‘NOW, MISS DOUGLAS,’ Rafferty began, twenty minutes later after Sophie Diaz had been ushered out and Llewellyn had found Alice Douglas and brought her into the office. ‘I think you’ve got something to tell us. Something you failed to mention when we spoke to you before.’
She faced him down. ‘I don’t know what you mean, Inspector.’
‘Really? A little matter of an unwanted pregnancy at the end of your last summer at the school. It’s not the sort of thing you’re likely to forget. Why didn’t you mention it?’
For a moment, he suspected she was going to deny it, but she obviously thought better of this. ’I see Sophie’s been sharing.’ She paused, settled her long, slim, fingers back in her lap, where they lay loosely entwined. ‘I didn’t see what relevance it had to your investigation.’
‘Didn’t
