“Missing, presumed dead’ is exactly what the police officer told me, which I suppose means that he was probably vaporised. He must have been standing or sitting right next to the bomb when it went off… probably with his back to it, because his melted iPhone was blown clear. He wasn’t phoning me, so he was probably calling one of his floozies, probably that Ma at the bank… that was one of his latest. She had the nerve to ring and tell me so last weekend. I wonder if she has told the police that?”
“Don’t get yourself all worked up, Soom, it’s not worth it”, advised her mother. I imagine that the police will ask the phone company for a list of his last calls… but it wouldn’t hurt to send them a copy of his last statement when they send it to you, which is a good point. You ought to look thro
