I finished my drink.
“I may want them. I’ll let you know. How soon after Janet’s death did this Drew girl get the sack?”
“The next day. All the staff went before the funeral.”
I eat a coffee bean.
“Any reason given?”
“Maureen Crosby went away for a couple of months. The house was shut up.”
“Not usual to sack all the staff when you go away for a couple of months, is it?”
“Of course it isn’t usual.”
“Tell me more about this Drew girl.”
“The things you want to know,” Mrs. Bendix said, and sighed. “Give me that glass unless you want another.”