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Jack knew the constant drip-drip of information and evidence would cause Connor to break at some point. They had enough to charge, he was sure of it. There was CCTV evidence of Connor walking Matthew to the woods and then returning alone. He’d admitted as much, too. Then there was the murder weapon — the knife — with Connor’s fingerprints on the handle and Matthew’s dried blood on the blade.
The lack of DNA evidence on the tracksuit was easily explained away by Connor owning two identical sets of clothing and, in any case, absence of evidence was not the same as evidence of absence. It was time to increase the pressure.
With the interview formalities out of the way, Jack let Wendy lead the proceedings.
‘I don’t think we need to spend too much time going over old ground, Connor,’ she
