She smiled before polishing off the last of the drink and tipping even more gin into the glass.

‘We looked for Clive Osborne. I spoke to his mother,’ Adrian said. ‘She said he sends her money every month.’

‘Did you find Clive? Has she seen him?’ Angela said.

‘She hadn’t actually seen him for a long time, no,’ Adrian said.

‘He’s dead. You know that, don’t you? First him and now Simon. I thought he abandoned me, but no, he’s dead. I kind of had a suspicion, but I gave Reece the benefit of the doubt, because who does that? But after Simon, I realise that I was naive. He’s capable of so much more than even you know.’

‘The police up there are conducting a search of the property and grounds where you used to live,’ Imogen said.

‘I hated that house.’

‘Well, they think they found something,’ Imogen said.

‘A body? Clive’s body?’ Angela said.

‘We haven’t identified it yet, but it’s possible. We should have a rough ID very soon,’ Imogen said.

‘Then what happens?’ Angela drank some more.

‘We build a case against your husband. There is enough circumstantial evidence to charge him,’ Imogen said, knowing full well they would need more than what they had. They would need Angela’s testimony.

‘He’ll get away with it. That’s what he does. He does whatever he wants and no one can stop him. I certainly can’t.’

‘Maybe once they get under the greenhouse there will be more evidence there, as well,’ Imogen said.

‘It doesn’t matter what you do. He won’t be held accountable. He never is,’ Angela said softly.

‘I promise you, we will get him. He isn’t going to get away with anything he’s done,’ Imogen said.

‘There’s something else, as well,’ Adrian said.

‘What now?’ Angela asked.

‘We just came from Jimmy Chilton’s place. Have you spoken to him at all recently?’

‘I don’t really know him very well. I have stayed away from the site as much as possible since Simon left a few months ago. I have no friends there. Reece likes his lackeys and spies.’

‘Well, he agreed to help us with our investigation,’ Imogen said.

‘That’s surprising. I thought Chilton would take a bullet for Reece.’

‘The walls are coming down around your husband and he knows it. With your help, we can make sure it happens a lot faster. We are going to get him. He’s not going to get away with it,’ Adrian said, avoiding telling Angela that Chilton was dead.

She smiled and nodded knowingly, reading between the lines, resigning herself further into her role as captive wife.