Chapter 260: Saviours, Part 18

Richard

“Under the circumstances,” continues Will, “I’m not going to dwell on this too much. All I am going to say is that there is all the motive in the world, for the culprits to try to remove Charlotte, as a witness to much of this, from the picture, and to prevent her giving testimony at court. All aside from the considerable monies made from the trafficking, she is effectively witness to institutionalised murder.”

And now Michael breaks in. “So why have they not simply murdered her?”

He’s right….

…. That would be the usual route with people like this….

Why are we not burying Charlotte right now?

Will fends him off, raising his hand. “I’m coming to that.” He sucks at his cheeks.

He looks guilty….

…. Why?

“I have to say,” he continues, looking around the table, “that we are missing certain records….”

Michael looks enraged, James merely thoughtful.