...............Very revealing chapter!!! Many theories on Dirk, yet I don't think he is insidious in his wife's disappearance. Could it be the divorce pending was mutual because she was suffering from a rare disease, and she made Dirk promise not to divulge anything to Trevor until he was 17? Did she commit suicide at sea, or was it a plan to mark her disappearance while she is really in some hospital and comatose, one that Dirk visits regularly. This could explain his demeanor towards Trevor, Dirk has no clue his son is gay, yet he doesn't listen either, as he is feeling guilty about keeping Trevor in the dark for so long! Answers in Australia?? What does Graeme know??