“Mr. Hopkirk, as you are responsible for maintaining all the records of Speke Hill as I understand it, I believe that Mark Proctor was an orphan himself and actually lived here and attended the school?”
“Well, yes, that"s quite correct, Sergeant. Mark was very proud of that fact, having been a student here and ending up as head of department.”
“And is it also correct that at the same time as Mark was at school and living here, you also had a pupil by the name of Matthew Remington?”
“I don"t know, I"d have to check the records. The name sounds familiar though.”
“Matthew Remington was the first murder victim, Mr. Hopkirk. His body was found in the churchyard of St. Matthew"s church.”
“Oh, God,” Hopkirk exclaimed. “And you think there may be some connection between the two men?”
“Yes, I
