Page 106 of The Silent Appeal

Message exchange between Kev MacDonald and Nicky-Rose Dearing on February 18, 2025:

7:03 a.m. Kevin wrote:

The second I saw you something clicked. An instant connection.

8:56 a.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

Kindred spirits. Twin stars. Did she notice you were late in?

8:57 a.m. Kevin wrote:

No chance. She’s in her own world.

9:10 a.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

Sure? Don’t want to cause drama. Same next Sunday?

9:11 a.m. Kevin wrote:

Sooner if you like.

9:12 a.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

Busy. Next Sunday. Easiest day to get away.

9:13 a.m. Kevin wrote:

To: Kevin MacDonald

From: Denise Malcolm

Date: February 18, 2025

Subject: Moletrap!

Dear Kevin,

You’d better sit down… I’ve found a genuine Edwardian moletrap! Spotted it in an antiques store—more a junk shop—and when I saw its spikes sticking out from under a lawnmower, my heart leapt.

No one will know how authentic it is, so perhaps you can tip the wink to our NADA judge so they’re aware?

The man in the shop told me how the trap works, they’re horribly savage. The poor little mole is burrowing up for a breath of fresh air, and when he triggers the mechanism, a ring of spikes springs downward and impales him. I’m doubly glad to have found this one so no one else can use it for its intended purpose.

I’ll give it a sand and polish because in 1951 it wouldn’t be so rusty and it can sit on the mantelpiece. Denise

To: Denise Malcolm

From: Kevin MacDonald

Date: February 18, 2025

Subject: Re: Moletrap!

Dear Denise,

Good news for moles and the Fairway Players! If I see anything resembling an opportunity to inform the NADA judge of our props kudos, I will seize it faster than the deadly mechanism ever sprung its nasty surprise on any Edwardian mole. Kevin

To: Stuart Kinsella