Tristan was so shocked that he did not move his glass to reach Mr. Meijer's and the other man had to reach all the way to his.

Then he woke up and lifted his glass too late. "Now that you mention it, I think I heard of a Whitby based murder case when I was working in Leeds." He then let out a low chuckle. "I'm sure it wasn't the red-headedness that drove the murderer..."

He took a sip of his champagne, watching the other man's empty glass over the edge of his own. That was a cause of concern.