Chapter 27Irene left the office early and returned home in order to collect her overnight bag and her personal things for her trip to London. After checking she had everything she needed she walked to her car and started the motor. She drove slowly out of the drive and headed towards the motorway, and London. Knowing she had at least a four hour drive, she determined to make as much time as possible by keeping to the outside lane with her foot pressed firmly on the accelerator. There was quite a lot of traffic on the road together with the usual borders of colourful plastic cones, and contra-flow systems to admire. Despite this, she continued to make good progress towards her destination, which was the Park Hotel in Finsbury Park. As she entered the building and headed to the reception des
