Page 246 of The Silent Appeal

Femi

NR has been planning to leave Lockwood for a while, a plan connected to a set-up involving Trina—and Issy.

Charlotte

But Issy’s meeting with Trina seems to have gone well. Did Amelia get to Nicky-Rose AFTER she’d left her phone for Carol to find but BEFORE she could leave town?

Charlotte

What I mean is, are there TWO murders here, but as yet only one body has been found?

Femi

We should read on.

Transcript of a meeting between Sergeant Crowe and Inspector Cooper of Lockwood Police and Francesca Elroy-Jones at 8:55 a.m. on June 8, 2025:

Insp. Cooper: For the benefit of the recording, you’ve come to Lockwood Police Station voluntarily to talk to us about the murder of Reverend Joshua Harries. Is that correct, Ms. Elroy-Jones?

Ms. Elroy-Jones: [Inaudible]

Sgt. Crowe: Can you speak up, please?

Ms. Elroy-Jones: Yes, that’s right.

Insp. Cooper: What is it you’d like to tell us?

Ms. Elroy-Jones: I’m… I’m not…

Sgt. Crowe: In your own time.

Ms. Elroy-Jones: It was me. I killed him. I killed Josh. Thursday night…

[Short period of silence]

Sgt. Crowe: Right… okay…

Insp. Cooper: I’ll call the duty solicitor.

Sgt. Crowe: You stay there, miss. This happened on Thursday night. Why wait until Sunday morning to tell us?

Ms. Elroy-Jones: Because I didn’t want to spoil the play.

Lockwood Murder Case WhatsApp group, September 12, 2025:

Femi Hassan

Fran CONFESSES?

Charlotte Holroyd

However badly frustrated she is by her relationship with Josh, she doesn’t seem the type.

Roderick Tanner, KC

What is “the type” who would kill their former lover?

Charlotte Holroyd