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Jack Culverhouse nursed a glass of whisky and stared hazy-eyed at the TV. The evening news was on — something about a banking scandal — but he wasn’t paying much attention. He had more than enough on his mind.
When there was a big case at work he found himself being able to think quite clearly, methodically, working his way through it. It was only once the problems on his mind came from his personal life that he found himself unable to work out the best course of action.
One such problem was Wendy Knight. He’d had his concerns about her lately anyway, particularly considering her behaviour over the Hilltop Farm incident. What the hell was she thinking, trying to undermine him? And now, ringing him after work, telling him she was disappearing off to the North East in the middle of the
