I Know It Was You

Chapter 2

TWO

As soon as they got to the scene and had made a quick assessment, Grace’s first action was to call in Crime Scene Investigators from the forensic service in Wakefield who were on site less than one and a half hours later. The site had been secured by ‘Do Not Pass’ tapes and the forensically suited CSIs began their painstaking fingertip investigation of the road and surrounds, marking where blood drops had fallen from the knife.

Grace also requested that dash-cam footage from any car in the vicinity of the murder be handed to the police and that all roadside CCTV footage be forwarded from the Traffic Department.

Other officers began to search the main roads and side roads in case the assailant had dropped or thrown away the knife.

Once Grace was satisfied that the scene was secure and that the CSI Area Forensic Manager was in place and had taken her instructions, she headed back to her office where she commenced formatting the Policy File, entering such information as had already been gathered. The Policy File was a vital document, the document into which every aspect of the investigation, all the evidence, would be recorded, forming the basis for any prosecution that might follow.

In her absence the Office Manager had allocated the Major Incident Room, the MIR, which would be used by Grace and her assembled team during the investigation. It was late, and she still felt chilled from the long cold hours spent at the murder scene where the threatened rain had started, further compromising the forensic search for vital clues, as blood spots etc, might get washed away.

Completing her notes, Grace decided to head home, take a shower, grab a few hours’ sleep and then be ready for the briefing meeting to be held the next morning with the investigating team.