by Philip Snow

An old waist-high Dutch Doll is stolen from a village church. Its theft reopens old wounds and uncovers local folklore. Of how the doll was kept in the cellar of the Girl's School, scene of a tragedy in the 1930's and at the centre of ghostly rumours a century before. They say that the doll's feet were cut off to stop it walking around. Only the narrator of the story and the vicar understand the forces at work; only they are on the doll's trail. Based on a true story. The real Dutch Doll is still at large.