"Lily, are you absolutely sure that the man's cane had a snake on it?" Margaret asked urgently.
"That is what one of my neighbours told me. I cannot confirm it, though, because I do not remember seeing the man with any such a cane, but I do believe that his cane had a snake on it."
This was incredible. What were the odds that the same person who had killed Elizabeth had also been the one to try and kill Lily? This could only mean one thing: Lily's death had been arranged by the human traffickers. If Elizabeth had been killed for her investigation into the trade, perhaps Lily had been killed for a similar reason.
"Lily, can you think of any reason why someone would want you dead? Think hard about it, please," she implored her.
"I honestly can come up with no reason why someone would wan
