‘No, but this story is connected to Pipe Dreams.’ Clover reached down into the box for another bauble.

‘You mean a sequel?’ Charlie looked confused. She knew about Cory’s death, of course.

‘No, more like . . . the other side of the coin. It’s on Kit Foley, the guy responsible for Cory Allbright’s accident. He’s retired from surfing now and is about to make his debut – next week in fact – as a pro snowboarder.’

Charlotte’s eyes widened. ‘You’re kidding?’

‘I know. That was what I said. When I first heard he was switching to snow, it just seemed like the ultimate arrogance. Cory’s life had fallen apart and the guy responsible was just cruising on like nothing had happened? Then when Cory died, it seemed even more grotesque.’

‘So then why are you doing a film on him? I thought your USP was giving victims a voice?’

‘It is. Kit’s the villain of Cory’s story. He’s never issued an apology or even made a public statement about his actions that day. I want to know how someone does something like that and still sleeps at night. From the outside, everything’s cool – he won the world title the year after Cory’s accident – but his sponsors had dropped him, the crowds booed him, some of the other surfers refused to compete against him. He didn’t retire from surfing, he was frozen out. Now he’s trying to reboot his life but he hasn’t exactly been welcomed with open arms on snow either. The guy’s reviled. He’s got trophies but no glory. Cory may never have had the luck, but Kit – who once had it all – now can’t seem to get it back. Is that worse? Cory was a flawed hero, but Kit’s a fallen one.’

‘So this documentary is to show his fall from grace?’

‘Yes. I think people should see he didn’t get away with it unscathed. His actions have had consequences that didn’t just hurt Cory. There’s a public appetite for justice.’

‘So what’s he like?’

Clover gave a bitter laugh. ‘He’s hostile and aggressive. He’s insular and aloof. Has almost no friends, it’s just him and his brother and his manager, who he’s known since they were kids. All he does is train, train, train. He never laughs, never smiles. He’s a real peach to hang with . . .’

‘He sounds depressed,’ Charlie said, gazing down at her daughter.

Clover stopped in her tracks. Her sister-in-law, when she wasn’t busy creating the perfect family, was a sought-after psychologist. ‘Depressed?’ She shook her head. ‘No. He’s arrogant. And angry . . .’

‘Yes, but depression often manifests that way. People think it means being sad or teary, but often they present with hostile, isolating behaviours.’