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‘If she comes out, I’ll honk twice Three ti, because we’ll have to get out of town sharpish Soet one chance’

‘No pressure,’ said Williaot out of the car and crossed the road, eyes darting in every direction He walked cautiously towards No 91 No sign of anyone, and Carter had left the gate open He nipped in behind the Volvo, and moved deftly towards the shed He couldn’t have been visible from the frontfor more than a few seconds He tried the door but it was locked, then he heard a car co down the road and ducked behind the shed until it had turned the corner

Looking through the smallof the shed, he could s were scattered over the surface of the bench but it was so dark he could hardly make out anyt

hing else Could he risk using the flash? He pressed the caainst theand fired off a whole roll of film, but he couldn’t be sure if any of the pictures would come out

He re the caie He looked up to see Jackie driving past, and quickly dropped down behind the shed just as Carter reached the gate clutching a Sainsbury’s bag Willia hoht to the lavatory, a process that takes at least threehis ht, twenty-nine, thirty He stood up, moved swiftly across the lawn, around the far side of the Volvo, and out of the front gate He didn’t run, and he didn’t look back

A hundred yards down the road he could see Jackie waiting for hi No sooner had he closed the passenger door than she drove off

‘Do you think he saw me?’ asked William, as they headed back to the hotel

‘No I kept an eye on the front door, and there was no sign of either of theets up to in that shed?’

‘It was so dark in there I could hardly see anything, but I took a roll of photos, so we’ll just have to wait and see how they come out’

‘We’ll have to move out of here tomorrow,’ William reminded her as they drove into the hotel car park

‘I haven’t forgotten,’ said Jackie ‘I’ve spotted a B&B that’s quite nearby, but unfortunately it has no view of the house so we’ll be spending most of our time in the car’

Once they were back in their rooht hih the binoculars while er biscuits Carter had returned to the shed, where Willia on sobut what?

‘What did Lamont have to say?’ he asked when Jackie eventually came off the phone

‘To stay put for now Meanwhile, you keep an eye on the house while I go and get the film developed’

William waited for her to leave before he sat down on the end of the bed and rang Beth’s flat No reply She couldn’t be back froallery, but decided against it