‘He was so horrible to me; I didn’t know what to do. He told me I only got the job because of Daddy and if I messed up again he would throw me out. My father can be equally nasty to me, but I was happy working with Mr. Foxley . . . until then.’ She blew her nose. ‘That’s why I used almost two bottles of whiteout.’

‘But Simon Quinn always had a record of how many girls were needed?’

‘Well, he was supposed to, yes.’

‘I understand that you also introduced some of your friends to the modelling agency. Is that correct?’

She nodded.

‘How did your friends find working for KatWalk?’

‘Well, they didn’t really work as proper models, you know. They didn’t have any experience. Lots of them went to have photographs done, but they really all agreed to do it because they wanted to go to the premieres.’

‘How did they find mixing with all the movie actors and directors?’

Julia shrugged. ‘I don’t know. I mean, I don’t think they lasted very long. They didn’t really have to work, so they did it as a one-off, you know.’

Jane wrote a few things down in her notebook and, without looking up at Julia, she quietly asked, ‘Can you tell me about the situation which became very difficult with the modelling agency?’

Julia crossed her legs and began to kick one foot up and down. ‘I don’t know about that.’

‘I think you do,’ Jane said, looking at her.

‘OK, I don’t honestly know who it was or what happened, but there was a situation that was complicated. All I do know is something happened in one of the hotel bedrooms and Mr. Foxley was in a fury about it. The reason I know that much is because my father also seemed to know something, but I was not told what had happened. I even asked one of my friends if she knew anything.’

‘What’s her name?’ Jane asked quickly.

‘I don’t see any point in me telling you her name as she doesn’t work for the agency. She’s just a friend.’

‘All right then, just tell me what your friend told you.’

‘Um, it was a while ago; in fact, a long time ago. She had hired a dress and was told to mingle. She didn’t actually have to hire a dress as her family are very rich. Anyway, she had too much champagne and she thought she was just being very friendly to one of the producers; he told her that if she came up to his room at the hotel and was very nice to him, he could give her a part in his next movie.’

Jane leaned forward. ‘Go on.’

Julia began to shift in her seat, flushed with embarrassment. ‘He wanted her to do something to him.’