Sir Leward looked at Poole. The latter nodded.
“I agree,” he said, “that’s the missing link up to date. So far there is nothing to prove that a murder has been committed.”
“And how are you going to prove it?”
“In the first place, we ought to have a look at the body.”
“Exhumation?”
“That’s it, sir.”
“Do you agree, Barrod?” asked Sir Leward, turning to the Chief Inspector, who had remained silent.
“If you want to go any further, sir, yes.”
Marradine was not quite so sure now that he did want to go further; the chances of “seeing more of” Inez Fratten, under favourable conditions, whilst pursuing her brother for murder, were hardly promising. Still, he had gone too far now to turn back.
“Very well,” he said, “get an exhumation order and let me have the surgeon’s report as soon as possible.”