10
After leaving Oliver Ryder’s house, Mitchell and Melissa drove out to the Goulding’s house, which was on the edge of the village. Melissa wasn’t sure what they were doing there, but didn’t ask, she was sure she would find out soon enough without doing so.
“Sergeant, constable.”
The strong, Germanic accent of Anna Becker, the Gouldings’ housekeeper, could not entirely mask her concern at finding the two police officers on the doorstep. “Have you found Lucy? I’ve heard about poor Georgina; it’s so terrible, her parents must be devastated. Nothing’s happened to Lucy, has it?”
“Not as far as we know,” Mitchell told her reassuringly. “We haven’t found Lucy, but we don’t have any reason for thinking anything has happened to her. We’re here to talk to you and Mrs Goulding, she is home, isn
