Page 176 of The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
Rob Jolley
The Assembly where they intended to sacrifice the baby. Seems there were lots of people who thought they were angels, and this was how they met up before mobile phones. Shocking.
Amanda Bailey
No, Rob. There were only ever three angels. Gabriel, Michael and Elemiah. But thank you, that’s a vital piece of the puzzle.
Text message from a mystery number, 2 September 2021:
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Can we meet? We trust you not to record the conversation. Call for the location.
WhatsApp messages between me and Ellie Cooper, 2 September 2021:
Amanda Bailey
Els, I’m meeting someone in Richmond. The woman who answered Jonah’s old phone. Just so you know where I will be.
Ellie Cooper
OK.
A recording made in Richmond Park, 2 September 2021. Transcribed by Ellie Cooper.
AB:Els, I’m waiting by the café in Richmond Park. The woman who has Jonah’s old phone asked to meet me here. He described her as an ‘old friend’. It’s her, Els. The Alperton Holly [A pause while you wait for her to arrive. I can hear someone approach, but there’s a moment, you’re taken aback. EC]
AB:Oh! Jess. I wasn’t expectingyou.
JA:So nowI’vesurprisedyou.
AB:But … you’re not who I spoke to on the phone. You’re not who told me where Jonah lives.
JA:No. She’s waiting in the woods. It’s more private there.
AB:Who am I meeting?
JA:You’ll see. [You walk in silence for a bit. Then the footsteps stop. EC] So, this is Amanda. Amanda, this is …
GA:Georgie Adesina. Pleased to meet you. [OMG, Mand! Lady Georgina. She sounds very calm and well spoken. EC]
JA:As you might guess: we’re married.
GA:I hadn’t guessed. But … I … so you met at school.
JA:We did, didn’t we?
GA:Briefly, before … it all happened.
AB:This is … thank you for meeting me. I have so many questions—
JA:Before you go on, this meeting is to say … well, Georgie can tell you.
GA:I know your background, Amanda. You’ll understand that, like you, I’ve put that part of my life away. I’ve moved on. Jessie and I have two children together. I’m not Holly. The person I was then is dead. I have no interest in keeping her alive by telling the story.
AB:I understand, but Jess has been telling your story for years inMy Angel Diary—
GA:We both have.
