Lockyer continues investigating. One of the things he and his partner, Gem, keep unveiling facts that fourteen years ago were overlooked.
One of the things they find out is that the butler, Paul, has lied to them. The man was in prison for embezzlement when he was working for a colonel, and Mickey Brown, the dead man, was also in that prison. When Paul is brought for questioning, he keeps denying his lies. Yet, he finally succumbs and says that he was not in the army, but he made it up to be hired by the colonel. It is true that he stole money from him, and in prison he met Mickey Brown, so when he turned up, he knew he was not Harry. He threatened to keep his secret. When Lockyer asks him about the money they have found out he has, Paul insists that he made that money honestly, and he wouldn't dream of risking his position as he hated prison. After the interview, Lockyer and Gem agree that he seemed to be telling the truth.
Lockyer discovers that Mickey was running away from a man called Sean Hannington, who was the headman in the Travellers' camp. The police officer tells him where his wife of the time was, and Lockyer goes to see her. Kim tells him that Sean was a brute, and the conflict with Mickey came from the fact that Kim fell for Mickey, and she even suspects that her son is Mickey's and not Sean's. Yet, Sean believes that Kieron is his. Lockyer asks Kim to send him Kieron's toothbrush to confirm who his real father is. If it turns out to be Mickey's, it would help her to stop his visits, and if it is Sean's, his DNA could help the police to link him to some crimes.
Lockyer also goes to visit Tor Garvich, who at the time was a research assistant working for Professor Ferris. The woman is now a professor at university. She is attractive and very flirty. Lockyer does not think that she can be linked to the crime because the woman was not in the house when the murder happened.
What befuddles Lockyer is how Mickey Brown knew some things about Harry to convince many that he was the real Harry. Serena Godwin, Professor Ferris's sister, comes to answer questions, and she tells Lockyer that Mickey knew many things about Harry, including the name of his first pet, whose name was a difficult old name based on a book.
I have no theories about who killed Mickey and why.
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