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A few minutes after Caroline arrived at the station, she had convened the morning briefing. She updated the team on what she’d learnt at Barnsdale.
‘In short, we’re probably best off contacting commercial growers and online retailers who stock Black Bacarra for a list of anyone who’s bought them over the past few years. If they’re local to us or a familiar name, we’ve got a lead. It might be nothing. But something about it doesn’t quite sit right. She knows it’s not her mum or husband sending the flowers each year. And it’s clearly not her dad. It might go nowhere, but it won’t take up much time finding out.’
‘Apart from the amount of time it takes the companies to get back to us,’ Dexter said.
‘That’s fine. That’s not on our timesheets. We’ve got plenty to be getting on with in the
