MR AND MRS SCOTT ONLY had to look at their expressions to know the truth—no-one did the Grim Reaper quite like Llewellyn with bad news. And with an apologetic, ‘I’m so sorry, but we’ve found your daughter’s body,’ Rafferty confirmed it.
Apart from a brief ‘No!’ from Mr Scott and a decorous weeping into a hankie from his wife, before she was wrapped in her husband’s arms, they wore their distress quietly. And undeniably still distraught, they insisted they were okay to be questioned five minutes later and didn’t need a family member or neighbour with them.
They were a handsome couple. It was easy to see that Laura had got her looks from both her parents. Mr Scott still had a fine head of mostly silver hair, which he kept trimmed and neat, with regular features and bold dark eyes. Mrs Scot
