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The next morning, Caroline arrived at work having had very little sleep. Despite her exhaustion, she just couldn’t slow her brain down enough to drift off properly. In any case, the excitement of new leads and a potential breakthrough on Operation Cruickshank had provided her with enough energy to carry on.
Sara had already been in the office a couple of hours by the time Caroline got there. Caroline would’ve assumed she’d never left, were it not for the fact she was wearing different clothes.
‘What else have we got?’ Caroline asked her, eager to hear the latest.
‘Not much. Just detail. Police records show there was suspicion in the case of Russell Speakman’s death and that Amie Tanner was spoken to in connection with it, but that no further action was taken. She had an alibi, no ap
