‘And the pig?’
‘Oh, yes, the pig came from Cranby’s farm. There hadn’t been a pig in Dimbleton’s sty for years. We tackled Cranby. His wife’s away again and he’s had to confess he doesn’t know where she is. He says the pig “disappeared” and that’s all we can get out of him.’
‘Well, when you’ve found Mrs Cranby and confronted her with Miss Crimp, I think you will find you have Eliza Chayleigh’s murderers,’ said Dame Beatrice.
‘Think they’ll rat on one another, madam?’
‘Time will show,’ said Dame Beatrice; and it did.
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