They discover that Brockbank is in London. Robin spends the night in a hotel and the next day they drive the ancient land rover to go and meet Holly Brockbank, Bryony’s aunt. Strike of all people, understands the strength and fire that is inside her. She finally tells him about how she was a victim of rape and attempted murder that led her to leave her education unfinished. She leaves him, ends up getting drunk, until Strike finds her. Matthew is hardly supportive at home and in an argument, she finds out that he cheated on her while she was at home from university a few years back. But Strike is also aware that the killer is targeting Robin to hurt Strike.įor Robin though, this is bringing on the old nightmarish part of her life that she thought she had left behind.
The leg has a note with the Blue Oyster Cult lyrics on it, the same song that Strikes’s mother had a tattoo of… It is very clear to everyone involved that the murderer has a personal vendetta against Strike. Once Strike starts sharing the cases he saw when he was with SIB, Robin understands the Strike has confronted evil in this world. Robin remarks that Strike recognised something about the leg and he confirms that he once knew a young victim called Bryony who had similar scarring on her leg.
It is just another day at work until Robin opens the mail package containing the severed leg. We can see it is some time after their last case and Robin and Strike are on comfortable footing as they start the day. The credits roll with “ I’ll walk beside you…”
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