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“Got something!’ Maria Lynch interrupted them, dragging a page from the printer. ‘The dress was bought from Dinkydress on April first. Paid for by credit card. They won’t say who owns the card, but it was delivered by courier to Maeve Phillips, 251 Mellow Grove, on the fifth.’ ‘She had that dress…” quote by Patricia Gibney
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““Got something!’ Maria Lynch interrupted them, dragging a page from the printer. ‘The dress was bought from Dinkydress on April first. Paid for by credit card. They won’t say who owns the card, but it was delivered by courier to Maeve Phillips, 251 Mellow Grove, on the fifth.’ ‘She had that dress over a month and never wore it. Wonder what it was bought for? Any credit cards in her own name?’ Lottie asked, reading the page. ‘She hasn’t even got a bank account,’ Lynch said. ‘Someone bought it for her. Might be a boyfriend. See if you can get the company to release the name.’ ‘How?’ ‘Make something up. I think whoever bought that dress may be Maeve’s mystery boyfriend. If we find this boyfriend, we might find Maeve. We need to be concentrating on the murder of the woman found under the street.’ ‘Will I hand this missing person case over to someone else, so?’ Lynch asked. ‘No. We need to make it high priority. Find out if Maeve Phillips has a passport, and I want to talk to this friend of hers, Emily. I need to be sure Maeve’s disappearance isn’t linked to the murder.’ ‘Hardly likely, is it?’ Boyd said. ‘Ticking the box,’ Lottie said. ‘As long as it’s not a wooden one with a brass cross on top,’ Kirby said, raising his head from behind a mountain of paperwork.””

Patricia Gibney

About This Quote

Source Novel: “The Murder of the Street” by Patricia Gibney, 2021

Detectives use a mysterious purchase to trace a missing person, highlighting investigative creativity and the risk of speculation.

In simple terms: Follow clues, but verify facts.

Key Takeaway

Use evidence wisely, avoid assumptions.

Themes

investigation trust crime

Mood

tense curious

Type

narrative detective

When to use this quote

  • police work
  • missing persons case
  • financial forensics

Key Concepts

deduction misdirection privacy

Questions to Reflect On

  • What evidence is solid enough to act on?
  • How to balance urgency with thoroughness?
A Different Perspective

Relying on speculation can mislead an investigation.

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