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JIM

RACHEL

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Page 80 and 81: RACHEL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIBLIOGRAPH

Page 82 and 83: Author’s Note During the research

Page 84 and 85: PROLOGUE NOVEMBER 2013 - ONE YEAR A

Page 86 and 87: imaginary interview goes really wel

Page 88 and 89: But whether I’ve been awake or as

Page 90 and 91: BEFORE DAY 1 SUNDAY, 21 OCTOBER 201

Page 92 and 93: eally honest, I hadn’t noticed it

Page 94 and 95: ‘OK,’ and he was off, careering

Page 96 and 97: as if the woodland was holding its

Page 98 and 99: appeared on the path. Our progress

Page 100 and 101: ‘That’s good news,’ she said.

Page 102 and 103: FM: Do you think that expressing fe

Page 104 and 105: JC: It was a promotion is what it w

Page 106 and 107: suspect, is not going to be an easy

Page 108 and 109: RACHEL John couldn’t stand the wa

Page 110 and 111: It was the awkward twitch of Inspec

Page 112 and 113: ‘Solid eight hours,’ I said. I

Page 114 and 115: RACHEL Inspector Miller said that b

Page 116 and 117: JIM Kenneth Steele House is where I

Page 118 and 119: had four pairs of officers in place

Page 120 and 121: at others. He was always watching m

Page 122 and 123: JIM I was quite pleased with how th

Page 124 and 125: his parents as well as his grandpar

Page 126 and 127: ‘Expertise is on our side,’ she

Page 128 and 129: RACHEL My sister Nicky was waiting

Page 130 and 131: unstoppable. She told me that the w

Page 132 and 133: the streetlights and the geometric

Page 134 and 135: JIM Addendum to DI James Clemo’s

Page 136 and 137: FM: So you recommended Emma for the

Page 138 and 139: DAY 3 TUESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2012 Be a

Page 140 and 141: RACHEL In the car on the way to Ken

Page 142 and 143: ‘If you are the person who is wit

Page 144 and 145: ‘This way,’ she said. She swept

Page 146 and 147: ‘It’s a soft alibi.’ Fraser w

Page 148 and 149: trace of dignity or vulnerability,

Page 150 and 151: missing”, and that everybody is l

Page 152 and 153: looking woman too: nicely dressed,

Page 154 and 155: ‘Were there signs that the arm wa

Page 156 and 157: accident. But we’ll check it out

Page 158 and 159: To the insultingly practical: Don


Page 162 and 163: FM: So apart from the negative pres

Page 164 and 165: they’re focused on the job? FM: Y

Page 166 and 167: DAY 4 WEDNESDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2012 Cr

Page 168 and 169: RACHEL I slept only fitfully after

Page 170 and 171: WEB PAGE - www.whereisbenedictfinch

Page 172 and 173: JIM I spoke to Emma before I left f

Page 174 and 175: say that he doesn’t play by the r

Page 176 and 177: ‘Bye,’ Fount said to him. ‘Wh

Page 178 and 179: thanked her for what she did for us

Page 180 and 181: I sat on the bed for a long time, u

Page 182 and 183: JIM Fraser and I had a pre-meet bef

Page 184 and 185: ‘He’s got an alibi, doesn’t h

Page 186 and 187: RACHEL Nicky phoned the police and

Page 188 and 189: door in the middle of the night. Yo

Page 190 and 191: an orange wash remained. It struck

Page 192 and 193: RACHEL When I got back inside Nicky

Page 194 and 195: JIM On the night of Wednesday, 24 O

Page 196 and 197: DAY 5 THURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2012 You

Page 198 and 199: RACHEL I slept the night in Ben’s

Page 200 and 201: individuals closest to Ben, and he

Page 202 and 203: ‘What about their son, Charlie Bo

Page 204 and 205: He took another sheet of paper from

Page 206 and 207: more imperfect than any version of


Page 210 and 211: JC: She said she was knackered. She

Page 212 and 213: It led swiftly to the fourth state.

Page 214 and 215: Quick response appreciated, obvious

Page 216 and 217: WEB PAGE - www.whereisbenedictfinch

Page 218 and 219: I didn’t know what to say. I look

Page 220 and 221: RACHEL Zhang agreed to come and giv

Page 222 and 223: sensation. Then she spoke to him of

Page 224 and 225: abstract shapes floating within it,

Page 226 and 227: JIM I got one of the DCs to pick up

Page 228 and 229: RACHEL This time, I made no attempt

Page 230 and 231: dog, black and white like Skittle,

Page 232 and 233: FM: I’m not intending to. That’

Page 234 and 235: everything that had happened. But I

Page 236 and 237: JIM We worked closely with John Fin

Page 238 and 239: DAY 7 SATURDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2012 An

Page 240 and 241: RACHEL In the early hours of the mo

Page 242 and 243: school year, but I started to work

Page 244 and 245: tight. A hospital band was visible

Page 246 and 247: cancer himself. The whole family, w

Page 248 and 249: Another page. A different drawing:

Page 250 and 251: ‘The blog.’ I was slow; I didn

Page 252 and 253: told him to fuck off. ‘Tell Frase

Page 254 and 255: ‘Stop asking me to be patient. Ho

Page 256 and 257: JIM In the incident room the blinds

Page 258 and 259: swing. ‘So what are we thinking?

Page 260 and 261: ‘She’s drunk?’ I asked when h


Page 264 and 265: JC: Fine. He coaxes his lips up int

Page 266 and 267: JIM It was Emma who I thought of al

Page 268 and 269: DAY 8 SUNDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2012 The P

Page 270 and 271: RACHEL When dawn came there was no

Page 272 and 273: JIM Nine o’clock Sunday morning,

Page 274 and 275: RACHEL The hospital receptionist se


Page 278 and 279: RACHEL My cab driver on the way hom

Page 280 and 281: tall bear of a man, with very dark

Page 282 and 283: ‘To be honest, I assumed Nicky wo

Page 284 and 285: He actually put his hand over his h

Page 286 and 287: ‘Cool,’ my avatar said. ‘New

Page 288 and 289: me wants you here to run the invest

Page 290 and 291: I behaved in an arrogant and disgus

Page 292 and 293: RACHEL I logged on to Furry Footbal

Page 294 and 295: ‘I know it was him,’ I said. Th

Page 296 and 297: Her handbag was on the seat between

Page 298 and 299: so that my toes were already numb.

Page 300 and 301: ‘It’s what Miss May said, about

Page 302 and 303: He sat back down. ‘Again,’ he s

Page 304 and 305: JIM Nicky Forbes was disturbed by m

Page 306 and 307: RACHEL It took me twenty-five minut

Page 308 and 309: here. And then I saw something else

Page 310 and 311: JIM Nicky Forbes’s expression was

Page 312 and 313: RACHEL They prised me up off the ca

Page 314 and 315: Operator: OK. They’re a few minut

Page 316 and 317: RECORD OF EVIDENCE: AVON AND SOMERS

Page 318 and 319: RACHEL Bristol Children’s Hospita

Page 320 and 321: ‘Is the child all right?’ Mrs M

Page 322 and 323: RACHEL I approached my son’s beds

Page 324 and 325: EPILOGUE CHRISTMAS 2013 - ONE YEAR,

Page 326 and 327: RACHEL A few weeks ago, somebody as

Page 328 and 329: that he loved so much in return. Th


Page 332 and 333: JC: Yes. FM: Have you seen her sinc

Page 334 and 335: RACHEL We might never have closure,

Page 336 and 337: us that. He came to our house and w

Page 338: BIBLIOGRAPHY The following websites

clemo

finch

benedict

zhang

woodley

jenner

blog

ruth

bristol

katrina

burnt

gilly

macmillan

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