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Cameron Barker, Russell Foley, Sam Rose, and the two cops from Papunya, David Sparrow and Richard Smart were gathered on the front porch of the Papunya police station building, drinking coffee, discussing the case. With only three chairs available, Barker and Foley stood leaning against the porch railing with their backs to the Papunya community.
The conversation, centered on the case, took many twists and turns as each offered his own comments and speculative views on each aspect as it arose. Occasionally, Cameron Barker, wanting to familiarise himself with the very latest up-dates, would move to the end of the porch, away from the small group, and place a call to Alice Springs.
Barker had just ended one such call and was moving back along the porch to rejoin the others when his pho
