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said, leaning back in his chair. I decided I liked his manner; it was relaxed, leisurely even. ‘I’ve looked at the notes the sergeant took yesterday and had a word with my colleagues in Bournemouth. I understand you came across some photographs of your cousin.’
    I was distracted from replying by a noise from down the corridor; it sounded like someone yelling. I wondered if Reece was being interviewed today too.
    I told them about the USB. Out of the corner of my eye I caught Julie giving me a hard look and realized how sketchily I’d explained this to her. I’d be in for it later. I handed the USB to Perry when he asked for it and was given a receipt. I’d copied the photos on to Edith before coming out.
    ‘This might not seem like a big deal, but I really don’t think she jumped because she was depressed,’ I said. I described all the plans Danielle had been making. ‘She had . . . issues, but she was doing OK. Reece will back me up.’
    ‘We’ve seen Danielle’s medical records,’ said Perry. ‘She had a history of depression. The conclusion my Bournemouth colleagues came to was that this was almost certainly a contributory factor for her death – especially as the post-mortem showed she hadn’t been taking her medication. How did she seem to you that weekend?’
    I was going to answer, ‘Normal,’ but changed my mind – Dani didn’t really have a ‘normal’ mode in the way most people did. ‘OK, I guess.’
    ‘How close were you to your cousin?’ Perry asked. ‘Talk me through your relationship.’
    I hesitated. Perry seemed kind, but he was still a stranger and this was personal.
    ‘I didn’t know her well when I was little,’ I said. ‘She was eleven years older than me, and I went into care when I was seven. We got close after . . . well, our mums died together.’
    It had been a car accident five years ago. It wasn’t clear where they’d been heading, but it was clear that both of them were well over the limit. They’d swerved off the road at a junction – thankfully no other cars were involved. Even though I’d not lived with Mum for several years and rarely saw her, it still made a huge impact. The best way to describe how I felt was numb. At least Dani had been going through the same thing. That shared experience gave us a bond nothing could break. Her being around made me feel better. Not only about Mum, but about a lot of things. We just ‘got’ each other.
    Perry nodded, looking sympathetic. Slightly reassured, I said, ‘Dani had got her life together. She’d finished a course in computing and got a decent job. She was proud of that – sometimes she was scatty, but never at work. Computers made more sense to her than people did, I think.’
    ‘Did you see much of her once she started work?’ Perry asked.
    ‘Sometimes when she was down I didn’t see her for a while,’ I admitted. ‘We only met when she was happy – which is why her killing herself that weekend just doesn’t make sense.’
    Perry asked about the photos and how I’d made the link to Aiden Anderson. Now that I was explaining, in this bright, serious little room, it sounded a bit daft, like something a teenager might do because she was bored and wanted attention. I could tell Julie wasn’t buying it; she wasn’t saying anything, but she’s not difficult to read.
    ‘I’m not messing about, or saying that he pushed her,’ I said when I’d finished explaining. ‘Not exactly. I’m just sure it’s worth investigating.’
    ‘Do you think whatever passed between Danielle and the man you’re calling Aiden Anderson could have left her worked up enough to take her own life? I mean, rather than her mental state?’ Grace said suddenly. I’d almost forgotten he was there; evidently he’d been listening after all.
    ‘I don’t know,’ I said. ‘From what Reece says, she seemed agitated when she saw him outside the flat, and she definitely was when she saw him in town.’
    Perry stood, nodding for