Page 22 of The Silent Appeal

11:36 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

She won’t. I’ll deal with it myself.

11:36 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Will you look for a place nearby?

11:36 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

What with? I have no money.

11:36 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Surely there’s something left for a flat?

11:44 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

I’ll make a list of everything in your price range on Rightmove and we’ll go through it together.

11:45 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

There’s NOTHING left.

11:46 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

You could live with us, but we’re bursting at the seams, what with Kevin in the spare room while Sammy goes through this phase of getting into bed with me.

11:48 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

Need to get my head around everything and work out what I do next.

11:48 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Am I literally the only person who knows?

11:49 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

Please, please, please keep it that way.

Femi

Mr. Tanner said the convicted murderer won’t appeal. These conversations don’t tell us much about anything at all.

Charlotte

In Nicky-Rose’s messages to her former business partner, Trina, there’s mention of documents that implicate them both in something.

Femi

It was a company registered in the Caribbean that supplied entertainment for cruise ships. What could go so wrong?

Charlotte

Drugs? People smuggling? Illegal employment practices?

Femi

Money laundering. Financial fraud. Tax evasion.