The Sentence Is Death

The next day, Horowitz meets Hawthorne at King’s Cross Station for the train to Yorkshire. Hawthorne reads A Study in Scarlet (1887) while Horowitz works on a script. Hawthorne makes it clear that he dislikes being in Yorkshire. At Ribblehead Station, they are picked up by Dave Gallivan, a cave rescuer who recovered Charles Richardson’s body in 2007.

At her home, Gregory’s widow, Susan, explains his illness: He suffered from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a serious connective tissue disorder, and needed £200,000 for an operation. She says Gregory went to London to ask Richard for help and later left a voicemail saying Richard had agreed to pay for the procedure. She shows Horowitz and Hawthorne a smiling selfie Gregory took on Hornsey Lane after that meeting. She then describes the 2007 caving accident at Long Way Hole, where her husband and Richard were with Charles when he died in a flooding passage.

Before leaving, Hawthorne inspects the living room and says he has found a clue. Outside, Horowitz notes that Gregory’s selfie was taken near to bridge known to be used by people to end their own lives. This is also close to Davina’s house.