Paul and Allan are playing squash. This was the only way Allan could think of to get Paul alone, to tell him about seeing Sophie n***d, about creeping through his backyard, about the man with the dog, before the whole story comes out. Allan has spent the last twenty-four hours thinking that he is guilty. A good part of him feels as if he killed the man, as if he stole Lindsay from the street. Helen has not come out of the bedroom. She has locked herself in. She has locked the connecting door from the ensuite bathroom out to the hallway. The nanny is confused but she barely speaks English and so she just shrugs to Allan when he passes her in the kitchen and the dining room. The baby is happy. Grace makes sure she is happy. Gurgles and coos as if nothing is going on. As long as Grace is ther
