Three days passed while the Masters tried to break the code, to try and find who was behind the letter. Although they suspected that Nico Piccolo was behind the mysterious, terrorising midnight calls and the letters and photos, they needed more proof before they acted.

Unfortunately, all their skills and those of the IT team they had at their disposal could not crack the IP address. Too complicated, too clever, said their best men, throwing up their hands in defeat.

Laim O’ Grady wasted no time.

Bianca, trying hard to be brave, was an emotional wreck beneath all the bravado.

She had snuggled between them that night, or rather, that...