Chapter 23Excavate, Evaluate
Ross and Drake walked into the squadroom to be greeted by Meyer's news, related to them by Paul Ferris.
“You knew it, didn't you?” Drake instantly said to Ross. She knew he had some suspicions in the back of his mind where Albert Cretingham was concerned, but he'd kept his thoughts very much to himself so far.
“Let's just say I had certain misgivings about the story Albert gave us about the way his wife and her lover suddenly upped sticks and left Liverpool, never to be heard of again. I asked Paul to quietly do some digging for me and though we had no proof of foul play, I thought Sofie's rather unique style might just break the older man down and get him to admit the truth.”
“It's her German directness,” Izzie agreed. “She comes straight to the point and
