Episode 23 - Off to Wales

Jay  Salerno did not turn up at Cleo’s cottage, much to everyone’s relief, though Gloria had threatened to give the guy a piece of her mind if he did.

Episode 22 - Jay Salerno

The phone rang , but Cleo answered it only after it had rung several times and finally broken off her thinking about the husband she had feared and finally ditched.

"Cleo?"

Episode 21 - Manic Friday

It was going to be one of those mornings. After Colin left, Cleo was so deep in thought about the implication of Julie being keen on Gary and Gary stripping Julie with his eyes that she jumped when the phone rang.

Episode 20 - Colin

Gary drove Cleo to her office early on Friday morning. They had slept very little. They had talked about themselves between phases of intense love-making. They were happiest together and felt committed to one another. Cleo made coffee and they embraced wordlessly for a long time while the noisy espresso machine spluttered and spat.

“That hell-bent coffee-maker has taken lessons from May Temple,” said Cleo.

Episode 19 - May Temple

Cleo drove to the Temple house immediately. Mrs Temple asked her in and before long they were drinking tea in the living room and Cleo was listening to May Temple defending her equanimity. She was subdued but not saddened or weepy about Shirley’s murder. Someone at HQ had told her anonymously and she had rung back to check with the highest instance. Roger Stone was in shock and thought she should be.

Episode 18 - Total recall?

Cleo sat at her desk in the office gazing at Colin’s reports on his activities. Shirley Temple’s murder was occupying her thoughts, especially because of the parallels with Burton’s killing. She would have to scrutinize all those reports to compare accounts of people possibly involved. The first and probably most currently relevant information was about Mrs Temple. It had been compiled before her daughter’s death, of course. Colin had really worked fast and probably through the night to write everything down.