Why have you got blood on you? says Connell. I think my nose is broken, she says. Who’s that? says Alan behind her. Who’s at the door? Do you need to go to hospital? says Connell. She shakes her head, she says it doesn’t need emergency attention, she looked it up online. She can go to the doctor tomorrow if it still hurts. Connell nods. Was it him? says Connell. She nods. Her eyes have a frightened look. Get in the car, Connell says. She looks at him, not moving her hands. Her face is still covered with the tissue. He shakes the keys. Go, he says.
