That flash of despair was broken up by a reassuring voice.
‘Don’t ask me any how long questions,’ said Dr Wisdom. ‘All I’ll say for certain is we’re talking weeks, not days.’
This much information Sant could have deduced himself.
‘Months?’
‘Possibly, my boy. This is no ordinary case. Most cadavers are found in the first twenty-four hours, not twenty-four days or more.’
‘Is she who we think she is?’
‘No comment. Give me time and several strong coffees. All these dead people are going to my head.’
Wisdom was under no pressure to reveal autopsy details until the middle of next week. The weekend was fast approaching, and once the cadaver had been cleared into the investigative unit and transported to the lab, it would be Monday morning before Wisdom and his team could start work. Then c
