Possible Clues:

• Focal point V?
• Ferret gone, virtually spiralling into hole where downward force acts
• Through which weight falls very little?
• Location where forces combine -- the Old Bailey, perhaps?
• 'Fatty' recovering after treatment - what's the point of all that weight?
• V's pivotal point?
• V is like a funeral parlour
• Heavy heart?
• A certain point in a mass where it's particularly solemn