Read by Lisa Rose (fourth story in podcast, click here to play)
Justin chooses the house; an eighteenth-century cottage with exposed beams and inglenook fireplaces, and an acre of land so thick with trees that it can’t be seen from the road. He wants to be in before Christmas, and though most of the work is done before they move in, they can’t find anyone to fit the wood burners until December. When the workmen finally arrive, they assure Helen it won’t take long, and they’ll tidy up after themselves. She goes to make them tea and when she comes back, she finds the two men crouched on the floor looking at something.
‘Found this up the chimney,’ one says.
Helen leans down to get a better look, then recoils in disgust. ‘Ugh! What is it?’
‘Dead cat,’ the man says.
