Chapter 4:

Another long day in the office, they were in at 7, and probably wouldn't be out for another 15hours. Rachel sat opposite Janet, who was already busy concentrating on preparing an interview. Last night, they had arrested someone on suspicion of murder. White, 46 year old male, Robert Thompson. He was seen driving past the corner shop, about 5 minutes away from where Nora Jones had lived, at 2:49am, then again driving away from the house at 3:05am. He was prime suspect, and as Rachel thought of it, the only suspect.
By the time Janet was ready for the interview, it was quarter to eight. They headed down to the interview room, whilst Gill and Lee went to the Video room - and the long process began. Gill had given them strict orders, and Rachel wanted to squeeze every last drop of information out of him for Melanie's sake more than anything.
'Ok Rob, I have to tell you that you have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Nora Jones, this interview is being video recorded and may be shown to a Jury should we get that far... so can you tell me where you were between 2am and 4am, Monday morning?' Janet's tone was calm, but stern.
'Nowhere'
'what were you doing at this time?'
'Nothing'
'Rob, we have CCTV footage of you, in a red ford focus, driving near the victims house at a time that fits, the death of Nora, what can you tell me about that?'
'No comment'
'where were you going?'
'No comment'
Rachel hated those that did this. It's so frustrating. You know they know something because let's face it, if you've got nothing to hide, then why don't you say where you were? By saying 'no comment' isn't going to help you when you're up in court being cross-examined by barristers who will nail you to the walls.
They were able to take a break after an hours interviewing, they weren't getting very far, but then that is what normally happened with a case this high profile. They just had to keep at it, keep persistent and eventually it will wear them down. It just takes patience.
Rachel was miffed when Gill said Janet was going to do the interview, but she knew it was for the best because Rachel would probably end up strangling him. She was never very good at the patience thing; Janet on the other hand had loads of patience, and very rarely got angry. She was so much more mature than Rachel was, ok she was 15 years older than her, but Rachel couldn't imagine Janet being as bad as Rachel is now. It just wouldn't be Janet.The interview went on and on. They were just going around in circles. Everyone was convinced that it was him; they just needed enough evidence and maybe even a confession.

Gill got a call, and went outside to answer it, when she saw Chris's name pop up on the screen. She smiled to herself. She had been seeing him for over a year now, and despite everyone joking about him with her, she really cared about him. He was more than just a 'toyboy'. She cared about him alot, and he cared about her. He is great with Sammy, and is always there. 'Hi you', she answered gently, just hearing his voice made her calmer. She was deep in conversation with him, whispering at some points to avoid the likes of Kevin hearing what she was saying, when he burst through the door. 'Sorry Boss, but he's started talking, well he's making progress. Come quick!' 'Ch- love, I've got to go, duty calls! Ill phone you later yeah? Bye' she had to be careful – no-one apart from Janet, Julie and possibly Rachel and Andy knew WHO she was seeing. Everyone in MIT knew she was seeing someone, but so far they had managed to keep it a secret. Even from Captain Underpants. She knew she would be the office gossip for years if anyone found out, especially Kevin.

Back in the video room, Gill tuned straight back into the interview.

'So, Rob, when we asked you where you were Monday night, and you said you were at home, that wasn't true, was it?' 'no.' Rob muffled a grunt. 'Right, so – where were you?' 'It wasn't my idea, honest. He promised he would pay me, lying scumbag. He promised he would give me enough money to pay off my debts. But he lied; he just wanted me to do his dirty work for him. He didn't feel sorry that I had lost all my money and possessions in that accident, he didn't care. It was all about him and it always has been...' Rob trailed off, he realised how much he had said, and both Janet and Rachel had picked up on the fact he was scared of this 'unknown' person. 'Who? Who are you frightened of Rob? Can I just remind you that if you do get charged with murder, it will be you standing in that dock, in court not him! So if you have any information that could help you or us, I would advise you to give us the side of your story. What are you frightened of? We can protect you; whatever information you give us we can make sure it's strictly confidential... c'mon! I think, you do know what happened that night, and who is causing his harm to innocent people, and ruining innocent families lives.'

Rob took a deep breath: 'his names James Williams'