As Dodds pulled up a couple of doors away from Phil Oxley"s address they saw a couple unloading bags of shopping from the rear of a Vauxhall Astra hatchback, parked directly in front of the Oxley address. In contrast with the home of James and Connie Doyle, this street, though composed of similarly aged terraced homes, had a far greater upmarket feel to it. All the houses were in excellent repair, with much modernisation having been applied to virtually every property in the street. Obviously no absent landlords here, and lots of middle earning blue collar types in residence, Izzie thought to herself.
Izzie exited the car and left Dodds to lock up as she approached the middle–aged couple who were intent on their unloading and who hadn"t noticed the car pull up not far from their own.
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