Before going out, he said, only half joking, ‘Don’t open the door to anyone while I’m gone, especially an old crone selling rosy apples, okay?’ Then he kissed her. ‘Be very careful, Gems.’ ‘I promise.’ Over breakfast, with Rafi crawling around the legs of the furniture in the living room, Gemma opened up her laptop to check the news. Googling to see if there had been any updates on the murders of the young women, a familiar name jumped out at her. ‘Socialite’s suicide shocks family’ ran the headline. ‘The suicide yesterday of well-known charity worker and socialite Magda Simmonds has shocked her family and friends. “She had everything to live for,” said her son, Adrian. “My mother had just bought a new house in the Blue Mountains and was looking forward to spending time there. We had a big housewarming party planned for next weekend with all the grandchildren. There was a wedding on the horizon; she was going to marry the new man in her life.
