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Hilltop Farm by night looked even more bleak and depressing than Hilltop Farm by day. The team had assembled half a mile up the road, not wanting to alert the residents of Hilltop Farm to what was going on. The element of surprise was one of the biggest weapons in their arsenal. Culverhouse, leading the operation, addressed the assembled officers. He and Wendy had attended from CID, and would be directing the uniformed officers in the forced entry to Hilltop Farm.
They’d put the case to the judge that anything other than a surprise forced entry would put the retrieval of evidence at severe jeopardy. Bearing in mind the number of people living at Hilltop Farm and the allegations that had been made, the judge had agreed.
‘Right. We’re aiming for a quiet approach. We’ll walk the last st
