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‘So you’ve been given your own corner of iven it, Sir It was recently vacated by Operation Hawthorne, the Hu you all the ti civilian support staff And I’ve also requested DC Mc Gorry join the teareat officer’

‘You think I can spare him?’

‘It would be an opportunity for hiot a good people skills People respond well to hi to have to tease a lot of inforht be reluctant to talk He puts them at ease’

Yale scratched at his hair, which stood up in a messy red fuzz

‘Okay’

‘And I’ve requested two officers from my old nick in Lewisham, DI Peterson and DI Moss Brilliant officers’

‘It’s your tea you in the loop, Sir’

Marsh appeared at the end of the corridor behind Yale,

‘I need your final report onto the CPS He was denied bail, he’s got a preliood, Sir I’ll have that report done for you’

‘Good afternoon,’ said Marsh Yale turned and clocked his uniform

‘Good to see you, Sir’

‘I’ to me, but of course I respect that this is your nick and I will endeavour to keep you up to speed with everything, and so will Erika, DCI Foster’

There was an aard moment before Yale excused himself and moved off down the corridor Erika took a deep breath and they went into the conference rooed in a square, and all seats were full It was a mixture of support staff, the police media liaison team, some new faces she didn’t know yet, the CID officers she’d been assigned

‘Good afternoon everyone,’ said Marsh ‘I’ll reat deal of eations have failed to solve this, and Jessica Collins disappearance captured the public’s attention We also have to tread a fine line with the Collins family, and remain sensitive but alert As I always say, everyone is a suspect… DCI Foster is SIO on this case and you will take everything to her She will be reporting topart of this investigation and I’ll now hand over to DCI Foster’