Dennis locked himself into the guest house where he’d made himself at home the day Jack disappeared.
Meredith had been hysterical when he’d explained Jack’s no-show and begged him to stay. Much as he liked the idea of moving straight in with her, that wasn’t his head talking. At least, not the decision-making one. The guest house was a compromise.
He left the bottle on the kitchen counter and searched for something to draw out the contents. In the bathroom cupboard was a pair of tweezers.
Was this really a message from Jack to Ellie? How many other secrets were hidden around the place? He was learning a whole lot about his wife tonight, including her interest in, or by, the detective.
The tightly wound paper was an envelope and addressed to Ellie in Jack’s handwriting on Jack’s persona
