Murder! the woman at Victoria station was waiting for her son. Robert Hathall was one minute late, but this quietly pleased the woman. Other people's faults often pleased her. There you are,' she said, when he arrived Have you got your ticket?' asked Robert. She hadn't. She knew that he'd had money problems for the three years of his second marriage, but that was his fault. Go and buy them, or we'll miss the train,' she said. Then Perhaps they would miss the train to Kingsmarkham. Angela, Robert's wife, would be angry with him. It would be a good start to the weekend, she thought with a smile. They did not miss the train. But it was crowded, and they had to stand Angela is looking forward to seeing you,' said Robert. Mrs Hathall remembered the only time that she had met daughter-in-law. It was in a flat at Earl's Court. Angela her had described Robert's first wife, Eileen, as a greedy cow. Mrs Hathall had immediately walked out of the building. She told herself that she never wanted to see Angela again. But here she was, going to Kingsmarkham. And Robert was getting nervous. Angela's been cleaning the house to make it nice for you,' he said Mrs Hathall wanted to say, A good wife always has a clean house, not just when a visitor is coming But she said nothing. Angela's meeting us with the car, Robert said, when they railway station. arrived at Kingsmarkham His mother pushed her suitcase at him and took hold of his arm. Eileen visited me this morning,' she said, when they were