She knew he enjoyed these meetings and she was anxious to know what had happened to the filmmakers in Darwin. She was especially interested in finding out if Colin knew how the cheeky cockney kid Johnny had transformed into the rich and notorious businessman now known as John Cardwell. ‘Hi Colin, it’s Veronica here. I was wondering if you’re free for lunch sometime?’ Colin drew a long breath. ‘I’m sorry, Veronica, I can’t meet you again. Let’s just forget it. I really don’t want to talk about this whole episode anymore. It was just a wild goose chase.’ ‘What? Why ever not? It’s a fantastic story. We’re really quite keen to pursue it.’ ‘Please don’t, Veronica.’ Veronica paused, quite shocked. What had brought about this sudden shift in Colin’s thinking? Then she realised. ‘Colin, how long is it since you’ve seen Johnny, John Cardwell?’ ‘I haven’t seen him in many, many years. I’ve told you that already, we just don’t move in the same circles.
