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After she arrived at work the next morning, Caroline asked Aidan Chilcott to take a closer look at the church. She wanted details on regular churchgoers, people involved on a voluntary basis and anyone who might have had a reason to want Roger Clifton dead. She felt sure the answer lay with Patrick Walsh, but there were still a few dots that needed connecting. Often, the best way to do that was under formal interview. Fortunately, she’d had the foresight to get his number before leaving. She knew there was little chance he’d get in contact with her, and she’d had a feeling she was going to need to get hold of him.
She called the number she’d saved in her mobile and called it from her office phone, which she knew would come up on Walsh’s mobile as an unknown number.
‘Hi, is that Patri
