‘I don’t have his last name, unfortunately. But I’ve met him. I went to her apartment, and he was there, alone, though she has told me repeatedly she wants nothing to do with him and was even afraid of him finding out where she lives. He says she’s at her cabin in Telemark and that he saw her there himself a couple of days ago. I don’t believe him. I believe he may have hurt her.’

‘What makes you think that?’

‘Well, she is not responding to calls or emails. When she came to see me last Friday, her face was badly bruised. She refused to say who had done it, but who is it likely to be, besides the violent ex? Even if he hasn’t hurt her, he may have compromised her mental health to such an extent that her life is in danger. She is a vulnerable person with a history of suicidal ideation. Still, I just don’t believe this man, or that Leah’s just voluntarily disappeared for over a week. I think he’s lying and that she’s hurt or in real danger.’

‘Do you have her address?’

‘Yes, and please hurry; you might catch him. I mean, surely there must be reason to apprehend him if he’s at her house and she has a restraining order against him—’

‘Look. Dr…’

‘Moss.’

‘Dr Moss, unless the next of kin or her employer has reported her missing, there isn’t very much we can do. We might be able to send a patrol around to the address…’

‘Yes, I think you need to get this Anton guy in for questioning. But you need to urgently send someone to her cabin. It’s in the mountains somewhere in Telemark – I think it’s near Seljord; she’s given me the exact coordinates. That’s where you need to look for her.’

There’s a long silence on the other end.

‘I’m sure you can appreciate that we can’t send a police car up to some mountain in Telemark to look for someone who may not have been reported missing, but like I said, I’ll look into whether we’d be able to send someone around to Iverson’s registered address—’

‘Hold on, I’ve got them here, the coordinates for the cabin. It’s, uh, fifteen minutes to drive from Seljord in the direction of Notodden, and then—’

‘Dr Moss, is this your contact number you’re calling from?’

‘Yes?’

‘I’ll make sure someone looks into this and gives you a call back if we have any further questions. Do you know who Iverson’s next of kin is?’

‘It’s her mother. Her name is Linda Iverson and she lives in Årjäng, I think.’

‘Thank you for calling, Dr Moss.’