After the third drink, Casey pulled the balloon glass from Ritzy. It was time she told them everything, and she did, remarkably concisely considering how shaken up she was and the alcohol she had imbibed. Casey gave her a pound note and sent her on her way, her internal equilibrium returning, if she was not so steady on her feet.
Casey and Wade had refrained from drinking, steadfastly firing questions, and now, back at Arbour Square, they evaluated the responses they had received from the one person, other than Nadia, who had a close relationship with Chas Larkin and, one thing they agreed upon, they needed another trip under the Thames and a briefing with the major.
Young Bessie, Nan, and Maude Larkin, survived, but Madge and Mum Bessie had perished, along with the remaining brothers an
