‘This is DI Kelly Porter. You’ve caused us some headaches trying to find you. I need to speak to you.’

‘I know. I don’t feel safe. Did Graeme tell you what happened?’

‘Yes, and I’ve just spoken to my boss about getting you some protection. I need to make contact with Alex as well. He’s likely in danger too and he has nothing to fear by speaking to me. I can fly him out of the military base and have him safe by the morning.’

‘Will Graeme bring you to me?’

‘I’ll arrange it. Thank you.’

She handed the phone back to Graeme, then closed her notepad. The name she’d jotted down from his phone regarding the racing equipment was Brenda Light, from Marine Light Nautical Antiques. Leo Brown’s aunt. She also knew that Leo had served with Graeme, albeit very briefly, in 1997. Graeme had been a young and inexperienced second lieutenant back then. He’d also been Brown’s platoon commander. She would discuss that with him in the car.

But first she tasked Eden House with an alert to all units to look out for the two men suspected of turning over Tilly Knight’s hotel room, who could possibly still be in the area.

Chapter 38

Kelly used the journey to get more information out of Graeme. She was confident that he wasn’t involved with George’s murder, though she had no proof for that just yet. But what he’d said about Sebastian had stoked her interest and she wondered if he’d been pinned down in London yet. It was only a matter of hours since she’d last spoken to Matt about it. She dialled Rob Shawcross at Eden House and asked if the warrant that had been secured by Emma Hide was ready yet.

The answer was not what she wanted to hear. The firm of solicitors was now saying that the dispute was no longer company business and they’d have to speak to a separate legal department. It was maddening. All they needed was a copy of the original will.