After spending a couple of hours talking about himself and life in general on their drive back to Burra, Pat was starting to feel comfortable being with Lina. She had a quick sense of humour and a way of setting people at ease, himself included, when she was asking questions. He realised she’d done an excellent job of getting him to open up and tell her things he’d hadn’t told anyone, apart from Pam. Too bad he wasn’t ten years younger, he thought, as they parked outside the police station. She was attractive in all those ways that made it hard for a man to keep his mind on the job.
They touched base with Bob Davenport and then drove around to Kangaroo Street to interview Michael and Cynthia White again. They sat outside around a table in the shade of the glory vine growing on the pergol
