NN2 any_DD of_IO this_DD1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 just_RR said_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ having_VHG a_AT1 drink_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 to_TO ask_VVI her_PPHO1 what_DDQ she_PPHS1 would_VM really_RR like_VVI as_II a_AT1 wedding_NN1 present_NN1 from_II the_AT firm_NN1 ,_, because_CS men_NN2 are_VBR no_AT good_JJ at_II that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 paused_VVD and_CC looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 sidelong_RL ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD that_DD1 was_VBDZ rather_RG clever_JJ ._. 
'_GE Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 's_GE mouth_NN1 quirked_VVD involuntarily_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 reached_VVD for_IF Claudia_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 and_CC held_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, looking_VVG steadily_RR into_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ mate_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 very_RG able_JJ ,_, ambitious_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ Hawick_NP1 was_VBDZ right_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI been_VBN sorry_JJ to_TO lose_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ beside_II the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO marry_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 tightened_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II his_PPGE ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 sat_VVD holding_VVG hands_NN2 for_IF half_DB a_AT1 minute_NNT1 before_II Peter_NP1 Yeo_NP1 caught_VVD sight_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Darling_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 must_VM get_VVI on_RP ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR in_II chaos_NN1 here_RL until_CS we_PPIS2 get_VV0 all_DB Angela_NP1 's_GE work_NN1 redistributed_VVD ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 doing_VDG five_MC things_NN2 at_RR21 once_RR22 ._. 
Thank_VV0 you_PPY for_IF coming_VVG to_TO talk_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY come_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 to_II this_DD1 thing_NN1 this_DD1 evening_NNT1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 riot_NN1 of_IO pleasure_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 'd_VM be_VBI there_RL together_RL ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 returned_VVD his_APPGE kiss_NN1 ,_, but_CCB declined_VVD firmly_RR to_TO join_VVI him_PPHO1 at_II the_AT Allied_JJ Steelmakers_NN2 '_GE annual_JJ dinner_NN1 (_( carriages_NN2 eleven-thirty_MC )_) ,_, saying_VVG she_PPHS1 would_VM actually_RR rather_RR go_VVI to_II the_AT cinema_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 girlfriend_NN1 ,_, and_CC tripped_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT office_NN1 looking_VVG considerably_RR less_RGR harassed_JJ than_CSN when_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD arrived_VVN ._. 
At_II New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 ,_, John_NP1 McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ spitting_VVG feathers_NN2 ,_, as_CSA one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE staff_NN graphically_RR put_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD arrived_VVN ,_, pale_JJ and_CC markedly_RR short_JJ of_IO sleep_NN1 ,_, at_II seven-fifty_MC and_CC at_II eight-thirty_MC had_VHD rung_VVN Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 's_GE flat_JJ to_TO find_VVI her_PPHO1 barely_RR awake_JJ ,_, bad-tempered_NN1 ,_, vague_JJ and_CC professing_VVG not_XX to_TO have_VHI made_VVN an_AT1 appointment_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
Furious_JJ but_CCB civil_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD offered_VVN to_TO go_VVI round_RP to_II her_APPGE flat_JJ to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, an_AT1 offer_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD declined_VVN with_IW the_AT first_MD sign_NN1 of_IO decisiveness_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN heard_VVN to_TO display_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD offered_VVN to_TO be_VBI at_II New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 by_II nine-thirty_MC and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ now_RT nine_MC forty-five_MC ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ playing_VVG hard_RR to_TO get_VVI ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 ,_, John_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 suggested_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 agreed_VVD eight_MC o'clock_RA when_CS I_PPIS1 spoke_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 yesterday_RT ,_, after_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD offered_VVN her_PPHO1 every_AT1 other_JJ hour_NNT1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 nutter_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR ;_; there_EX 's_VBZ always_RR one_MC1 in_II a_AT1 case_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Mm_UH ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD to_TO get_VVI some_DD work_VV0 in_RP ._. 
'_GE Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 about_II Mrs_NNB Yeo_NP1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ her_APPGE husband_NN1 playing_VVG around_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI so_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good-looking_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ jumpy_JJ and_CC she_PPHS1 does'na_NN1 have_VH0 the_AT confidence_NN1 ._. 
Let_VV0 herself_PPX1 go_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 ye_PPY get_VV0 that_DD1 with_IW women_NN2 whose_DDQGE men_NN2 are_VBR giving_VVG them_PPHO2 a_AT1 hard_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC who_PNQS hav'na_NN1 found_VVD a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO getting_VVG their_APPGE retaliation_NN1 in_II first_MD ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 considered_VVD his_APPGE local_JJ expert_NN1 on_II women_NN2 narrowly_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX evidence_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY didna_NN1 ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 for_IF evidence_NN1 ,_, John_NP1 ,_, you_PPY sought_VVD my_APPGE best_JJT judgement_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY have_VH0 it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI been_VBN glad_JJ to_TO give_VVI a_AT1 wee_JJ helping_NN1 hand_NN1 there_RL myself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ one_PN1 was_VBDZ needed_VVN ._. 
'_" Some_DD of_IO it_PPH1 was_VBDZ instinct_NN1 with_IW Davidson_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB most_DAT of_IO it_PPH1 was_VBDZ solid_JJ experience_NN1 ,_, starting_VVG ,_, as_CSA Davidson_NP1 had_VHD once_RR told_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE being_VBG seduced_VVN by_II the_AT school-dinner_JJ lady_NN1 at_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO thirteen_MC in_II his_APPGE native_JJ Ayrshire_NP1 ._. 
'_" Och_UH well_RR ,_, John_NP1 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ not_XX a_RR21 lot_RR22 else_RR to_TO do_VDI up_RP there_RL in_II winter_NNT1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 had_VHD observed_VVN ,_, radically_RR changing_VVG McLeish_NP1 's_GE views_NN2 of_IO the_AT activities_NN2 available_JJ to_II schoolchildren_NN2 in_II country_NN1 districts_NN2 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 reflected_VVD uncomfortably_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI very_RG circumspect_JJ in_II his_APPGE dealings_NN2 with_IW Catherine_NP1 ,_, with_IW this_DD1 beady-eyed_JJ observer_NN1 around_II the_AT place_NN1 ._. 
On_II this_DD1 thought_NN1 ,_, Catherine_NP1 put_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 in_RP ,_, politely_RR excusing_VVG herself_PPX1 to_II Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD that_CST Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 had_VHD finally_RR got_VVN here_RL ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 can_VM damn_RG well_RR wait_VVI for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD ._. 
'_GE Bruce_NP1 ,_, why_RRQ did_VDD the_AT good_JJ Mrs_NNB Yeo_NP1 want_VV0 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 drink_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE rival_NN1 ?_? 
All_DB girls_NN2 together_RL ,_, did_VDD you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
No_AT hard_JJ feelings_NN2 ,_, darling_NN1 ,_, so_RG nice_JJ you_PPY 're_VBR getting_VVG married_VVN ?_? 
'_GE Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 considered_VVD his_APPGE notes_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST the_AT partners_NN2 in_II the_AT firm_JJ couldna_NN1 decide_VV0 what_DDQ to_TO give_VVI the_AT lass_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE wedding_NN1 and_CC had_VHD asked_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA wife_NN1 of_IO the_AT senior_JJ partner_NN1 ,_, to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 wee_JJ word_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ ,_, John_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 conceded_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 again_RT ,_, Bruce_NP1 if_CS Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ having_VHG it_PPH1 off_RP with_IW Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, both_RR he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE missis_NN1 have_VH0 to_TO be_VBI in_II the_AT frame_NN1 ._. 
And_CC you_PPY think_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ likely_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY that_CST I_PPIS1 formed_VVD the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST Mrs_NNB Yeo_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX secure_JJ in_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE affections_NN2 ,_, '_GE Davidson_NP1 said_VVD ,_, primly_RR ._. 
McLeish_NP1 grinned_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC told_VVD Catherine_NP1 to_TO organize_VVI Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 ,_, hoping_VVG he_PPHS1 had_VHD struck_VVN the_AT right_JJ brisk_JJ note_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX reassured_VVN by_II hearing_VVG Bruce_NP1 Davidson_NP1 in_II the_AT passage_NN1 cheerily_RR observing_VVG to_II Catherine_NP1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG a_AT1 bittie_NN1 pale_JJ ;_; was_VBDZ it_PPH1 just_RR the_AT London_NP1 air_NN1 ,_, or_CC had_VHD she_PPHS1 been_VBN burning_VVG the_AT candle_NN1 at_II both_DB2 ends_NN2 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 let_VVD a_AT1 dignified_JJ minute_NNT1 pass_NN1 before_II going_VVG out_II himself_PPX1 ,_, collecting_VVG Catherine_NP1 ,_, and_CC dispatching_VVG Bruce_NP1 to_TO supervise_VVI the_AT house-to-house_JJ interviews_NN2 in_II Malplaquet_NP1 Terrace_NNL1 ,_, to_TO see_VVI if_CSW anyone_PN1 could_VM be_VBI found_VVN who_PNQS had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT blue_JJ BMW_NP1 arrive_VV0 or_CC caught_VVD sight_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE driver_NN1 ._. 
McLeish_NP1 stopped_VVD at_II the_AT door_NN1 of_IO the_AT interview_NN1 room_NN1 and_CC looked_VVD in_RP through_II the_AT spy-hole_NN1 ,_, wanting_VVG to_TO get_VVI some_DD feel_VV0 for_IF the_AT evidently_RR hostile_JJ and_CC ,_, by_II all_DB accounts_NN2 ,_, neurotic_JJ Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 ._. 
His_APPGE first_MD sight_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 was_VBDZ reassuringly_RR normal_JJ :_: a_AT1 tall_JJ ,_, dark_JJ girl_NN1 dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 good_JJ grey_JJ suit_NN1 of_IO the_AT type_NN1 favoured_VVN by_II Francesca_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ acted_VVD effectively_RR as_II a_AT1 uniform_NN1 without_RR doing_VDG much_RR for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
An_AT1 expensive_JJ handbag_NN1 lay_VVD on_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ reading_VVG the_AT morning_NNT1 paper_NN1 in_II a_AT1 perfectly_RR ordinary_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB as_CSA she_PPHS1 lifted_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 to_TO greet_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD the_AT first_MD impression_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN false_JJ ._. 
Her_APPGE hair_NN1 was_VBDZ lank_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE skin_NN1 blotchy_NN1 and_CC spotty_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ evidently_RR a_AT1 heavy_JJ smoker_NN1 for_IF the_AT first_MD two_MC fingers_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 were_VBDR stained_VVN with_IW nicotine_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, now_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 looked_VVD ,_, the_AT nails_NN2 were_VBDR bitten_VVN and_CC the_AT cuticles_NN2 chewed_VVD raw_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR got_VVN out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 sudden_JJ vision_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 dark_JJ basement_NN1 flat_NN1 with_IW greasy_JJ mugs_NN2 on_II every_AT1 surface_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD both_RR wary_JJ and_CC defiant_JJ ;_; well_RR ,_, people_NN often_RR did_VDD ,_, faced_VVN with_IW the_AT police_NN2 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 unusual_JJ combination_NN1 to_TO find_VVI in_II a_AT1 girl_NN1 from_II the_AT confident_JJ middle_JJ class_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ it_PPH1 not_XX warm_JJ enough_RR in_II here_RL ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 enquired_VVD by_II31 way_II32 of_II33 greeting_NN1 ,_, seeing_VVG her_PPHO1 clasping_VVG her_APPGE jacket_NN1 round_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 let_VV0 go_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 anxiously_RR and_CC said_VVD no_UH ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ perfectly_RR fine_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 'd_VHD just_RR been_VBN cold_JJ outside_RL ._. 
McLeish_NP1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 briskly_RR through_II the_AT course_NN1 ,_, making_VVG the_AT now_RT familiar_JJ speech_NN1 about_II Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 being_VBG treated_VVN as_II a_AT1 case_NN1 of_IO murder_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ meant_VVD taking_VVG statements_NN2 from_II everyone_PN1 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN associated_VVN with_IW her_PPHO1 and_CC might_VM be_VBI helpful_JJ ._. 
Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 sat_VVD silent_JJ through_II this_DD1 speech_NN1 ,_, chain-smoking_JJ ,_, her_APPGE eyes_NN2 downcast_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT end_NN1 he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD talking_VVG and_CC watched_VVD her_PPHO1 till_CS she_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, sideways_RL and_CC warily_RR ._. 
'_GE In_II the_AT course_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 process_NN1 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 talked_VVN to_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE solicitor_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS told_VVD us_PPIO2 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT life_NN1 tenant_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 substantial_JJ estate_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST you_PPY are_VBR what_DDQ they_PPHS2 call_VV0 the_AT remainder-man_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT correct_JJ term_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE Uncle_NNB Bill_NP1 's_GE money_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, that_CST woke_VVD her_PPHO1 up_RP ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, watching_VVG the_AT restless_JJ fingers_NN2 ._. 
The_AT sight_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 alternately_RR smoking_VVG her_APPGE head_NN1 off_RP and_CC chewing_VVG her_APPGE cuticles_NN2 left_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 to_TO be_VBI desired_VVN ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 that_CST a_AT1 substantial_JJ part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE estate_NN1 was_VBDZ left_VVN to_II Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 enquired_VVD ,_, with_IW a_AT1 strong_JJ feeling_NN1 of_IO throwing_VVG petrol_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 fire_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
We_PPIS2 both_DB2 got_VVD legacies_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 got_VVD the_AT bulk_NN1 of_IO the_AT estate_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE mistress_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, although_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ over_RG thirty_MC years_NNT2 younger_JJR than_CSN him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 ground_VVD a_AT1 half-smoked_JJ cigarette_NN1 into_II the_AT ashtray_NN1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 was_VBDZ left_VVN with_IW the_AT feeling_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM willingly_RR have_VHI done_VDN the_AT same_DA to_II the_AT live_JJ flesh_NN1 of_IO Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, if_CS available_JJ ._. 
'_" How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY feel_VVI about_II that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" Her_APPGE head_NN1 came_VVD up_RP and_CC she_PPHS1 looked_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT eye_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE money_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR his_APPGE niece_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ disappointed_JJ of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 got_VVD over_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 good_JJ prepared_JJ speech_NN1 ,_, McLeish_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, with_IW not_XX a_AT1 word_NN1 of_IO truth_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 realized_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD simply_RR adopted_VVN the_AT words_NN2 other_JJ people_NN must_VM have_VHI said_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 over_RP and_CC over_RP again_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN quite_RG so_RG uncaring_JJ of_IO her_APPGE appearance_NN1 or_CC whether_CSW it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN grief_NN1 and_CC rage_NN1 at_II Uncle_NNB Bill_NP1 's_GE defection_NN1 that_CST had_VHD started_VVN this_DD1 off_RP ._. 
Not_XX a_AT1 very_RG easy_JJ question_NN1 to_TO ask_VVI ._. 
'_" Were_VBDR you_PPY close_RR to_II your_APPGE uncle_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Till_CS she_PPHS1 came_VVD along_RP ,_, '_GE The_AT answer_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 rifle_NN1 shot_NN1 ,_, full_JJ of_IO pent-up_JJ rage_NN1 ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 sat_VVD back_RP ._. 
'_" You_PPY felt_VVD she_PPHS1 displaced_VVD you_PPY with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD all_DB the_AT advantages_NN2 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 was_VBDZ destroying_VVG the_AT remaining_JJ cuticles_NN2 on_II her_APPGE left_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 finger_NN1 pushed_VVD savagely_RR against_II her_APPGE teeth_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM go_VVI to_II bed_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG old_JJ and_CC silly_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sixty-two_MC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 died_VVD ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 said_VVD ,_, drily_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX all_DB that_RG old_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ idiotic_JJ about_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Completely_RR OTT_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX really_RR care_VVI about_II him_PPHO1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, she_PPHS1 just_RR wanted_VVD his_APPGE money_NN1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 decided_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 waste_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 to_TO suggest_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI hardly_RR been_VBN reasonable_JJ for_IF Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 to_TO expect_VVI to_TO inherit_VVI a_AT1 quick_JJ fortune_NN1 from_II a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO sixty-two_MC ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 had_VHD no_AT plans_NN2 to_TO marry_VVI ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX ._. 
Or_CC she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR stringing_VVG him_PPHO1 along_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE Even_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 rich_JJ woman_NN1 had_VHD she_PPHS1 married_VVN him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_GE Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 looked_VVD momentarily_RR disoriented_JJ ,_, but_CCB any_DD recognition_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 valid_JJ point_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN made_VVN disappeared_JJ and_CC she_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II chewing_VVG her_APPGE cuticles_NN2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY now_RT ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, come_VV0 into_II possession_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 substantial_JJ sum_NN1 ,_, following_VVG Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, sounding_VVG as_RG accusing_JJ as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 stopped_VVD chewing_VVG and_CC gave_VVD him_PPHO1 her_APPGE full_JJ attention_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ._. 
Not_XX anything_PN1 like_II it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN if_CS Uncle_NNB Bill_NP1 had_VHD left_VVN it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 will_VM pay_VVI duty_NN1 twice_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB more_DAR than_CSN you_PPY would_VM have_VHI got_VVN if_CS Miss_NNB Morgan_NP1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_II your_APPGE suggestion_NN1 of_IO splitting_VVG the_AT fund_NN1 up_RP between_II you_PPY ._. 
'_" How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY know_VVI about_II that_DD1 ?_? 
Solicitors_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ mine_NN1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM find_VVI new_JJ ones_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 glared_VVD at_II McLeish_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS looked_VVD deadpan_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI got_VVN all_DB that_RG much_DA1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX even_RR agree_VVI to_II that_DD1 ,_, greedy_JJ cow_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT sudden_JJ descent_NN1 into_II abuse_NN1 took_VVD McLeish_NP1 by_II surprise_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 realized_VVD he_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI shown_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, because_CS the_AT girl_NN1 literally_RR got_VVN a_AT1 grip_NN1 on_II herself_PPX1 ,_, folding_VVG her_APPGE arms_NN2 and_CC hunching_VVG over_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN it_PPH1 now_RT ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD crudely_RR ,_, and_CC watched_VVD with_IW fascination_NN1 as_II the_AT corners_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE mouth_NN1 tucked_VVD in_RP smugly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO go_VVI over_RP your_APPGE movements_NN2 with_IW you_PPY for_IF last_MD Saturday_NPD1 ,_, Sunday_NPD1 and_CC Monday_NPD1 week_NNT1 ,_, please_RR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP crisply_RR ._. 
Penelope_NP1 Huntley_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 in_II amazement_NN1 ,_, with_IW dawning_VVG understanding_NN1 ._. 
More_RGR human_JJ than_CSN she_PPHS1 'd_VHD looked_VVN all_DB morning_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, realizing_VVG he_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN against_II his_APPGE witness_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 partly_RR because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alive_JJ and_CC the_AT amusing_JJ ,_, lively_JJ ,_, feminine_JJ creature_NN1 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX ._. 
Uncle_NNB Bill_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 wise_JJ man_NN1 to_TO leave_VVI the_AT money_NN1 to_II Angela_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD enjoyed_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, rather_CS21 than_CS22 to_II this_DD1 grudging_JJ ,_, bitter_JJ ,_, scruffy_JJ young_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX kill_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY mean_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD of_IO it_PPH1 at_II one_MC1 ti_VVZ me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM make_VVI a_AT1 mess_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 bit_VVD savagely_RR at_II her_APPGE cuticles_NN2 again_RT ,_, and_CC McLeish_NP1 had_VHD to_TO fight_VVI back_RP the_AT urge_NN1 to_TO yell_VVI at_II her_PPHO1 to_TO stop_VVI ,_, for_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
'_" Could_VM you_PPY tell_VVI us_PPIO2 where_RRQ you_PPY were_VBDR and_CC what_DDQ you_PPY were_VBDR doing_VDG on_II those_DD2 three_MC days_NNT2 ,_, please_RR ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, instead_RR ,_, levelly_RR and_CC she_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 another_DD1 sideways_RL ,_, calculating_VVG look_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Including_VVG ,_, please_RR ,_, names_NN2 and_CC addresses_NN2 of_IO anyone_PN1 you_PPY spent_VVD time_NNT1 with_IW ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 added_VVD pleasantly_RR and_CC saw_VVD her_PPHO1 understand_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ serious_JJ and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD better_RRR get_VVI her_APPGE act_NN1 together_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_TO take_VVI an_AT1 unreasonably_RR long_JJ time_NNT1 and_CC much_RR bad_JJ temper_NN1 ,_, evasion_NN1 and_CC deliberate_JJ obfuscation_NN1 ,_, together_RL with_IW consultation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 diary_NN1 that_CST appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI alternately_RR blank_JJ and_CC covered_VVN with_IW scribbled_JJ hieroglyphics_NN2 ._. 
And_CC the_AT narrative_NN1 extracted_VVN with_IW such_DA difficulty_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX helpful_JJ ._. 
Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 claimed_VVD to_TO have_VHI spent_VVN the_AT Saturday_NPD1 by_II herself_PPX1 in_RP and_CC around_II her_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, doing_VDG a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO shopping_NN1 and_CC cleaning_VVG before_II meeting_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 friends_NN2 only_RR one_MC1 of_IO whom_PNQO appeared_VVD to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 address_NN1 and_CC going_VVG on_RP to_II a_AT1 party_NN1 around_RG ten_MC o'clock_RA at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 large_JJ party_NN1 ,_, in_II and_CC out_II21 of_II22 which_DDQ people_NN had_VHD evidently_RR flowed_VVN like_II water_NN1 circulating_VVG in_II a_AT1 swimming_NN1 pool_NN1 ._. 
Sunday_NPD1 was_VBDZ not_XX much_RR better_JJR ;_; Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 had_VHD not_XX risen_VVN from_II her_APPGE bed_NN1 until_CS one_MC1 p.m._RA and_CC had_VHD not_XX left_VVN the_AT flat_NN1 until_II five_MC ,_, then_RT only_RR to_TO go_VVI to_II the_AT cinema_NN1 ._. 
On_II Monday_NPD1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN to_II her_APPGE job_NN1 improbably_RR she_PPHS1 appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 supervisor_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 market_NN1 research_NN1 firm_NN1 as_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, and_CC could_VM be_VBI vouched_VVN for_IF by_II colleagues_NN2 there_RL ._. 
Well_RR ,_, two_MC colleagues_NN2 anyway_RR ._. 
No_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX own_VVI a_AT1 car_NN1 could_VM not_XX afford_VVI to_TO but_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD have_VHI a_AT1 driving_JJ licence_NN1 ._. 
Uncle_NNB Bill_NP1 had_VHD run_VVN a_AT1 car_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 on_II his_APPGE company_NN1 while_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alive_JJ but_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 that_CST had_VHD all_RR stopped_VVN when_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
McLeish_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS remembered_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN left_VVN 200,000_MC outright_JJ ,_, received_VVD this_DD1 as_CSA further_JJR evidence_NN1 that_CST the_AT young_JJ woman_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN into_II a_AT1 massive_JJ sulk_NN1 after_II her_APPGE uncle_NN1 's_GE unexpected_JJ death_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO tell_VVI ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, whether_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR possessed_VVN an_AT1 unattractive_JJ ,_, aggressive_JJ ,_, sullen_JJ personality_NN1 ,_, or_CC whether_CSW rejection_NN1 by_II her_APPGE uncle_NN1 in_II31 favour_II32 of_II33 Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 had_VHD tipped_VVN her_PPHO1 over_RP into_II this_DD1 behaviour_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 would_VM brighten_VVI up_RP now_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD another_DD1 substantial_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO cash_NN1 to_TO spend_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO come_VVI back_RP as_CSA suited_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO sign_VVI her_APPGE statement_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 made_VVD all_DB kinds_NN2 of_IO difficulties_NN2 about_II when_RRQ this_DD1 would_VM be_VBI possible_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 finally_RR dealt_VVD with_IW that_DD1 by_II saying_VVG briskly_RR that_CST one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE staff_NN would_VM come_VVI to_II her_APPGE place_NN1 of_IO business_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 opened_VVD her_APPGE mouth_NN1 to_TO argue_VVI further_RRR ,_, being_VBG plainly_RR in_II the_AT mood_NN1 to_TO announce_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ leaving_VVG her_APPGE job_NN1 rather_CS21 than_CS22 allow_VVI any_DD arrangement_NN1 to_TO succeed_VVI ,_, but_CCB something_PN1 about_II McLeish_NP1 's_GE expression_NN1 checked_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC she_PPHS1 agreed_VVD meekly_RR ._. 
McLeish_NP1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 off_RP and_CC returned_VVD to_TO confer_VVI with_IW Catherine_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY get_VV0 all_DB that_DD1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 'll_VM all_DB have_VHI to_TO be_VBI checked_VVN you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN Donalds_NP2 and_CC Ridley_NP1 to_TO do_VDI that_DD1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gazed_VVD at_II her_APPGE bent_JJ head_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 read_VVD through_II her_APPGE notes_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 looked_VVD up_RP and_CC smiled_VVD faintly_RR at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Shall_VM I_PPIS1 do_VDI it_PPH1 now_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX yet_RR ._. 
What_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY think_VVI of_IO Miss_NNB Huntley_NP1 ?_? 
What_DDQ a_AT1 bitch_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
'_GE Catherine_NN1 considered_VVD him_PPHO1 thoughtfully_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sorry_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
Her_APPGE dad_NN1 died_VVD ,_, then_RT her_APPGE uncle_NN1 went_VVD off_RP with_IW someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
And_CC left_VVD his_APPGE money_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX quite_RR seen_VVN it_PPH1 like_VVI that_DD1 ,_, '_GE McLeish_NP1 acknowledged_VVD humbly_RR ,_, remembering_VVG that_CST the_AT beautiful_JJ woman_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ,_, whom_PNQO you_PPY could_VM not_XX suppose_VVI ever_RR to_TO have_VHI encountered_VVN rejection_NN1 in_II any_DD form_NN1 ,_, had_VHD lost_VVN a_AT1 father_NN1 when_CS young_JJ ,_, and_CC had_VHD been_VBN so_RG little_RR attached_VVN to_II her_APPGE stepfather_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN home_RL at_II the_AT earliest_JJT opportunity_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 is_VBZ in_II the_AT frame_NN1 ,_, though_RR ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 suggested_VVD ._. 
'_" Oh_UH yes_UH ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 she_PPHS1 would_VM get_VVI on_II Angela_NP1 Morgan_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 about_II 120,000_MC after_II taxes_NN2 ?_? 
And_CC I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 she_PPHS1 feels_VVZ she_PPHS1 's_VBZ won_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ alive_JJ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 observed_VVD soberly_RR that_RG 120,000_MC and_CC the_AT death_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 hated_JJ rival_NN1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 prize_NN1 well_RR worth_II playing_VVG for_IF ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT1 nasty_JJ enough_RR temper_VV0 I_PPIS1 just_RR do_VD0 n't_XX myself_PPX1 see_VVI her_PPHO1 as_CSA clever_JJ or_CC organized_VVD enough_RR to_TO cover_VVI her_APPGE tracks_NN2 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, perhaps_RR you_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI she_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX much_DA1 of_IO an_AT1 alibi_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
Gaps_NN2 all_RR over_II Saturday_NPD1 and_CC Sunday_NP1 you_PPY reckon_VV0 Angela_NP1 was_VBDZ killed_VVN then_RT ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 Monday_NPD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN no_AT sighting_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 after_II first_MD thing_NN1 Saturday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Catherine_NP1 Crane_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 carefully_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 grinned_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 that_CST look_VV0 now_RT ._. 
What_DDQ am_VBM I_PPIS1 missing_VVG ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 blushed_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST the_AT only_JJ person_NN1 who_PNQS saw_VVD her_PPHO1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 was_VBDZ the_AT Minister_NN1 Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ would_VM he_PPHS1 be_VBI lying_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_GE Only_JJ if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT murderer_NN1 and_CC had_VHD actually_RR killed_VVN her_APPGE earlier_JJR ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM not_XX forgotten_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 just_RR could_VM n't_XX see_VVI why_RRQ he_PPHS1 'd_VM want_VVI to_TO kill_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI any_DD of_IO her_APPGE money_NN1 if_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD before_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR married_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN jealousy_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Morgan_NP1 did_VDD think_VVI there_EX was_VBDZ ,_, or_CC had_VHD been_VBN ,_, something_PN1 with_IW her_APPGE boss_NN1 ._. 
And_CC Mr_NNB Hawick_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO chap_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VM put_VVI up_RP with_IW that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE McLeish_NP1 nodded_VVD ,_, not_XX entirely_RR convinced_JJ ,_, but_CCB unwilling_JJ for_IF a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO reasons_NN2 to_TO discourage_VVI Catherine_NP1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO check_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG those_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, anyway_RR I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX try_VVI too_RG hard_RR when_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR last_NN1 there_RL ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 hoped_VVD the_AT autopsy_NN1 might_VM give_VVI us_PPIO2 something_PN1 ._. 
As_CSA it_PPH1 did_VDD ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI Jenny_NP1 to_TO fix_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 nodded_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 sat_VVD looking_VVG at_II her_PPHO1 until_CS she_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT spy-hole_NN1 and_CC grinned_VVD ._. 
'_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 get_VVI some_DD lunch_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX face_VVI the_AT canteen_NN1 but_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 trattoria_NN1 round_II the_AT corner_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 never_RR see_VV0 anyone_PN1 from_II this_DD1 place_NN1 there_RL ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 ate_VVD in_II the_AT small_JJ crowded_JJ Italian_JJ restaurant_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD promised_VVN ,_, free_JJ of_IO their_APPGE New_JJ Scotland_NP1 Yard_NN1 colleagues_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ also_RR free_JJ of_IO DTI_NP1 civil_JJ servants_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD quietly_RR ascertained_VVN while_CS they_PPHS2 waited_VVD for_IF their_APPGE lunch_NN1 to_TO arrive_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 walked_VVD out_RP into_II a_AT1 cold_JJ ,_, bright_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, into_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT labyrinthine_JJ streets_NN2 by_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO Westminster_NP1 Abbey_NN1 ,_, straight_RR into_II a_AT1 column_NN1 of_IO knickerbockered_JJ children_NN2 chattering_VVG hard_JJ and_CC sweeping_VVG all_DB before_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
As_CSA they_PPHS2 stood_VVD patiently_RR in_II a_AT1 doorway_NN1 waiting_VVG for_IF the_AT column_NN1 to_TO pass_VVI ,_, Catherine_NP1 turned_VVD to_TO say_VVI something_PN1 to_II McLeish_NP1 and_CC he_PPHS1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ moment_NN1 ._. 
'_" Better_RRR get_VVI back_RP ._. 
'_GE Smiling_JJ to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, he_PPHS1 looked_VVD idly_RR across_II the_AT road_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD Francesca_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS should_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN back_RP till_II Thursday_NPD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX looking_VVG in_II their_APPGE direction_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE head_NN1 was_VBDZ turned_VVN to_TO say_VVI something_PN1 to_II whomever_PNQV she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ with_IW ,_, her_APPGE short_JJ hair_NN1 blown_VVN straight_RR up_RP by_II the_AT wind_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 went_VVD into_II the_AT little_JJ newsagent_NN1 's_GE ,_, leaving_VVG McLeish_NP1 a_AT1 clear_JJ run_NN1 to_TO get_VVI Catherine_NP1 back_NN1 to_II the_AT Yard_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD heavily_RR beside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO convince_VVI himself_PPX1 that_CST Francesca_NP1 had_VHD not_XX seen_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD ;_; that_DD1 was_VBDZ why_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD fled_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD back_RP to_II his_APPGE own_DA desk_NN1 and_CC sat_VVD ,_, looking_VVG at_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, unable_JK to_TO decide_VVI whether_CSW to_TO ring_VVI her_PPHO1 up_RP ,_, or_CC what_DDQ to_TO say_VVI ._. 
