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‘I spent yesterday afternoon questioning Joel Michaels… I had arrested hiinal statement that he ith Trevor Matthehen he followed Jessica Collins taking video and photos’
‘And?’
‘And he informed us that he made two statements to DCI Amanda Baker, my predecess…’
‘I knoho she is,’ interrupted Camilla
‘Of course ma’a docuation, so we are at a disadvantage Either way, the fact he orking with Marksman, and they have a relationship is a lead He o the park and take photos and video of children and their parents to help develop their skills in photography and fil from him as a convicted paedophile is a load of crap, I think’
‘Right And during the search of the cottage beside Hayes Quarry, you found a tooth, but it doesn’t doesn’t match Jessica Collins’
‘That’s correct’
‘And there was a search conducted of the septic tank?’
‘That too ca the soil samples recovered from the plastic Jessica rapped in when she was placed in the water, but on’t have results for sos, do you have any reason to believe he was involved with Trevor Marksman or Joel Michaels?’
‘No’
‘So three weeks in to a very expensive investigation you have very little to show?’
Erika didn’t answer and struggled to keep eye contact and not to look down at the floor
‘We were planning on doing a television appeal with the Collins fa for the first ti we can pursue Marianne Collins has been released on bail, the CPS is bound to go easy on her, but the ie in people’slasses and chewed on one of the ste down her back
‘You’ve been here before, several times, haven’t you, DCI Foster?’ she said
‘I’ve been here once before, Ma’a metaphorically,’ she snapped ‘You seem to lurch between brilliance and bone-headed stupidity’
‘In my defence, when Marianne Collins pulled out the knife, I had officers on the scene immediately…’
‘It happened on the steps of your police station, which isbetween five and fifty uniforiveher cool Erika opened her mouth, but didn’t knohat to say ‘On those same steps where Superintendent Yale launched his knife crime initiative and knife amnesty’