I was not going to assume which.

I asked Desmond whether there might be family videos or letters in the room.

He looked baffled when I mentioned the electronic lock.

He believed the study had remained untouched since Rosalind’s death.

“Vivian said you asked her to secure it,” I told him.

“I asked her not to throw anything away,” he answered.

“That’s not the same thing.”

The next morning Gideon Pike, head of company security, arrived to inspect the household access system.