The Canal Page #3

an hour, so it's cast iron mate!

people always suspect the husband.

Do you know why that is?

Cause it's always the husband.

Every f***ing time.

Is this your wife?

This your wife, Alice Williams?

Yes.

Yes, it's my wife.

There was no evidence of foul

play or assault.

She drowned.

She must have fallen in.

It was an accident?

Yes.

I think so.

One of the heels of her shoe had snapped off,

which we think may have caused her to fall in.

So in the absence of any

evidence to the contrary,

we have to conclude that

it was an accident, yes.

Do you agree?

You did know she was pregnant?

Very sorry for your troubles.

Thank you.

Nana.

Ohh!

She loved you.

You know that, don't you?

Yes?

Yes?

She loved you.

More than anything else in the whole world.

Yes.

Oh Billy!

Billy.

Billy!

Come on, go with Clare, ok?

How's he doing?

Yeah, he's alright.

Children are strong.

They are stronger than most adults, even.

Of course,

they don't really understand, do they?

Maybe I should take him for a while.

It might be good for him.

I think Alice would have liked that.

He should be around another woman.

A mother figure.

We've got Sophie living with us now...

Billy's nanny...

I think it's best if stays home with me.

Did you hear about Alex?

Alex?

Alice's boyfriend.

Apparently he's taken

Alice's death very badly.

He's completely devastated.

They say he need to go into a hospital.

To recover.

Yes.

I couldn't give a sh*t.

Do you understand me?

I couldn't care less, I have my son.

A lot of people loved her.

I loved her.

I have to go.

Just say goodbye to Billy.

It's been a long day.

You alright?

I lied.

I, I lied to the police.

I did know about that guy in the house

Oh...

em...

it doesn't really matter

now anyway, does it.

It was an accident.

The thing is...

on the night she disappeared

I went to his house,

that guy, and I went in after them

and I saw them together in bed.

I didn't do anything.

You know, I could have done, but I didn't.

I just left.

They didn't even see me.

On the way home I felt..

so sick,

I just had to go to the public toilets

beside the canal and I just threw up,

everywhere,

and I remember, I was just being sick,

and I looked up,

and there was someone looking

over the cubicle wall at me.

It was a man.

I managed to get to the door,

and just before I blacked out

I swear I saw him with his

hands around her throat,

and he was, he was trying to kill her.

He was killing her, and I couldn't move,

I couldn't do anything.

And then when she didn't come

back home the next day..

I mean, what I seen was real.. Clare...

it was really real.

Then you need to tell the police.

Tell em what, what I

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