The huge mound of paperwork that awaited him would take days to get through, but held little interest. His thoughts were very firmly locked on the events in Tipton Hollow. In particular, the latest revelation of several thefts from customers of Bentwhistle Funeral Directors. He couldn’t help but wonder if other items had been stolen that hadn’t been reported. But did that make Alan Bentwhistle the thief? With a sigh, he pushed away from the table and threw a dark look at the paperwork before he left his office and called for Isaac, who sat with his boots propped up on his desk and a pile of papers on his knees. “Come on,” Mark sighed. “Let’s go and pay a visit to Miss Smethwick.” “Smethwick?” They left the building and headed toward Tipton Hollow. Mark brought Isaac up to date on the last night’s revelation, although he didn’t mention Babette’s evening visit to the solicitor. He wasn’t sure whether he was a little unprofessional in his belief that it was a family matter, but wanted to discuss it with Harriett before he considered it worthy of inclusion in his investigation.
