Appleby Talking

As far as he could tell, he was the only human being for miles - but it turns out that he was the only living human being for miles. At least, that is what he presumed when he found a dead man on top of the tor.

And that would mean that the varmint thinking to stick the dagger in the cadaver
would stick it in the late professor instead.” “I see.” Appleby was looking at Albert
with serious admiration; the fellow didn't look very bright – nevertheless his days
in the Force should have been spent in the detective branch. “It's a better theory
than we've had yet, I'm bound to say. But it leaves out two things: the
disappearance of the original body, and the fact that Finlay was stabbed from
behind. For if he ...