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Early the nextErika travelled to Hayes Quarry with an expanded tea forensics and uniform officers in a convoy of police vans They parked close to where Erika had been with the Marine Recovery Unit al day, and everyone was rugged up in winter gear Police tape was put up, closing off a large square of grass approaching the quarry, and its perirown land around the cottage

The first part of the rowth and braardeners set to ith uniforh-pitched whine of strie support vans with Moss and Peterson Her phone rang, but it cut out as soon as she pulled it fro, a withheld nu bastards, I bet,’ said Moss ‘I had a spate of getting the when I sat down for dinner It drove Celiainto his cupped hands with a streaes too?’ asked Erika ‘I had a blank text delivered at four thirty Again a withheld nue from a withheld nuirls leave sultry voicehed

DI Crawford approached them with a tray of tea, and they went quiet

‘Thanks,’ said Erika as they all took a plastic cup

‘All very exciting,’ he said pulling a silly face ‘I was here the first time we searched the quarry, in 1990,’ he blew out his cheeks theatrically and tipped his head toward the waters edge ‘Makes you realise how fast your life goes’

‘How old are you?’ asked Moss

‘Forty-seven in the new year,’ he said

‘What about the Cottage? Can you re involved in the search?’ asked Erika

‘It was searched, I reht it was abandoned’

‘But Robert Jennings was squatting there,’ said Peterson blowing on his tea

‘Often with squatters you don’t know they’re there They live in squalor, don’t they? Hence the term squatter,’ He rolled his eyes for Moss’s benefit, and went off with the tea tray

Erika’s phone rang again and she saas the sa out and then stuffed it in her pocket Moments later it buzzed to say she had a voicemail

‘What do you think of him?’ she said

‘He irritates ot an extra tit,’ added Moss ‘He’s always in front ofhis nose in’

‘It’s his job to ask questions and poke his nose in,’ said Erika