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Culverhouse had taken the decision not to call Helen out straight away on what Antonio García had told him. His rational side — the experienced police officer within him — had told him that he needed to keep hold of the information and use it to his advantage at a later date. Striking at the optimal moment was the key weapon in the CID detective’s arsenal. He was, however, being overpowered by Jack Culverhouse the wronged father.
As far as he was concerned, Helen had form. If he left it much longer to call her and tell her what he knew, she could be off starting another new life somewhere with her mobile phone — the only line of contact he had for her — thrown in the nearest bin or river.
What would she do when he told her that he knew she hadn’t been in Spain for the last eight and
