Half Truth


"Millionaires? Seriously?" Annalise took a lick of her ice cream, and tilted her face into the sea breeze.

"Do you know the name 'Fowl'? Artemis is mostly likely to sound familiar."

"That kid who just disappeared and reappeared with no explanation, back in the noughties?"

"Yeah. That's the brother I thought was being boring."

"So, what did happen?"

"I was very small when he returned, and I was never told. I'm supposed to just say it's a family matter, and ask you to respect our privacy." Beckett knew what happened from overhearing, but it was true he'd never been told.