TWENTY-FIVE
It was late afternoon by the time Grace had the team assembled. All other cases they were working on now had to go on low priority.
‘This is the first briefing of the case now designated as ‘Operation Mannikin.’ Even though that name was randomly chosen by the computer, it would seem an appropriate, if a rather chilling name for the case, as you can see.’ she said, pointing to the displayed photographs of the victim pinned to the board. Emma Cox, studying the photographs intently in her copy of the thin case file sighed in sympathy for the woman,
Grace next went to the whiteboard, where she had written the main headings of her usual case mantra, the mantra of every investigating of investigating officer and as outlined by the Murder Investigation Manual. WHAT + WHY +WHEN + W
