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11 Much like the Hulfords, the Blake family lived in a respectable area of town, in a cul-de-sac the police were barely aware existed. Although they weren’t far from town, as they stepped out of the car and onto the Blakes’ driveway, there was silence except for the birds in the trees. By the time Jack and Wendy got to Jenny Blake’s house, it was apparent that she already knew what’d happened to Matthew. Her face, and those of her parents, were clearly pained at what had happened, and Jenny looked more like someone who’d lost her husband of twenty years than a girl barely into adulthood whose boyfriend of only a few months had died. Jenny’s father led them into the living room, before offering them tea or coffee — naturally declined. ‘Oh, I’m sorry,’ he said. ‘Where are my manners. I’m