Kate Mack, smarting from the short shrift given her by Detective Inspector Shaw, and she, being a young woman of strong character, decided to ignore his warnings and veiled threats to pursue her own inquiries. Her interpretation of his attitude was he was hiding behind formalities to delay her involvement in the case. With these words, the officious detective had treated her like a schoolgirl:
“I’m not obliged to reveal that information, Ms Mack. There are many types of police records we do not have to disclose. There are two main reasons why they aren’t publicly available. First, divulging the information you seek could undermine our ongoing investigation. Second, it could jeopardize the witnesses’ privacy and safety, not to mention your own.” And here he had sneered. “We’ll divulge cert
