The sickly hospital smell in the corridor did nothing to decrease my unease. Molloy appeared within a few minutes and I told him what I’d discovered. He leaned against the wall, hands behind his back, looking as if the wall was the only thing keeping him upright right now.

“That’s all very well but she won’t make a statement,” he said.

“About Chris threatening her?”

“About anything. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t even look for one. She’d just be another addict who fell off the wagon.”

“You got my message earlier?” I asked. “About the beach?”

He nodded. “We’ll have that box tested and we’ll pick your man up if we can find him.”

“He’s not exactly hiding himself away.”

“Did you give McFadden a description?”

“I have a picture.” I smiled. “I’ll text it to you.”

Molloy gave me one of his looks, but he didn’t ask.

I sighed. “And now it turns out that he’s my locum’s brother.”

Molloy shook his head. “It does seem as if they’re all very closely connected to Bob Jameson.” A nurse walked by and we moved into a darkened corridor off the main one. Molloy counted the cast of characters off on his fingers. “Amanda is his wife, Derek his brother.”

“Twin,” I added.

“Twin,” he said. “Even closer. Mary was his ex,” he continued.

“Not so ex, if what Phyllis says is anything to go by.”

He raised his eyebrows at that and tapped another finger. “Jude knew him at school and has hated him ever since.”

“He told you that?” I asked.

Molloy nodded. “Oh yes, he was quite upfront about his dislike. Plus, his daughter Sue nursed Jameson’s wife in a psychiatric hospital.”

I looked at him with interest. “How do you know that?”

“Amanda told us. Why?”

“Because Bob was on the board of that same hospital at some stage. When did she tell you that?” I was curious. It seemed like such an odd thing to come out with.

“Saturday morning. Just after Jameson’s body was found. She was in a terrible state, screaming and crying. She asked for a sedative, said Sue might have something.”

“Why would a nurse have a sedative with her?” I wasn’t ready to tell Molloy about my suspicions about Sue and the GHB.

“That wasn’t terribly clear. Although she was hysterical, a bit all over the place. She changed her mind and asked us to call the doctor. I think Harry gave her something to calm her down.” He sighed. “So, we have Amanda, Derek, Jude and Sue. And now maybe your locum and her brother. I suppose it’s not surprising that those involved in the cycle were connected, but it does make trying to work out what happened to him more difficult. Lissa seems to be the only one without any direct connection to Bob Jameson.”