‘We’ve got a problem with the guests you allowed to use your property whilst Mr Kennedy-Craig was in residence,’ Kelly said. ‘Were you aware that he invited underage schoolgirls to attend your property with him and his friends?’

‘I knew nothing about that,’ Nellie said.

‘Schoolgirls who attend the school you taught at until your retirement two years ago.’

‘So? How is that important? I took early retirement because my father left me Laurie Fell in his will.’

‘But you still have ties with the school and you must be familiar with a lot of their pupils. You at least know the uniform well. You’re there at the house the whole time, on your own, by your own admission. Didn’t you question the various props he liked to have lying around – such as the school uniforms? Given your old career that would flag up a huge problem for safeguarding, would it not?’

Nellie didn’t answer.

Kelly spread out the photos taken by the forensic team, for clarity. She pointed out the bags of rubbish and the various items left half packed away.

‘Did you tidy up after the weekend or employ somebody to do it?’ Kelly asked.

Nellie didn’t answer.

‘Whoever it was didn’t do a very good job of it, judging by what was left out. I know the families of your two guests would be surprised to learn that this was the kind of thing they were using over the weekend,’ Kelly said.

‘I was shocked. I didn’t know… I tried to tidy up but I was just so taken aback by what I found,’ Nellie said, picking at her cuff and looking down at her hands.

‘So, for clarity, none of the items that are shown in the photos here belong to the property, or were inside the property the last time you were inside these rooms?’ Kelly asked.

Nellie stared at the photographs and her cheeks burned.

‘Because you refused entry to my detectives, we had to get a warrant to search the property and this is what we found. Do you recognise the items? And I’ll remind you that you’re under caution, so if you rely on anything in court that contradicts what you tell us now, then it could affect your position,’ Kelly asked again, repeating herself. She could see that Nellie was dumbstruck and struggling to place herself inside the situation she’d found herself in. That was normal. Kelly waited.

‘Why should my client be relying on anything in court?’ Nellie’s lawyer asked. ‘Is she charged with an offence?’

‘She’s helping with our inquiries, and as an ex-teacher she must be concerned over the welfare of two minors. Recognise these two girls?’ Kelly asked, spreading out the Polaroids of Chloe and Sasha.

‘No.’