Before Luke drove away from Birch Hall to catch up with Sy, he had decided to divide responsibilities. Farley had set off to Cuckoo Nest with his lurcher b***h and the truck and living van to keep an eye on the raklies and watch out for Sawmill Charlie. Kingsley, Royston and Bennett were asked to look for Cath and Angie. Harry had remained resolutely mute and the two minders had shrugged and denied all knowledge.
Luke had told his three companions to search for a hidden room on the top floor of Birch Hall that he might have missed. If they couldn"t find one, they should look for a door and a staircase leading to a basement. Then he thought of the age of the house and of the religious conflict that had existed back then. He had read about it in visits to the library in his search for more
