Page 135 of Murder in the Family

Shirley said that according to Caroline you became ‘unmanageable’. So disruptive that these days you would be diagnosed with ADHD.

GUY HOWARD

(laughs again)

Mum always was a bit of a drama queen. See above under Cake.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Shirley also told us all three of you kids went into therapy. Is that true?

GUY HOWARD

(his face closing)

That’s not something I’m prepared to talk about on screen.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

OK, fair enough. So what about your sisters’ relationships with Luke? We still haven’t been ableto talk to Amelie directly – did she really hate him as much as Shirley Booker claimed?

GUY HOWARD

(after a pause)

I suppose of the three of us she disliked him the most. I guess that much is accurate.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Do you know why?

GUY HOWARD

(shrugs)

Search me. As far as I remember she took an instant dislike to him and it only got worse. But don’t forget, I was only 10 at the time. There could have been subtleties I was missing.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

What about Maura?

GUY HOWARD

I think she mainly just stayed out of his way. She was at that age – all adults were a pain in the arse, whoever they were. But why don’t you ask her?

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

In fact we did. She wasn’t that keen to talk to us again, but she did eventually agree.

CUT TO: Maura, in her room in the old stable block at Dorney Place. We can see the garden and the main house through the window behind her. Her hair is up in a messy bun; she’s wearing a navy long-sleeved top under a navy gilet, with a wool scarf around her neck. She’s sitting slightly turned away, both arms wrapped around her.

NICK VINCENT (Producer) – off

Since we last spoke we’ve interviewed Shirley Booker—

MAURA HOWARD

(flashing him a look)

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