Chapter SixteenFriday dawned bright and sunny, but with a temperature struggling to get above freezing point. Pauline Greenfield was up early, having decided she could not endure another day of inactivity. Her husband had made no contact since leaving on Tuesday evening; neither had she made any attempt to get in touch with him.
Though she would have preferred not to, she decided she must see David Maddocks. She had to find out what it was he had that he felt she should see, so important he couldn't tell her over the telephone. Perhaps he had uncovered the key to the whole tragic mess.
However, that was not her first priority as she went into Diane's bedroom shortly before seven o'clock to ensure her daughter was awake. Sitting on the side of the bed, Pauline said, “Darling, I think we'l
