" My dear John, I left a note asking Margaret to give this notebook to you as you are the only man who could possibly even try and understand what happened that Christmas Eve so many years ago…"

" So, ladies and gentlemen, I shall now be leading this production."

" You like star-gazing, Walt?"

" I’m a cop, Walt, it’s my duty to uphold the law…"

Swann was intrigued, and that same evening, donning his best clothes, made his way to Pfaff’s Bar…

Once in Calcutta Swann gave the horse to a very surprised beggar…

" Mr Goode, have you ever heard of Dr Henry Faulds?"

"Our young friend here has his father’s nose".

" You know it ain’t me, Inspector, you know it ain’t…"

" Henry Donaldson lies dead behind this curtain with his life’s blood, and half his insides, spilling onto the stage…".