SEVENTEEN
“I didn’t expect that,” Donny says. “Out of nowhere, he comes out with a confession. Congratulations, Boss. You’ve got him.”
“It’s looking like you were right all along. You told me not to look a gift horse in the mouth,” Alex replies.
“That’s an unkind way to speak about the victim,” Donny sniggers, before taking on a more serious expression. “Then why are you looking so glum?”
“I’m not sure, Donny. You must be right about me having masochistic tendencies, I guess. Even although he’s owned up, I don’t read Fraser McCourt as being a bad lad. He’s not the sort to go out and deliberately kill someone.”
“What does it matter? He’s told us he strangled her. Okay, I accept maybe he got carried away in the passion of the moment and not meant to kill her. Even if it wasn’t intention
