The Silent and the Damned. Robert Thomas Wilson

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      ‘Well…if it came off as a result of a struggle with an assailant whose ultimate aim was to make this look like a suicide it would be less indicative of another person’s presence if the watch was on his wrist rather than on the floor.’

      ‘What sort of a strap did his watch have?’

      ‘It seems to be a metal bracelet type, which can come off easily in a struggle or just as easily work its way round a wrist, so…’

      ‘Whatever…that was a good piece of observation,’ said Falcón. ‘It might not help us form a case for murder, but it is indicative of the strange circumstances of the crime scene. Now all we’ve got to do is find the incontrovertible proof that will convince Juez Calderón that we have a case. We know Sr Vega was burning things at the bottom of the garden. What does that imply to you?’

      ‘He was getting rid of things in preparation for something.’

      ‘They were personal things, letters and photographs, and they caused him great distress.’

      ‘So he didn’t want them discovered. He was hiding them and now…’

      ‘If you were Sr Vega and you wanted to hide something, where would you put it?’

      ‘In my territory – either here in my study or in the butcher’s room.’