Bill said, ‘Nothing. They’ve not used their passports so we know they’re still in the country. The TV studio said they weren’t expecting her back for a couple of weeks. Luke’s production company said much the same thing. The flat’s in…’ he squinted at his notepad, ‘Belgravia, apparently. There’s a kind of caretaker looks after the block and he let the local cops in. No sign anyone’s been there for a few days. Post and newspapers behind the door.’

‘And he knows to alert us if either of them appears?’

Bill nodded then he said, ‘What I don’t get is why they disappeared. Why tell us they were catching a train then not turn up?’

It was a good question.

Clare looked round the room. ‘Any thoughts?’

‘Maybe they just want a bit of time to themselves,’ Chris said. ‘Time to grieve, and all that.’

‘But wouldn’t you want to do that at home?’ Clare said.

Chris shrugged. ‘Not necessarily. Don’t forget Gaby’s in the public eye. They’d probably have press at the door round the clock.’

‘Suppose. Has anyone tried their mobiles?’

Bill raised a hand. ‘Straight to voicemail, both of them.’

‘Fair enough,’ Clare said. ‘But keep trying, yeah, Bill?’

Bill indicated he would do and Clare went on. ‘What about the three men? Can they shed any light on Gaby and Luke’s whereabouts?’

No one spoke then Nita raised a hand. ‘I’ll get onto that, boss.’

Clare’s eye fell on Chris. ‘Did you ever find out who owns Lamond Lodge?’

He shook his head. ‘I’ll try the agency again when it opens.’

Janey came back into the room. ‘Boss.’

Clare turned. ‘You got something?’

‘It’s David Fox.’

‘Gaby’s brother? The one who died?’

Janey nodded. ‘Yeah, that’s him. I’m not sure if it helps us but there’s no actual evidence he is dead.’

‘Eh?’

Janey looked at her notepad. ‘He was travelling, 2004, his last known location was Thailand. He phoned Gaby from the beach on Christmas Day. She told the inquest they chatted for twenty minutes – everything seemed normal. And she never heard from him again.’

‘2004…’ Clare said, slowly. Why did it ring a bell?

‘The Boxing Day tsunami,’ Chris said.

‘His body was never recovered,’ Janey went on. ‘After seven years Gaby applied for a Presumption of Death and it was granted.’

Clare stood thinking. Then she said, ‘Did Gaby benefit by David’s death?’

‘Not really. David Fox himself didn’t leave much; and his share of the parents’ money is currently being swallowed up by the father’s care home fees.’

Clare stood, processing this. Then she said, ‘Any thoughts?’

‘He has to be dead,’ Chris said. ‘It’s too much of a coincidence, him disappearing at the same time.’

‘Unless he wanted to disappear,’ Janey said. ‘He’d been travelling for years. Maybe he liked the idea of stepping off the radar.’