The last suspect … now you decide
Thomas Kip, Linkboy, is the last suspect to come under the magnifying glass. Poor and living with his family in the slums of Water Lanes, Thomas earns a crust by guiding sedan chairs by the light of his torch. He came to Fairfax House at 7 o’clock of the night in question so had ample opportunity. His father is in prison for stealing – has Thomas inherited his weakness for theft?