Doris had been interviewed previously but had been uncommunicative and evasive. Yarrow had allowed Harry Rawlings and Suzanne Fillmore to question her, thinking that another woman’s presence might make Doris more forthcoming. Suzanne had played on the death of Rosie, trying to plumb into a maternal instinct in Doris, but it had been a mistake. Harry’s abrasive handling had alienated Doris and he had also overridden several of Suzanne’s questions, breaking up the natural flow of the interview. Whether he had deliberately undermined Suzanne, or whether it was just his natural antipathy towards female police officers in general, Yarrow could not say.
Either way, the interview had failed, achieving nothing and resolved none of the critical questions.
Was Doris still in touch with Frankie St
