Chapter 92

Claudia and I have run out of small talk. She sits beside me, awkward, sharing the silence.

Ross hovers in the background, shifting from one foot to the other. "Have you ever seen him like this before?" I ask.

"Not even close. Never in anything approaching this kind of rage…" He spreads helpless palms. "He's normally so unflappable."

"Who's this Adrian Barclay?"

He shrugs. "I guess we're about to find out."

Then…

The bellow echoes down the hall. "Barclay, damn you! What the hell do you think you're playing at? If you have a problem with me, you come deal with me. You do not invade my home and attack my wife… I beg to differ. Attack is exactly the right word…"

His voice falls, and he drops into silence, then, "Yes, your excuse for an officer was completely unprofessional. He treated Elizabeth with utter disregard for her feelings. His line of questioning was demeaning and humiliating. His behaviour contemptible. You seriously expect any respectable woman would give intimate details of h