When Yarrow had arrested Frankie Starling for the murder of Peter Cushman, Frankie had expressed regret at the death of Rose Palmer saying, ‘I’m dead sorry about the lass though, Rosie, that were never meant to happen, I hope you know that?’ before adding the cryptic remark, ‘And I didn’t do Tennyson Macaulay, neither.’
‘Sorry?’ Yarrow had asked, puzzled by the strange remark.
‘Work it out for yourself. I’m saying nowt more about it.’
And although Yarrow had interrogated Starling again before his inevitable execution, he had refused to give up the name of his accomplice or the identities of those who had aided his flight following the deaths of Peter Cushman or Rosie Palmer.
And refused to explain that cryptic remark, ‘And I didn’t do Tennyson Macaulay neither.’ ‘You’re a clever man, w
