‘First, before I begin to take you through the tape of my interview, one of the most important questions I needed to ask the ex-Mrs. Foxley was: did she recall any incident, or time, in her ex-husband’s life that would have given him such a propensity for his use of prostitutes, and in particular why he chose to be humiliated and beaten by obese women? This is her reply.’

Everyone in the room waited, even though they had the transcript in front of them.

The tape began: ‘I was unaware that Charles ever had any sexual perversions. He was always a considerate husband, even though early on in our marriage I had to be the main breadwinner.’

There was a soft, girlish laugh, her voice sounding breathy and young.

‘You see, you may not be aware but I was at one time very well-known. I was working on a successful television series – I was actually the star. My husband was feeling insecure at the time because he was basically unemployed. I introduced him to my then-agent, who was a very dear man. He agreed to take Charles under his wing and train him to be an agent. As I said, I was very well-known, and to help my then-husband’s career, I asked him to be my agent.’

They all listened as Miller fast-forwarded the recording. Jane noticed that he never included his voice – he was only playing Justine’s answers – while on the transcript they had the questions.

‘Did your then-husband find the situation difficult to deal with?’

‘Yes, I suppose he did at times, but then he began to take over the agency and was acquiring more and more clients to represent, and he decided to open his own agency. I financed him again and I think it was around this time that he started to become argumentative. He was never physically abusive towards me, but I left him. I had an affair with an actor who was starring with me in a film. I regretted it, but then Charles actually chose to represent him.’

It slowly began to dawn on Jane that Justine Harris talked in different voices. Her high-pitched laugh, when she mentioned anything about her relationship with her husband, was breathy, like someone imitating Marilyn Monroe. But at other times, specifically when she was asked about the gaps in her successful career, her voice became more strident and snappy – denying that there had ever been any lulls that had not been her personal choice. When referencing herself there was always a slightly aggressive tone. She continually repeated that she had always made the choices to have any breaks, because her husband was becoming successful and no longer needed her financial support.