The Thing Itself (2012)
“He clicked his mouse, then slid from behind his desk and hurried over to her.
‘Bingo. Bernie Grimes. Place called Homps on the Canal du Midi. Not far from Carcassonne.’ Gilchrist looked at him.
‘Fantastic, but you’re saying those place names as if they should mean something to me. I’m a Brighton girl. I’ve never heard of them.’ ‘Carcassonne is this medieval walled town in the south of France. Looks just like it should – they used it for that Kevin Costner Robin Hood film donkey’s years ago. Rea...son it looks so Walt Disney perfect is that it was actually rebuilt in the nineteenth century. So it’s kind of a recreation.’ ‘You’ve been there.’ Williamson looked away.
‘Me and the wife. Before . . .’ His voice trailed away. Gilchrist realized she didn’t know anything about Reg’s private life.
‘Your divorce?’ Williamson flashed a look at her.
‘Our David killed himself.’ Gilchrist was swept back to a conversation she’d had in the car with Reg, it seemed an age ago now, about suicides off Beachy Head.MoreLess
‘Bingo. Bernie Grimes. Place called Homps on the Canal du Midi. Not far from Carcassonne.’ Gilchrist looked at him.
‘Fantastic, but you’re saying those place names as if they should mean something to me. I’m a Brighton girl. I’ve never heard of them.’ ‘Carcassonne is this medieval walled town in the south of France. Looks just like it should – they used it for that Kevin Costner Robin Hood film donkey’s years ago. Rea...son it looks so Walt Disney perfect is that it was actually rebuilt in the nineteenth century. So it’s kind of a recreation.’ ‘You’ve been there.’ Williamson looked away.
‘Me and the wife. Before . . .’ His voice trailed away. Gilchrist realized she didn’t know anything about Reg’s private life.
‘Your divorce?’ Williamson flashed a look at her.
‘Our David killed himself.’ Gilchrist was swept back to a conversation she’d had in the car with Reg, it seemed an age ago now, about suicides off Beachy Head.MoreLess
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