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67. The files

Detective Smith has just found a memory card hidden under the picture from the Tate. She quickly puts it into a reader and opens her computer.

Laura: There are dozens of files.

Peter: What are they?

Laura: They appear to be audio files. Let’s listen to one…

Turner (recording): My team will clear the area a bit before two-thirty so that you can get on with your work freely. Don’t forget that it’s a tourist area; I don’t want anyone harmed.

Man (recording): Understood, boss. We’ll only get the stamp and we’ll leave as quickly as possible. There won’t be any problems.

Peter: They seem to be talking about the robbery at the antiques shop.

Laura: Yes, they are. The file is called “1209-1430”. Twelve, zero, nine. That’s the robbery date! And fourteen-thirty is the time. There are others with the same date… Which must be the other crimes. But look, there are many more. We have proof of many other crimes which involve the police. We are going to have to listen to them all…