DINNER WAS OVER IN the dining hall and there were only a few scattered diners left. Rafferty and Llewellyn had joined the last stragglers amongst the suspects in the hope that any conversational exchange, made more incautious through alcohol, would bring a slip of the tongue. But nothing that Rafferty recognized as evidence was revealed. Disgruntled, he finished the last of the wine that Sebastian had so generously donated to him from the bottles taken from the school’s cellars. He’d never been much of a one for wine, preferring beer and spirits, but this red was bursting with a fruity flavour and certainly went down smoothly. He made a mental note of the name, so he could buy a bottle or two for Abra, who was partial to the occasional glass.
Sophie Diaz got up from the dining table and s
