Chapter FifteenThat weekend, Daniel lodged himself firmly in front of his new computer or the television. The sun shone, but for the time being, he had no interest in the outside world. A virtual world had become his master. Rex floated in and out, gushing about discoveries he'd made, and Dad hardly appeared at all, inspiration having grabbed him. He secreted himself away in his studio for hours, producing something. The staff did their duties, and even Müller smiled every now and then. Maria never mentioned anything more her ideas about leaving, and, all in all, life continued in a fairly monotonous, mundane sort of way for the next day or two, until, on Monday morning, the police returned.
They remained with Dad in the study for a long time and when they emerged, their faces were grim,
