Chapter One
Voicemail to Emma Brown from Anna Brown
28/01/2017
19:50pm
"Emma, I have some exciting news to tell you. I can't tell you over the phone. I'm five minutes away. This is going to be the biggest scoop of the year! They'll have to keep me on after this! I smell a promotion. I have to phone Ollie and then I'll be at yours. See you soon sis!"
Transcript of Phone-call to 101
29/01/2017
9:00am
Operator: "Hello, you've reached the police non-emergency number. How can I help you?"
Emma Brown: "Hi there, I want to report my sister missing"
Operator: "Ok, I just need to take a few details. What's her name?"
Emma Brown: "Anna Hope Brown,"
Operator: "Ok, what about age and description?"
Emma Brown: "She's 21. White with shoulder length brown hair. She's five foot five,"
Operator: "What are the circumstances surrounding her going missing?"
Emma Brown: "She left me a voicemail last night telling me she was five minutes away. She never turned up. I assumed she had got caught up in work or something. But I tired to get in contact her this morning but she's not answering. She's not at home, she's not at work. I don't know where she is and this is really out of character,"
Operator: "Right, we have all the details we need and we'll pass this on to the relevant team..."
Extract from the Daily Reporter
02/02/2017
'Junior Journalist Missing'
...A junior journalist from the Daily Reporter has been reported missing by her family. Anna Brown was working for the Daily Reporter when she was reported missing by her sister Emma Brown. From what this paper has unearthed, it appears that the last contact Anna made was when she was on her way to the family home but she never arrived. A police investigation is underway and we expect a news briefing in the next few days...
Televised Police Appeal
Led by DS Samuel Jones
05/02/2017
10:00am
'My name is Detective Sergeant Jones and I am heading up the missing persons case. Anna Brown, aged 21, has been missing for 12 days. CCTV has picked her up on the edge of Crown Street on her phone, which is the last known contact she made with her family. She takes a left into South-gate Street and that's the last we see of her.
This disappearance is completely out of character for her and we urge anyone who saw her to get in contact. Anna is five foot five with shoulder length brown hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a grey hoodie. Anna is sorely missed by her family and if anyone knows what happened to her then please, come forward,"
Extracts of the National Newspapers Report on Missing Anna Brown
01/03/2017
'...Missing woman, Anna Brown has not been seen for over a month. Anna, a journalist for the Daily Reporter was making her way to the family home when she disappeared. Police are treating the case as suspicious and have officers out combing the area...'
'...Emma Brown, sister of Anna, has made an emotional appeal for any information about her sister to inform the police as soon as they can...'
Emma Brown Televised Appeal
One Year Since Anna Disappeared
28/01/2018
'My sister has been missing for a year. Although there have been leads and reconstructions, none have led to Anna being found. I want to make a fresh plea one year on: if anyone knows where Anna is then please get in touch with us. However insignificant you feel your information is, anything will help return Anna to her family where she belongs. My little sister is out there somewhere and somebody must have information on where she is'
Police Radio Transcript
01/03/2018
8:30pm
Officer: 'Control, we've arrived at the location and we're currently looking around. Who did you say the call was from?'
Control: 'Anonymous. Any sign of a disturbance?"
Officer: 'The warehouse is quiet. I don't think...hang on! There's a body. Oh Jesus...I think she's still alive. Control can you dispatch an ambulance, we need urgent assistance at the warehouse on the industrial estate,"
Control: 'An ambulance has been dispatched,"
Officer: I think we've found her. I think it's Anna Brown...'
St George's Hospital Statement
01/03/2018
9:00pm
'We can confirm that a woman was admitted to hospital this afternoon by ambulance. She is currently undergoing treatment and we ask you respect her and her family's privacy at this time. We cannot comment on her exact injuries but we can say she is critical, but stable'