Page 253 of The Silent Appeal

Insp. Lascelles: Squires coffee must be tip-top.

Ms. Neale: It must.

Insp. Lascelles: Look, I didn’t see anything from my seat over there. Didn’t see you hand a bag to a woman, who gave you an envelope. There’s been intel about a deal happening here today. I don’t care about that.

Ms. Neale: You should consider a change of career.

Insp. Lascelles: It’s Tiffany Ramirez I’m here about. [Silence] She left the Voyager Eclipse on June 4 last year, with Ricardo Sealy, a.k.a. Rooster, to meet you and Ms. Dearing, and was never seen again. You know we’ve got him.

Ms. Neale: Uh-huh.

Insp. Lascelles: Better hope he doesn’t accept a plea bargain, eh?

Ms. Neale: I don’t know what you’re talking about. You need to ask Nicky-Rose Dearing. She…

Insp. Lascelles: She what?

Ms. Neale: I heard… she planted Tiffany’s passport back in her room. I don’t know what happened, how or why she did it, but she was suffering with mental health issues and maybe not thinking straight. It’s her you need to speak to.

Insp. Lascelles: I intend to. In fact, I have a ticket for the play she’s involved with tonight. But while I’m here… what’s in that envelope?

Ms. Neale: I don’t know. The woman who just went out, she left it on the table. It’s hers.

Insp. Lascelles: So you won’t mind if I look inside? [Long period of silence] Sorry, what was that?

Ms. Neale: Go ahead. It’s not mine, so…

Insp. Lascelles: You look nervous, Trina. [Rustling, silence] Daisies, huh? Four sheets of what looks like LSD and a bunch of pages from a playscript. The Hollow.

[Inaudible voice]

Ms. Neale: Sorry, what? LSD? No!

Sgt. Crowe: You’re under arrest for possession of class A drugs. You do not have to say anything, but anything you do say may be taken down and used in evidence.

Ms. Neale: But who are you?

Sgt. Crowe: Lockwood Police. Inspector Lascelles may not care about the drugs, but we do.

Charlotte

So Kevin accidentally told the cast that Josh’s wife is pregnant. Josh who told Fran his marriage has been sexless for years.

Femi

Fran admits killing him in something like the heat of the moment.

Charlotte

A crime of passion.

Femi

Temporary diminished responsibility.

Charlotte

In her statement she seems as confused as we are that she took a starter pistol that she knew wouldn’t fire, as well as the actual murder weapon, the moletrap.