“Something like that. There was a link which they didn’t know they had. Same school, different years, for example. Same gym, but years apart in membership. Same dentist, same doctor, same… ”
“Yes, point taken,” snapped Terence. “A transient connection, that’s what you’re saying.”
“Exactly,” murmured Rathe.
“Which will make it harder to find, correct?” Terence stared at Rathe not with hostility or fury, but with a clear plea for honesty.
Rathe stood up, his legs feeling more secure now that the initial storm of grief had passed. There was something stabilising about these intellectual discussions which fortified his energy. “Not necessarily. We just have to look at things a little differently, that’s all.”
“Why are you getting involved in this, Anthony?” asked Sonia.
He could not look
