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Calasses back on Erika opened her mouth to speak, but she put her hand up

‘I’ood officer you are, buthave the ht firmly on a tricky case Do you believe that Joel Michaels is a potential suspect?’

‘Yes I also believe we could still find a link between Markss I would like to put forward that we exhus’ body’

‘Absolutely not,’ said Cao down that road And after twenty-six years underground ould you expect to find?’

‘Toxicology, and evidence of broken bones, foul play which could prove that he didn’t commit suicide’

‘And then what? The forensic evidence would be negligible and forensics have already been over the cottage and found virtually nothing’

‘We found a tooth, and if the tooth belonged to Jennings’

‘It could mean it was knocked out, or it fell out People who spend their ti in abandoned properties aren’t prized for their oral hygiene…’

‘Ma’aht Jessica was dumped in the quarry, and I believe that he was killed to keep hih to believe You need to back it up with hard evidence Nothing annoystheir beliefs to justify their actions… How can you prove anything right now, short of building a ti back?’

Erika stood in front of her and wanted the ground to s her up

‘Now I’, whilst I look for a suitable replacement Perhaps this ork in your favor It seems when the chips are down you deliver results’

When the ht up with Erika at the lifts

‘It could have been worse,’ he said

‘How could that have gone any worse?’ she said turning to him

‘It could have been Oakley’

‘I could deal with Assistant Coit He rose to the bait, I could out s as your friend and not your superior officer for a moment, she does make my testicles leap into ot in Marsh pressed the button for the ground floor and Erika felt her stomach lurch as they zoo

‘This is the first case where I feel…’

‘What?’ he asked

‘Where I feel I’ to put his arroup of officers got in Erika turned to the wall and tried to keep her emotions under control