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of the missing wife. If you ask me she just got fed up and
buggered off, you know how it is with young married couples these days.
Probably easier for this man to come up with a flying saucer fairy story than
face the truth.’
    ‘You’re probably
right Ralph, but the night this woman disappeared radar stations in the North
of England picked up a number of unidentified contacts, they just seemed to
appear out of nowhere.’
    ‘I see.’ Frederick
said thoughtfully.
    ‘So I need you to go
and interview this man, and log everything he says to you. As you say, it’s
probably a load of old cobblers.’
     ‘I’ll certainly
look into it, looks like I’ll be gone for a few days.’
    ‘You think Elizabeth
might start asking questions about your absence.’
    Frederick shrugged.
‘She does get curious sometimes, and she does know I met with the Prime
Minister earlier today. In the war years she became quite fond of the old man.’
    Chambers nodded. ‘I’m
sure you’ll think of something to quash any interest Ralph from what I know of
Liz, she’s very understanding.’
    Frederick took a deep
breath and looked out of the window. ‘Flying saucers, what is this world coming
to?’
    ‘You’re not a
believer I take it?’ Chambers asked with a wiry smile.
    ‘I like a good story
like the next man, but some of these tales of encounters with beings from other
worlds are just too farfetched. Besides as a Nobel Prize winning physicist I
wouldn’t have got where I am today by believing in such nonsense.’ He looked
back at the newspaper. ‘All this flying saucer invasion paranoia could be
nerves left over from the war.’
    ‘Well let’s hope
you’re right, I have to admit I want this investigation over and done with
quickly.’
    Frederick nodded
before standing. ‘Likewise, I’ll see you soon, old friend.’
     
    Emneth – Wisbech –
Cambridgeshire – 8:48pm
    Elizabeth stood in
front of her husband with her hands on her hips. Frederick had been home for an
hour, but had revealed nothing about his meeting with the Prime Minister
earlier that day. He had eaten his evening meal without saying a word. ‘How did
it go with the old man?’
    Frederick looked up
from his armchair. ‘He says hello to you and Susan.’
    ‘And?’ Elizabeth
pursued.
    ‘And he said you were
a fine woman and a valued member of his wartime staff.’
    ‘But what did he want
to speak to you about?’ She pressed.
    Frederick took a deep
breath, summing up an answer. ‘Oh just about internal matters and going over
some papers, nothing of interest dear. By the way I’ve been called away on
business for a few days later this week.’ Frederick smiled before burying
himself in a copy of the Times Newspaper.
    Elizabeth stared at
him for several seconds, before breaking out into a smile. ‘Well at least you
were wearing your best bow tie.’ She teased before walking out of the living
room.
     

 
    Chapter 3
     
    Rivals
     
    Trinity College –
Cambridge – 9:20am
    Tuesday 29 th July1952
    ‘Knock knock.’ A
voice called out.
    Frederick looked up
from his office desk to see Professor Chester Osborne.
    Frederick and Osborne
had known each other for twenty years. They had studied at Cambridge together,
worked at Bletchley Park and were now teaching at Cambridge. Despite the length
of time they had known each other Frederick never counted Osborne amongst his
closest friends. In the past both men had disagreed on many things and had even
stopped talking to each other on a number of occasions. One occasion happened
when they studied together at Trinity College. Frederick had become quite
popular around the campus and rumour started to spread that fellow
undergraduates Guy Burgess and Richard Wilks were going to make him an offer to
join the Cambridge Apostles. An elite discussion group founded in 1820 by
Bishop of Gibraltar George Tomlinson when he was a student. The group initially
consists of twelve members and meet every Saturday evening. Topics