He told her the name of a website and, when he offered to text her the link, she accepted. When her phone pinged a moment later, she was already imagining Grace’s surprise when Rachel served up a cup of coffee that tasted nothing like the standard beans they bought in Aldi each week.

‘We need to speak to you about Tara,’ Ade said.

‘Of course.’ Adam looked suitably distressed. Although if he was embarrassed to be showing such enthusiasm for coffee so soon after a second survivor’s body had been found murdered, he did a good job of hiding it. ‘The whole thing is a nightmare. Clodagh has been hit particularly hard, as you can imagine. She’s not here at the moment, if you were hoping to speak to her. She’s gone for a walk. Sorry. I’m talking too much, aren’t I? The truth is, detectives, I’m struggling to understand why this is happening. We’re a community, you see. The survivors and the families of those poor people who died, we share a common bond that’s brought us together. It’s inconceivable to imagine one of us is a murderer.’

‘From what we’ve heard,’ Ade said, ‘a lot of that sense of community is thanks to you.’

‘It’s kind of you to say so, but it’s not true. I helped set up the foundation, and of course I’ve used my little bit of celebrity to leverage as much support for us as possible. But that community spirit is down to every one of us who has been involved in the foundation and the work we do. I’ve seen people make friendships and support each other to work through their grief and rebuild their lives together.’

‘People like Simon and Bella?’ Rachel said.

‘Exactly! They both lost so much, especially Bella, but they’ve also managed to find the courage – and believe me, it takes courage – to fall in love again. I was so happy when I found out they’d got engaged.’

‘Bella’s husband was the pilot,’ Ade said, ‘is that right?’

‘He was her ex-husband by then,’ Adam said. ‘Although that didn’t stop the press hounding her in the weeks and months following the crash. They were appalling. I still don’t know how she got through it without completely breaking down.’

‘Simon told us that Bella wasn’t entitled to any of the compensation money,’ Rachel said. ‘That must have felt like a double blow to her, after everything else she’d been through.’

‘It was tough,’ Adam said. ‘If it had been down to me, I’d have made some provision for Bella. I tried my hardest to fight for that, but the decision was out of my hands. There was nothing I could do.’

‘I’d like to know more about the foundation,’ Ade said. ‘How you set it up, how it’s funded and what you do?’