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The Hallmarked Man
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Part 5, Chapter 57 Summary
Strike realizes that Robin is angry with him but does not know why. He cancels the Lake District hotel booking and takes the overnight train to Glasgow. Wondering if Robin has noticed his removal of Reata Lindvall from the investigation board, he decides to investigate her theory further. An online search reveals that Lindvall lived in foster homes as a child after being orphaned at the age of 10. She became a single mother to a daughter, Jolanda, and later began a relationship with a man named Elias Maes. On June 20, 1998, Reata and five-year-old Jolanda disappeared. When human remains were found, Maes received a life sentence for the murder of both mother and daughter. Strike still cannot see how the crime relates to their current investigation.
Strike unexpectedly meets the journalist Fergus Robertson on the sleeper train. Fergus reveals his discovery that Lord Branfoot recently changed masonic lodges to become a member of the Winston Churchill Masonic Lodge, where DCI Truman is also a member. Strike relishes the opportunity of investigating Truman, reflecting on how it will anger Murphy.
