THIRTY-TWO
Two days later, Emma entered Grace’s office.
‘Grace, I think we may have found the identity of Our Lady,’ she said breathlessly, consulting a piece of paper in her hand, ‘Mrs Kathy Lawrie has just phoned in to say that her mother, forty-six-year-old Amanda Morton is missing. Amanda is divorced, lives alone and Kathy, her daughter has not seen or heard of her for six days and is very worried.
‘She, Amanda is a staff nurse at West Garside Hospital and has not been at work either. Kathy has been to her mother’s house, looking for her and there is no sign. Nothing missing, no sign of a break in, nothing. She asked a neighbour who said she had not seen Amanda for four or five days but thought she must have gone on holiday, but Kathy says she isn’t. On holiday. She is naturally ver
