RAFFERTY STILL FELT that Ellen Hadleigh was their strongest suspect. And although Llewellyn had laid out a good case for Sarah Astell being the murderer, he remained unconvinced and was determined to pursue his own line before any other. Llewellyn raised no objection when Rafferty told him his decision; Kingston’s death had affected him deeply, and he had not said a word all the way back to town, not even to criticise Rafferty's driving.
Unfortunately for Rafferty's theory, no-one who had seen her on the night of the murder had been able to recall what Mrs Hadleigh had been wearing. It seemed she had an assortment of nondescript dresses which she wore for her work and they all looked much the same; dark, drab and practical. There was no help for them there. But, he thought, before he went
