Chapter 26 twenty-fourth day, thursday

A funeral was held on a piece of land reserved for the Special Air Service near Hereford.The body of a veteran was buried in the ground.The buglers present blew "The Last Post"; a salute was fired over the tomb.About a dozen people attended the funeral, including a prominent barrister. That night, two bodies were found near a lake near Wanstead Moors in east London.They were identified as Mr Mark Price and Mr Harry Cornish.The forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsy concluded that both men had been strangled with an unusual weapon that appeared to be piano wire.An investigation into the case began, but was never closed.