Objects of Desire - Chapter 3 Part 2

After the hassle of talking to Carwen Pearce about the mysterious bruises on her daughter's legs, Jess decides to call in on Denny, the guy who manages her website. A woman with a past, it turns out, an ex-rock musician on her second career. But why doesn't she want to talk about her time with the band, Hacksaw, why does she turn down the chance of an interview?

Later, at home, Denny calls her - someone had hacked in to the website earlier. No changes had been made - it was as if whoever had done it wanted them to know that they were vulnerable - that Jess was vulnerable.

The next day she sees Ed, her liaison with the police's Family Support Unit, the man she worked with on the Perry Stiffley case. She wants him to support an investigation into the bruised girl, Bryony, but he tells her to forget it. Not enough evidence.

Maybe she'll have more luck with her boss - a life has already been lost and she doesn't want it to happen again.

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