Chapters (63)
- Cover
- Praise
- Dedication
- Map
- Epigraph
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40
- Chapter 41
- Chapter 42
- Chapter 43
- Chapter 44
- Chapter 45
- Chapter 46
- Chapter 47
- Chapter 48
- Chapter 49
- Chapter 50
- Chapter 51
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Chapter 54
- Chapter 55
- Acknowledgements
- Letter from Author
- About the Author
‘Nothing on Hilary. She is still missing. We’ve interviewed her family and friends and they say it’s unlike her to just disappear. Also, Forensics combed her flat, but found nothing. As for Ben Peters, nothing much on the forensics side either from the flat or the camera. Seems the killer covered his tracks really well. Forensics suggested he might have worn disposable boots and rubber gloves, which can easily be purchased online. Regarding the Last Supper and the Hanged Man videos, like you, we are certain that Ben Peters is the subject of both. However, aside from wearing the same clothes there is nothing else to prove that Peters is the man in Hanged Man. That’s where we’re at, I’m afraid.’
‘OK, thank you, Os. Could you look again through the CCTV near his home. See if there is anything we missed.’
‘Yes, ma’am.’
‘Toze, what do we have from SOCO on Chau’s home?’
‘They are certain there was a chase, possibly from her room, through the building and down to the basement where the killer pushed the gurney to the window to climb out. As you spotted, ma’am, he entered the building by breaking in through the window. Our assumption was he then drove her out from the car park. The building is unused so there is no lighting or working cameras. Also, our door-to-door revealed pretty much nothing, so it was an easy ride for the killer. That said, SOCOs are still combing the building. They have a lot of ground to cover.’
‘Thanks, Toze. Stay close to them and let me know straightaway if anything comes up. Klara, what do you have?’
‘A few things actually. Elaine Kelly’s phone was last used by Elaine at her flat seven nights ago. CCTV shows her leaving with her son Jordan and getting into a silver Toyota Prius.’
‘An Uber?’
‘Possibly but there are no records of an Uber driver picking anyone up from the Aylesbury Estate that night.’
‘Perhaps the killer was posing as the Uber driver,’ says Quinn.
Archer nods. ‘Very likely.’
‘I’ll keep looking.’
‘It won’t be easy,’ says Os. ‘London is packed with Toyota Priuses. It’s like an invasion.’
‘What about Megan Burchill?’ asks Archer.
‘A similar story to Elaine. Last used her phone in her flat the night she disappeared. She was seen leaving it and getting into a black car. There are several black cars from that night that we are looking into. Nothing concrete yet. One thing of interest is that all three women were single, and one of them, Megan Burchill, used dating apps.’
‘That’s something we should look into. Can we get access to their accounts?’
‘I’ll get in touch with the app owners. We will need a court order.’
‘Do whatever it takes. Thanks, Klara. By the way, did the phone number from Olinski’s diary ever pop up?’