His fingers again felt the smooth surface of the photograph in his pocket. He had studied it more than a dozen times already, and he could see many of the small details of the picture in his mind’s eye. He was confident that he could do this, and for a hundred quid, who would turn it down?
Much to his relief, he had also spoken to Justine at lunchtime. She had apologized about the day before, and said that she and her mother had been running around sorting things out and she hadn’t had the chance to call. Was that really it, he had wondered? Was she telling him everything? Nick decided that he wouldn’t push her further, since he had things to keep close to his chest as well. Phil Tanner was still in a coma anyway, and so there seemed to be no end in sight to the current situation with Jus
