Page 245 of Murder in the Family

These are percentages, right? In which case you’re missing someone – this only gets us to seventy-one.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Well spotted. Alwayssouseful to have a scientist in the room.

You’re right. Wearemissing someone.

The screen updates to the full list.

HUGO FRASER

Ah, the elusive Mr Wilson. I suppose that was only to be expected.

JJ NORTON

Though I’m not sure where it gets us, given he’s still doing a very passable impersonation of the bloody Scarlet Pimpernel—

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Not so fast there, JJ. Turns out our viewers aren’t theonlypeople who’ve been in touch since the last time we were all round this table.

They stare at him.

LAILA FURNESS

(looking from Nick to Tarek)

You foundWilson?

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Much as I’d love to take the credit, he foundus.

He’s been watching the series – with immense interest, may I say—

ALAN CANNING

(under his breath)

I bet he has.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

And givenwhathe saw, he felt honour-bound to come forward.

HUGO FRASER

(sardonically)

Oh really? After all this time he suddenly gets a bad case of late-onset moral responsibility?

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Bear with, Hugo, bear with—

LAILA FURNESS

(impatiently)

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