‘This is Ms Heppert. She is a lawyer with Parker and Henry in their Paris office. She is acting for the Sisters of Bon Secours in the disposal of their convent. Professor McBride was asked to assist by the superior of the order and sent me to Paris to look into the matter. I liaised with a lawyer, M. Joubert, who was then acting for …’ ‘Professor Scolari.’ The Professor turned his attention away from Jimmy to Nadine Heppert. ‘Yes?’ ‘Here is my card.’ He took it. ‘On the back are the numbers of the office of M. Joubert and the sisters at the convent, if any sisters are still there. Please call my office, M. Joubert’s office, and the sisters at the convent to confirm that I am now officially handling the matter. If you can contact the superior of the Sisters of Bon Secours here in Rome to confirm that she did indeed ask for Professor McBride’s assistance I suggest you do so. Mr Costello tells me there is information relating to the matter in a green dossier in Professor McBride’s office.
