The men standing at the edge of the excavated area were surrounded by trees. Peder moved closer, leaning forward to get a better view.‘How did you find him?’ Alex asked.‘We dug around the area where Rebecca Trolle was buried, and we found a man’s shoe that looked as if it had been lying in the ground for a long time. We expanded the search area and dug deeper, and there he was.’The man who had answered Alex’s question pointed out exactly where the second body had been found.‘How long had he been there?’‘The pathologist said he couldn’t be sure until the body was brought in, but probably several decades.’Alex breathed in the fresh air; in spite of everything, it was good to see the rays of the sun caressing the trees and the ground, still wet with dew. Spring was his favourite time of year, and he was definitely a morning person. It was still only seven o’clock, and he was pleased that Peder had been able to join him at such an early hour.‘How can you be sure it’s a man?’ Peder asked.‘The height,’ replied a female officer who had been involved in investigating the scene.
