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We had a body and strong reason to believe that the circumstances of death were suspicious,
but nothing firm and no suspect and no motive for a killing.
We were waiting on forensics for the time of death and the like.
Forensics just don't get back to you on the day like they do on TV.
There's almost always a backlog and chemical tests take time, so we were a bit stuck.
To be honest, there was a good chance this case might be taken off us,
unless we made progress.
We really needed the time of death because somebody paid that ransom.
either before or after Jamie died.
And if it was after, then it had to be murder.
As soon as it was confirmed to be a murder investigation,
it would be taken over by someone more senior, in all likelihood.
But, at this point, I was still in charge,
so I tried something I'd read about being used by the police in Canada.
I'm a big believer in police forces around the world sharing knowledge and expertise.
I try and read up as much as I can.
Anyway,
I got us all into the interview room for a brainstorming session and I recorded it.