She’d set up her laptop and phone on the kitchen table of Oak Lodge. Whilst she worked, James flitted in and out, with a pair of dirty overalls on. He was currently clearing the outhouses and garage. All sorts of interesting objects had turned up. Amongst which, was an ancient Singer sewing machine and a full set of golf clubs. James announced he was going to clean the clubs up and give the sport a go. The east coast was full of world class courses. Dani was only half listening to his running commentary on the plethora of junk he was finding. ‘Yeah, that’ll be great when it’s restored,’ had become her mantra. When James finally came in to make lunch, Dani gave him her full attention. ‘You’ll need to hire a skip.’ ‘Yep, it’s looking that way. It’ll create some space out there. How’s the search going?’ ‘He was called Rory Burns. Born on the 9th October, 1974.
