Murder accused Ambrose John Clarke 'disappointed' with victim Peter Davis Ambrose Clarke, who is on trial over the murder of Peter Davis. A man on trial for allegedly murdering a Perth businessman and dumping his body in the boot of a car over a perceived $300,000 debt has testified he was disappointed when their work relationship ended. Peter Davis was found on May 31, 2011, wrapped in plastic in his vehicle at the rear of the Great Eastern Motor Lodge in Perth's eastern suburbs. Ambrose John Clarke - a former associate of Mr Davis who ran a franchise of the Clarke family business - and his brother, Xavier Gerard Clarke, are on trial in the WA Supreme Court charged with the murder. Ambrose told the court on Thursday that he was disappointed, but not angry, when the pair had a falling out and their work relationship ended in 2009. "I was disappointed, but I was practical," he said. Clarke denied several claims put to him by the prosecutor, which contradicted earlier evidence, including insisting that it was he, and not Mr Davis, who ended their contract. He added that Mr Davis never accused him of dishonesty and denied that was the reason the relationship soured. He also denied knowing about Mr Davis' diary and said another worker would do most of the company's quotes. Clarke said he sought legal advice about the money owed to him but made little headway so he consulted a man recommended to him who he believed was a licensed debt collector. He did not recover any money through the debt collector and later severed ties with him. But Clarke said he did not think the man would use intimidation to retrieve the money. "He was a licensed debt collector, that's what I was told," he said. You have to trust people. The court previously heard that the debt collector intimidated the Davis family.