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Back in the incident room, Caroline felt more energised and invigorated than she had in a long time. She now felt more certain than ever that Patrick Walsh was the key to unlocking what had happened to Roger Clifton. Until now, rumours of his affair with Roger’s wife had been just that — rumours. The Cliftons’ daughter had seemed a reliable enough witness, but now Caroline had incontrovertible proof that something was going on.
She now felt sure they had enough to arrest and begin questioning Patrick Walsh, but she didn’t want to dive in. As things stood, all their evidence was circumstantial. The moment Walsh was booked into the custody suite, the clock would start ticking and they’d be given twenty-four hours to either convince the Crown Prosecution Service to authorise a murder cha
