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Uniformed patrol officers Richard Manning and Ron Matheson knocked lightly and entered Russell Foley’s office. Sam, Sarah and Foley were reviewing the most recent updates from investigators in the field.
“Ron, Dicko, come in. What did you find out at Ross River?” Foley asked.
Matheson stepped forward and handed Foley a sheet of paper. “This is a copy of the guest register from the Homestead. It’s the page relating to Saturday, the day after the first robbery.”
“Anything jump out at you?” Foley asked as he unfolded the page.
“Maybe,” Manning answered. “We are not sure. There was only one woman on the bus who appeared to be traveling alone. She checked into a single room, stayed three nights, and returned to Alice Springs yesterday, with all the other tourists. There was also two you
