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Wendy had held off from asking Culverhouse the obvious questions for as long as she could, but now she was fit to burst. It had been two days since the events at Farnelsham and their relaxed chat over a drink at the Prince Albert seemed like the ideal time to bring it up and clear the air.
‘Guv, how did you know?’ she asked, getting straight to the point.
‘I didn’t,’ he replied. ‘Not for certain. But I had a pretty good idea. Kyle had those photos out when we went round to nick him a couple of years back. Later on, he told the therapists about the boat house and how him and his brother had played there when they were younger. He was obsessed with the place. It was the only place he felt safe. I guessed that was probably where he’d gone to.’
‘But how?’ Wendy asked.
‘How did I get th
