When a respected vice-admiral - and father of the highest-paid woman FTSE boss - was found dead at the bottom of the stairs, police ruled out foul play. But, writes TOM LEONARD, amid a toxic family row, a court had to decide: did he fall, or was he pushed?
The caller to the emergency services in Cape Cod had an unmistakable British accent. 'My husband seems to have fallen down a flight of stairs,' Lady Alexandra Walmsley said.