Tempting The Bad Boy
He reaches forward and drags the diary back towards him, a sure-fire sign that he's ready to take us seriously.
"What was the number of the bus Pia would have caught home?" He asks me, pen poised to write down my answer.
"There are two, either the 411 or the 418 bus, both pick up students from Brixton Campus and St Mary's," I tell him, and he scribbles down the numbers. "The 411 bus is usually quite full, so she may have waited for the 418 bus because then she'd know she'd get a seat."
Detective Layton picks up the black handset of the phone beside him and begins dialling. I look to Claire, who gives me a small smile. This is progress, I can feel it.