Jed pondered the information. It seemed innocent enough. ‘How often did they meet?’
‘I asked the men this and the warden did not want to say. Afterwards, one of the rangers told me that this man did not only come on his official visits.’ Moses stopped the Land Rover to let a big bull elephant cross the road in front of them. The massive creature shook its mighty head as it passed and flapped its ragged ears. Moses left the engine running in case the elephant decided to charge.
‘So what, there were unofficial visits?’
‘The man has a boat and he used to cross the river illegally sometimes to visit your daughter.’
And did she ever travel across the river illegally?’
‘The one ranger I spoke to, he said yes, that he suspects she did sometimes cross the river in Mr Hassan’s boat. The warde
