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The atmosphere in the incident room was tense, but expectant.
‘So he just no-commented his way through everything?’ Ryan asked.
Wendy nodded. ‘Yep. Soon as we confirmed it was Matthew’s blood, that was it. Complete shutdown. No admission, nothing. He just stopped cooperating. Not that he was ever particularly cooperating in the first place.’
‘We’ve got enough to charge, though, surely?’
‘Oh yeah. Without a doubt.’
‘But?’
‘Nothing.’
‘She’s got a “hunch”,’ Culverhouse said, complete with air quotes.
‘No, I just think there’s more to it than that. Think about it. He’s smart enough to leave his and Matthew’s phones at home so they don’t get tracked, but has no worries about being seen on CCTV. We’re claiming he’s doubled up on outfits and disposed of the one he wore to murder Matth
