How it started

[Kaldin]

But why telephone Jeremy at all, when he had been the source of grief for the preceding months (if not years) of Nevill's life?

Had he really been? Some people have said so, but everyone is wise after the event. There's no reason to think that they didn't have a normal father/son relationship.

[Kaldin]

If the call happened, it's important that Nevill didn't alert June. That would indicate either that Sheila was downstairs at the time, so he didn't want to leave her, or that he really didn't think that Sheila would do anything drastic so there was no need to wake June.

[Jane]

I don't think Nevill was marched upstairs, and I don't think that Sheila cut off the phone call - the phone line was still open. If it happened, I think that Sheila went upstairs and Nevill quickly put the phone on the side and went upstairs himself.

Under those circumstances, surely he'd have been more likely to have dropped the receiver which Jeremy might have heard/expressed concern,shock/given SOME other indication of what was happening.............................which is academic, because I don't believe the phone call happened.

[Kaldin]

Under those circumstances, surely he'd have been more likely to have dropped the receiver which Jeremy might have heard/expressed concern,shock/given SOME other indication of what was happening.............................which is academic, because I don't believe the phone call happened.

Not necessarily. If he just went straight from the kitchen and up the stairs Jeremy wouldn't have heard anything.

[Adam]

Without first hand knowledge of the family dynamics and relationships involved, then it's difficult to know whether Neville would choose to contact JB to come and solve the crisis.

It 'sounds' dubious to me though, I can't make much sense of it.

'Come & solve the crisis'. He did that alright & ended up in prison for 32 years.

[Kaldin]

Is it significant that the phone receiver was placed on the left-hand side of the base?

[Jane]

Not necessarily. If he just went straight from the kitchen and up the stairs Jeremy wouldn't have heard anything.

Nothing is necessary, but where human activity under pressure is concerned it's down to a balance of probabilities.

[Jane]

Is it significant that the phone receiver was placed on the left-hand side of the base?

If the receiver was placed on the work surface, unless nevill was at pains to prevent Jeremy from knowing what was happening -in which case, why bother to make the call- Jeremy would likely have heard it.

[guest2181]

Is it significant that the phone receiver was placed on the left-hand side of the base?

In what sense? Are you thinking left/right handed user?

I'm not sure what you mean?

[lookout]

Is it significant that the phone receiver was placed on the left-hand side of the base?

The bloodied fingerprints on the base were also on the left of the phone

[guest2181]

The bloodied fingerprints on the base were also on the left of the phone

They aren't blood.

[Steve_uk]

The bloodied fingerprints on the base were also on the left of the phone

But then why no blood on the telephone lookout?

[Kaldin]

In what sense? Are you thinking left/right handed user?

I'm not sure what you mean?

Yes I am thinking about that Hartley.

[guest2181]

Yes I am thinking about that Hartley.

There's a children's book under the phone also. I'm not sure I've noticed that before. 

[lookout]

They aren't blood.

Jam ?