Grace had wanted to talk to Terry before the briefing but with the traffic delay and the need to read through the Policy File and her briefing notes, there was no time, in fact she barely had time to grab a cup of coffee.
The team were gathered around the oval conference table, each with an investigation file in front of them containing all the relevant information and photographs from the crime scene.
They were joined by Inspector Roger Jardine from the Forensic Unit and by Roy Moorcroft, the Press Officer.
Grace looks tired, Terry thought, she had bags under her eyes and did not stride into the briefing with the same purposefulness or energy. She simply looked weary. And who could blame her? The pressure was on, the press was on her back and Vickers was doing everything to undermine
