With Charlie's guidance they had agreed Amanda should share almost everything she'd discovered so far, without exposing how she'd come by some of it. Amanda was gratified the police were finally opening up the investigation and shifting the focus off Michael. She knew she could only get so far with her limited resources. Darren's PA buzzed him to say Detective Sergeant Middleton and a colleague of hers had arrived. "Come in," Darren offered after he greeted Sally and Phillips and introduced them to Amanda. Darren led them to his conference room and asked his PA to take orders for refreshments. Amanda already had some documents and a laptop set up on the large table. Eyeing the documents, Sally said, "We'd love to know what you've got." "Perhaps we should canvas the bail issues first," Darren suggested politely. "I'm opposed to any changes at all," Sally replied firmly.
