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Team briefings were an important part of the job, but they tended be a little more sporadic at Mildenheath CID than they were in most other police forces. As with many things, the small and insular nature of Mildenheath CID meant that sometimes things were done differently.
Procedure was always followed — that was a no-brainer, as they couldn’t risk something not standing up in court — but for the most part the team could only play the hand they were dealt.
Knowing the case was about to turn a huge corner, Culverhouse had assembled the team together that morning in order to refresh what they already knew and to keep everyone to up speed. The details of Martin Cummings’s involvement were to be kept completely under wraps. He wouldn’t even tell the rest of the team if he could help it.
