They were passed to us by the new tenants of the Carters’ former home. We quite overlooked them and have no legal reason to keep them now.’Miss Martin was curious. ‘But I understood the Carter case was not yet closed. I was of the opinion that because there were no witnesses to the event, and also a certain lack of evidence from the parties involved, it was never actually proved that Edward Carter had caused his wife’s death. Indeed, according to the newspaper reports, his wife never once claimed that he was responsible for the injuries that killed her. Surely, if he had caused her death, she would have said so, don’t you think?’‘It’s not for me to say, but your observations are correct. You would be surprised, however, to know that in matters such as these, nothing is ever black and white. For my part, all I can do is to apologise for the length of time we’ve retained these personal possessions.’‘Oh, well, at least they’re here now, and Adam will be relieved to have some things of his mother’s, I’m sure.’‘Of course, and like I say, I only wish they were returned earlier.
