Jane’s phone rang, and she picked it up.

‘Hi, sarge. It’s DC Lyons, early turn CID at Bromley. Sorry to bother you on your day off.’

‘That’s OK. What’s the problem, Matt?’

‘Jack, the mortuary technician at Queen Mary’s, rang. He was a bit worried about an incident that occurred yesterday concerning the dead nun. I tried phoning Boony but there was no answer, so I thought I’d better phone you.’

‘What’s happened, Matt?’ she asked, wishing he’d get to the point so she could go out with Nick.

‘I don’t know the full details. Jack said he was doing a suicide post-mortem with Prof Martin when a priest turned up and said he’d come to say a prayer for the nun. Jack asked him who he was, and he said the bishop had sent him.’

‘Is that it?’ Jane asked.

‘Pretty much. Jack also said he thought the priest was behaving a bit oddly when he said his prayer for the nun. Anyway, he left his home number if you want to ring him for more details.’

‘Fire away,’ Jane said, picking up the pen and notepad next to the phone.

After the call, she was in two minds about phoning Jack to get more details, though she suspected it was nothing to be concerned about as Bishop Meade didn’t know Father Chris had already said a prayer for the nun.

‘Everything all right?’ Nick asked as he entered the living room.

‘Yes, just one of the detectives from the office passing on a message.’

‘Do you have to go to work?’ he asked with a frown.

‘It’s nothing that can’t wait until tomorrow. Right, let’s get on the road.’ Jane smiled, eager to drive the Jag again.

‘Do you fancy popping over to my dad’s and having a look around the chapel? You might find it interesting.’

‘I thought you didn’t want to worry him, especially with his heart problem?’ she said.

‘To be honest, I’m curious about the tunnel. I don’t think my dad even knows about it. He’d probably find it quite interesting.’

Jane knew she’d need to see the cellar at some point and find out if a tunnel did actually exist. ‘Do you want to ring first in case he’s out?

‘I’ve got my own set of keys. He won’t mind me showing you around if he’s not there.’

‘Can I drive again?’ Jane asked with a grin.

Nick threw her the keys. ‘We’ll take her on the A20 first, then you can really give it some welly.’

*

As Jane drove up to the old convent, Nick said his father’s car was outside so he should be in. Once inside the main entrance hall, Nick used his key to open one of the arched wooden double doors to the chapel and stuck his head in.