with no group claiming responsibility for the deaths, bond focuses on laura's case as an entrée to tracking the murderous spree. he uncovers her recently dissolved love affair with the world-famous actor david dragonpol, now an eccentric collector of theatre memorabilia living in a castle on the rhine. bond and flicka go undercover to search the castle for clues, and in the garden find roses just like the ones at each of the funerals.