Bette walked towards the briefing room with a heavy feeling in her chest. Today she would have to face the two people who had plotted to kill the woman she loved, as well as witnessing her boss, a woman who she had great respect for, deal with her daughter being charged with attempted murder. And she would have to do all of this in a calm and professional manner. Unusually, she was the last member of the team to arrive, then again she’d never had to get out of bed with Tina to go to work either.

"Good, we’re all here so I’ll start" Peggy said, pacing up and down rather than taking a seat with everyone else "Last night, interviews were carried out with both of the suspects. Currently it seems that both of them are trying to place the majority of the blame on the other"

"There’s a surprise" muttered Shane.

"What have they admitted so far?" Bette asked.

"Mr Martin has obviously admitted to all the offences committed in the parking lot, as well as receiving payment in exchange for an act of violence. Miss Peabody has been advised by her lawyer to admit to the incident at Miss Kennard’s home, but so far has said very little. It seems that she is hoping to play the system" Peggy informed them woefully.

"How much evidence do we actually have?" asked Dana.

"Very little. The bullets from the shooting will be of little use unless we recover the weapon. The attempted poisoning will need to be reinvestigated considering who the suspect now is. The fire brigade identified the source of the blaze as commercially available petrol" Peggy told them, stopping her pacing to face the team.

"So in all honesty, we’re relying on breaking one of them in interview" Bette thought out loud.

"Yes, and I want you on this one Bette. For obvious reasons, I’m going to take a backseat in this, and I want you to head up the remainder of the operation" Peggy told her.

"I understand. Well guys, we need to get onto this quickly. Shane, as you already have a relationship with some of the government staff, I want you to head over there to conduct interviews. See if, in hindsight, anyone noticed anything. Jenny, I want you to chase up the doctor who treated Miss Peabody, see if any coercion occurred. Alice, you will be heading up the hunt for the weapon and motorcycle used in the shooting. You have a team of police at your disposal. Dana, you’ll be with me on the suspect interviews. Everyone clear?" Bette looked round at her team.