The Cuckoo's Calling

In the office, Robin reads aloud from news articles about Lula’s death while Strike organizes photographs. When the article mentions an unnamed woman who attended drug rehabilitation with Lula, Robin offers to try to find out more about her. They look through photographs of the funeral, recognizing Lula’s peer Ciara, her designer friend Guy, and Freddie and Tansy, who claimed to hear an argument the night of Lula’s death. They also see pictures of Evan Duffield, Lula’s boyfriend, as well as a rose wreath sent to the funeral by rapper Deeby Macc. They watch a video of Deeby claiming the press drove her to suicide, but then tensely asserting that he was not at the apartment when she died. Strike gets a text from Charlotte inviting him to collect his belongings. Strike invites Robin on a walk.

Strike and Robin visit the cameras that captured images of the Runner. As they walk, Strike thinks about the evidence John gave him, as well as the fact that Lula had been looking for information about her biological family. They survey Lula’s apartment building, which appears safe from the exterior. They discuss potential suspects and motives.