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Joel Michaels was arrested early the nextat the flat he shared with Trevor Marks with Moss, made the arrest When they arrived at the penthouse flat, Marks s, looking out at the foggyview of the Thames

When the officers produced their ID’s and told Joel Michaels he was under arrest Marksman rose to his feet He was dressed immaculately in powder blue slacks and a perfectly ironed white shirt buttoned up to his neck Joel didn’t react when Erika read hihts, and he was handcuffed and ,’ said Marks in pain ‘Takeyou,’ said Erika

‘He didn’t kill Jessica Collins I promise you He didn’t do it,’ said Marksman

As Erika drove back behind the police car, she played it over in her ain, the pain in his eyes, his insistence She almost believed him This hen she realised that they were a couple

They returned to Bromley Station, and Joel Michaels was booked and taken down to a holding cell It soon becaroup of press and photographers were congregating on the steps outside theto interview Michaels when Moss came up to the incident room and said she should come downstairs When they reached the foyer of the station, they saw that a large black people carrier was parked illegally on the double yellow lines outside, and Trevor Marks the press

‘What the hell?’ asked Erika ‘Can we do anything about this?’

They caain a bullying tactic by the Metropolitan Police It’s bad enough that one of their officers was on record as tipping off a vigilante group who put a petrol boe dark glasses he hich showed the full extent of the skin grafts around his eyes ‘I have to live with this face for the rest of edy, but I maintain my innocence! I have an alibi and I was not responsible Now the police have arrested my partner, a man who has stood by me for twenty-six years He is also my full time carer He is innocent, and this is a desperate plea from the police to intiainst thest the crowds of people and journalists who had gathered outside, and Marianne Collins appeared wearing a long winter coat, she was flanked by her daughter Laura

‘Child killer!’ she shouted ‘You lying piece of shit murderer!’

There was a coh the crowds to the front

Erika moved quickly over to the front desk and picked up a phone, ’We’ve got a situation developing outside the front entrance of the station, all officers please make their way up to the front desk’

When Erika caed in a stand off The crowd had grown and as well as the press there were several of the younger people in the crowd taking video on their phones

‘You tookfriends, and now you’re laughing at us!’

‘Listen toup one of his misshapen hands to try and placated her

‘Don’t you tell ! You evil bastard! You killed her, you killed irl and you dumped her in the water!!!’ screamed Marianne

Laura stood silently beside her ed in the crowd and Erika saw that Marianne was noielding a large kitchen knife The crowd scattered, spilling out into theat the traffic lights