LookingDown

RichardBeaumonthopedtoseetheelusivecrowontheDovercliffs.Insteadheseesayoungwomanfallingtoherdeath.No-onerecognisesher,no-onehasreportedhermissingandRichardreturns,shaken,tohiswife,butinsteadoffindingsolaceinLilian'scompany,helockshimselfawayandobsessivelypaintsthesceneofthewoman'sbrokenbodyontherocks.HiscoolbehaviourtowardshertakesLiliantotheflatbelowandtheworldly-wisecompanyofSarahFortune.ButSarah,onceRichard'slover,isawkwardwithherandisalsopreoccupiedwithherbrother'sunbreakablehabitofcat-burglaryandthesuspicioustraffictothepenthouseatthetopofthemansionblock.Unabletoforgetwhathewitnessed,Richardreturnstothecoastandisbefriendedbythelocalpolicesurgeon.Recentlywidowed,Johnisdepressed,notsomuchbyhiswife'sdeathbutbytherealisationthathismarriagehadbeenalovelessvoid.Recognisingthesymptoms,RichardintroduceshimtoSarahsothatshecannolongerignoretheBeaumonts'troublesandisdrawnintohelpingtotracewherethedeadgirlcamefromandinsodoingrevealsatradewhichisbothbreathtakinglylucrativeandchillinglycruel.