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Wendy had a feeling that the morning briefing was going to be far more eventful than it otherwise might have been. Debbie Weston alerted her to the newspaper reports on Hilltop Farm at five-thirty that morning. Debbie had aways been an early bird, but Wendy was agog at how she could get up at that time of the morning just to go out and get a newspaper. Especially with the stress and long, tiring hours of this job.
Wendy had taken a few minutes to read through the article and note the gist of it before the briefing. Her overriding feeling was that she was keen for the team to spring into action as fast as possible — whatever that action might end up being.
‘Right. I presume everyone’s read the article in the paper today?’ Wendy said, opening the morning briefing. She was met by a succ
