Edinburgh. Wednesday January 5 1972. Elaine was in the basement of the Scripture Union building near the West end of Princes Street, rehearsing for an evangelistic concert.
Elaine was a gifted, warm-hearted extrovert, a few months away from sitting Higher exams at James Gillespie's High School. She was an achiever: academically across a range of subjects; on the sports field; as a musician with a fine soprano voice; and as a leader. That evening she sang a song about discovering faith, strumming her guitar.
Her father arrived around 9.00 pm, chatted with some of her friends, then drove her home. The new school term started next day. He was proud of his children: Elaine, who would have been 17 at the end of the month, and her brother, Scott, two years younger. The eldest, Martin, had died of leukaemia a few years earlier. It was a massive loss for the family, and Elaine said it rocked her parents' faith.
