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The extension to Connor French’s custody clock was due to run out late that evening, and the team were now in a position where time was on their side.
After Ryan had come to him with the results of the fingerprint analysis, Jack had made a phone call, then spent the next hour waiting for a response. When it came, it hadn’t been a huge surprise.
Jack had made the executive decision not to go straight in and tell Connor what the fingerprint results from the knife had shown, but instead to try a different tactic. With the extension granted by the Chief Constable, Jack had all the time in the world to crank up the pressure on Connor French slowly, hoping to watch him squirm and crack. Simply wading in and dropping the revelation on him could cause French to clam up, so he’d decided the b
