TWENTY-THREE
TRANSFORMATION
“Well, come on, Kate. Don’t keep us waiting,” I implored as she rose from her chair, placing the sheet of paper on the coffee table in the centre of the room.
“Yes, please tell us what you’ve found out,” Forbes added.
“Right then, here goes,” she began. “To begin with, Miles Prendergast has been more than helpful, as I knew he would be. I explained what we were looking for, and then at his request, I e-mailed the information you gave me on your family, William, as he and I chatted on the phone. He received it in seconds and after perusing the document, he sounded very hopeful. It seems the university has a rather special computer programme that can do the work of a dozen researchers in hours as opposed to days, or weeks. As you were able to provide some perf
