needed to be given the chance to shine.
"You do that Handsome; do a good job and I'll give you a few weeks secondment with them ok?"
"Supreme." Matthew ran his fingers through his short spiky hair as he lent back in his chair. He gave DS Candace Whelan a wink as she watched him. She rolled her eyes and said, "Put it back in your pants Handsome."
"It's all 'bout the bant." He replied to the tittering of officers around him.
"Ok so Handsome will assist Sapphire with the double rape and also take Pringles and Dave." Two nods signalled agreement. "Now the main duty for us today is this murder. Get your note books out and I'll tell you what I know."
Todd turned to the large whiteboard in the room. The green carpet tiles, wooden desks and chairs and complete lack of air conditioning in the summer heat always made Todd feel like a school teacher addressing the classroom. Today was no different considering once again he was having trouble finding a marker which worked. Three attempts of furiously scribbling later and a weak blue line began to make its way across the board.
"Finally," Todd muttered before turning back to his team. He wrote 'Amanda Thomas' in as bold a line as he could get out of the marker, then underneath he wrote Mandy's demographic.
White Female, 23, blonde, green eyes, slim, large chest.
"Sounds like your type of woman Handsome." A voice shouted out to Matthew.
"Yeah, I like my women alive ." He shot back.
Todd gave a stern look which quietened them down before he continued.
Fern Bridge Estate
Sperm present - Boyfriend? Lover? Killer?
Appointment with modelling scout - did this take place?
CCTV - outside flat?
Neighbours - Any noise? Anyone seen?
Movements - where did Mandy go that day? Who are her friends?
What do they know?
"Well we've done all this before, I don't need to tell you I expect a quick investigation; I want everybody spoken to who was in the Fernbridge Estate between twelve noon on the fourth July and the time we were called on the fifth. We need to look for any CCTV in the area; I know it's unlikely because it's residential, but there is a Big Value behind there. Let's see if Mandy went shopping in the day time.'
Todd chewed the pen for a moment, contemplating his next sentence.
"She was supposed to be seeing a talent scout; does that person exist? Did he come from the local area? Let's check out all businesses in Olinsbury; do we even have one talent scout near to here? Did anybody see this person going into Mandy's flat?"
Todd was pleased to see his officers taking notes, he knew that behind the banter and inappropriate jokes were people dedicated to getting justice for the victims and their families. "I wish I could give you more information than what we have which is basically nothing." Todd continued. "This is one twisted person. I have never seen a body with so many post mortem wounds. No one has ever died in this way before; it's violent, it's ritualistic and there is every possibility it could happen again. We need to think and act quickly to bring this guy to justice. I know you all have other ongoing investigations; I don't expect them to be put on hold. We need to keep our figures down and think of the Victim's Charter."
Groans emanated from every person in the room at the mention of the Victim's Charter which put unrealistic timescales on the investigation of crime.
"I know, I know." Todd held up his hands for silence. "Right work hard today, I want to be kept in the loop on anything you find and don't forget the bowling tonight. It's the semi-final and you should all be there to support us."
"Love a bit of ball action I do." Matthew said, winking at Candace again.
"Yeah, wink at me again and your balls will be seeing the action of my foot kicking them." Candace smiled sweetly at Matthew who sank back in his chair. "It's all about the bant." Candace winked at Todd.
"Hmm, sounds like a load of balls to me. Right come on you lot, get moving; you are wasting public
"You do that Handsome; do a good job and I'll give you a few weeks secondment with them ok?"
"Supreme." Matthew ran his fingers through his short spiky hair as he lent back in his chair. He gave DS Candace Whelan a wink as she watched him. She rolled her eyes and said, "Put it back in your pants Handsome."
"It's all 'bout the bant." He replied to the tittering of officers around him.
"Ok so Handsome will assist Sapphire with the double rape and also take Pringles and Dave." Two nods signalled agreement. "Now the main duty for us today is this murder. Get your note books out and I'll tell you what I know."
Todd turned to the large whiteboard in the room. The green carpet tiles, wooden desks and chairs and complete lack of air conditioning in the summer heat always made Todd feel like a school teacher addressing the classroom. Today was no different considering once again he was having trouble finding a marker which worked. Three attempts of furiously scribbling later and a weak blue line began to make its way across the board.
"Finally," Todd muttered before turning back to his team. He wrote 'Amanda Thomas' in as bold a line as he could get out of the marker, then underneath he wrote Mandy's demographic.
White Female, 23, blonde, green eyes, slim, large chest.
"Sounds like your type of woman Handsome." A voice shouted out to Matthew.
"Yeah, I like my women alive ." He shot back.
Todd gave a stern look which quietened them down before he continued.
Fern Bridge Estate
Sperm present - Boyfriend? Lover? Killer?
Appointment with modelling scout - did this take place?
CCTV - outside flat?
Neighbours - Any noise? Anyone seen?
Movements - where did Mandy go that day? Who are her friends?
What do they know?
"Well we've done all this before, I don't need to tell you I expect a quick investigation; I want everybody spoken to who was in the Fernbridge Estate between twelve noon on the fourth July and the time we were called on the fifth. We need to look for any CCTV in the area; I know it's unlikely because it's residential, but there is a Big Value behind there. Let's see if Mandy went shopping in the day time.'
Todd chewed the pen for a moment, contemplating his next sentence.
"She was supposed to be seeing a talent scout; does that person exist? Did he come from the local area? Let's check out all businesses in Olinsbury; do we even have one talent scout near to here? Did anybody see this person going into Mandy's flat?"
Todd was pleased to see his officers taking notes, he knew that behind the banter and inappropriate jokes were people dedicated to getting justice for the victims and their families. "I wish I could give you more information than what we have which is basically nothing." Todd continued. "This is one twisted person. I have never seen a body with so many post mortem wounds. No one has ever died in this way before; it's violent, it's ritualistic and there is every possibility it could happen again. We need to think and act quickly to bring this guy to justice. I know you all have other ongoing investigations; I don't expect them to be put on hold. We need to keep our figures down and think of the Victim's Charter."
Groans emanated from every person in the room at the mention of the Victim's Charter which put unrealistic timescales on the investigation of crime.
"I know, I know." Todd held up his hands for silence. "Right work hard today, I want to be kept in the loop on anything you find and don't forget the bowling tonight. It's the semi-final and you should all be there to support us."
"Love a bit of ball action I do." Matthew said, winking at Candace again.
"Yeah, wink at me again and your balls will be seeing the action of my foot kicking them." Candace smiled sweetly at Matthew who sank back in his chair. "It's all about the bant." Candace winked at Todd.
"Hmm, sounds like a load of balls to me. Right come on you lot, get moving; you are wasting public
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