"So I'll tell you what I know so far." Gerry said to answer Brian's question. "I met a lady called Michelle about, 1 month ago. Anyway she seems like a really lovely woman and we were chatting about the kids and stuff and she had a daughter called Ella, well Gabriella, who died." The three others around the table made different noises such as a swallow from Brian and a small gasp from Esther. "It was thought to be suicide and there was a note found with the body but Michelle thinks, and has good reason to think, that Ella's boyfriend killed her."
Sandra looked at Gerry before saying "But if there was a note and the enquiry thought it was suicide there's no case? Mothers of deceased children often struggle to come to terms with it. What evidence does this woman have, and when did all this happen?"
"Well Ella's boyfriend, Dominic Coleman, was a bit of a one. He was in gangs and thought that beating up people was a fun thing to do. He wasn't a nice lad by the sounds of it. Ella wanted to leave him but was too scared. She had an affair and thought that he didn't know about it but Michelle thinks he found out and" Gerry made a gesture at his neck and made a choking noise.
"OK so there might be nothing to this but as we are here we might as well investigate. We will start with this Michelle, the mum. Gerry can you set up a meeting place with her today?" Sandra asked him.
"Yeah, shouldn't be a problem."
Brian, Esther and Sandra looked at each other smirking. Gerry was always up for meeting ladies and it was so typical of him.
