Chapter 6Before I go to the Moliner house I telephone Pierre, who is our forensic expert. He tells me that he's now released the site but he has virtually nothing to report.
“The forked stick that was used to secure the door is covered in grease, animal fat actually,” he says. “There are fingerprints, but mostly smudges, and so many it looks as if half the town have had their hands on it. It has marks on its base as if it's been clamped at sometime, but I've no idea why.”
“Do you think the killer or killers brought it with them?” I ask. “It's obviously been used for something before.”
“I don't know. It's quite a large object to be carrying unnoticed. I suggest you ask Jacques Moliner if he's seen it around his property. The killer must have known prior to arriving, that this particular
