Chapter 44
“Dean Whiteman was probably just an actor or a conman. Without a positive identification, it’s hard to know, but we have the photo fit from your description on file, so you never know,” Carl said.
Frank and Carl sat in the sunshine on the Victoria Embankment by the Thames, watching a large group of tourists clambering onto a ferry.
“I know you’re close to Maria. She knew nothing about her father; the whole Hong Kong situation, and wasn’t involved in any way.”
Frank nodded. He had long stopped suspecting her of anything and now just felt incredible pain for her. He remembered Maria telling him that her dad had told her how much he loved her on the phone in Malaysia. He was probably saying goodbye, thinking he would never see her again.
“At least she got to see him,” Frank sa
