Denise rang off and left Abby staring at a blank TV screen. She turned it on and hopped from channel to channel, but was too upset to make sense of anything. If Martin was in trouble someone should rescue him. But there was no one she knew who would go with her into the wilds of Pen Crags. The few friends she had would think she was crazy.
At eight-fifteen she could bear the anxiety no longer. She put on her anorak and left the house. She took her Peugeot 307 from the garage and drove out of town, heading apprehensively for the hills to the west.
Ray parked the Volvo and went straight to Tony Danby's office. He had no idea what to expect. All Tony had said was that Charles had some work for them to do.
The large table in Tony's office was piled high as usual, with document wallets and s
