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‘Understatement,’ boomed DS Martyn.
Fraser tried to contain her irritation. ‘That behaviour seems to have triggered somebody to write a
very vindictive blog, which aggressively targets Rachel Jenner, implying that she is responsible for
Ben’s abduction, or worse. Woodley, would you like to explain?’
Woodley cleared his throat. His mouth was dry when he spoke. Nerves. ‘Normally we wouldn’t
expect a blog like this to attract very much attention,’ he said, ‘but the author has placed several links
to it on Facebook which has inevitably led to it being shared and mentioned on Twitter and retweeted
over and over again. It’s had thousands of hits.’
He looked at Fraser who said, ‘In English, please, for the older generation.’
‘It’s gone viral,’ he said.
‘Still none the wiser,’ she said. I saw Emma smile discreetly. We all knew Fraser was more ITsavvy
than she let on, but there were others in the room who might need this spelled out.
‘Everybody’s looking at it. Thousands of people already, with the potential for it to spread to tens
of thousands.’
Fraser continued. ‘Right. Which means it’s a possible problem for us because it could stoke people
up, and the last thing we want is trial by internet. We must remember: in spite of her performance in
front of the press we have no evidence to suspect that Rachel Jenner’s done anything at this stage,
although if she’s charged in the future, this is a potential contempt of court issue.’
‘Can we find out who the author is?’ asked DS Martyn.
‘Not easily,’ said Woodley. ‘It’s somebody calling themselves LazyDonkey, but we’ve got no way
of knowing who they are.’
‘We’re monitoring closely for now, hoping things will calm down,’ said Fraser. ‘I’ll get legal eyes
on it if it’s still a problem in twenty-four hours. Right! Anyone got anything to add?’ She looked
around the room.
‘Excuse me, boss,’ Emma said. Her phone was vibrating. ‘It’s Rachel Jenner’s home number.’
‘Speak of the devil,’ said DS Martyn. His fingers were working at a red lump on his neck.
‘Can I take it?’ Emma asked Fraser.
Fraser gave her the nod.