Seems woke and wandered back in favour again.

[barrier]

No ... DCI Redwood was of the opinion Dr Totman was "almost certainly" the man seen by Jane Tanner ... which imo was a highly significant thing to say.

No,DCI Redwood never mentioned any one by name.

[John]

According to Rob a key is needed.

The snib on the lock is tapered to allow it to be pulled closed. To DEAD LOCK it from the outside you need the key.

[Brietta]

According to Rob a key is needed.

John is familiar with the type of shutter used in 5A ... he is also familiar with the type of lock there too.  Rob is familiar with neither.  So forgive me if my money is on what John has posted ... which should be kept in mind for future reference ... particularly as I am almost certain he has posted the information before.

[John]

So as a hotel apartment, with the front door having 2 locks, the keys will both be on the same fob, but really, you only need to pull the door to?

Absolutely. If the patio door was locked and you walked out the front door pulling it closed behind you, then you are effectively locked out if you left the key inside.

[Brietta]

No,DCI Redwood never mentioned any one by name.

I know that ... but we all know to whom he was referring ... do we not?

[barrier]

I know that ... but we all know to whom he was referring ... do we not?

According to the press,but what do they know.

[barrier]

He probably didn't notice.  It wasn't his apartment.

Good excuse for not checking on Madeleine one supposes.

[The General]

Absolutely. If the patio door was locked and you walked out the front door pulling it closed behind you, then you are effectively locked out if you left the key inside.

It's an important fact. We have to assume that it wasn't deadlocked i.e. the mortice lock wasn't also locked. Hence it was determined that they would leave the patio door open as it was simply closer.
Jimmy the abductor didn't need to open any window in any of this.

[barrier]

The snib on the lock is tapered to allow it to be pulled closed. To DEAD LOCK it from the outside you need the key.

So its entirely possible what I said earlier.

If you want a woke and wandered, the front door was left open by a burglar after disturbing Madeleine,she followed,the door then slammed shut just like the bedroom door did with Kate,simples.

[Eleanor]

Good excuse for not checking on Madeleine one supposes.

Hardly.  There was no crying or disturbance.  What was he supposed to be looking for?

[barrier]

Hardly.  There was no crying or disturbance.  What was he supposed to be looking for?

Wouldn't have a clue,but common sense says making sure all's alright with the children,why else enter the apartment.

[The General]

There was a perfectly good car park right outside Madeleine's window ... why not use that?  Of course the fact it might have led to discovery either before or after the abduction is neither here nor there.

Parking further away or heading to nearby cover surely cuts the risk of a vehicle being noticed rather than parking right on top of the scene of the crime.

Park in the well lit, communal car park, walk in through the front door without a key.....or somehow, for reasons only known to themselves, pry the window.
Or.......park adjacent to the gate, by a dimly lit passage that is shrouded in foliage and is kerb side to the gate, pointing down hill, right next to the only unlocked access in the gaff.

[The General]

Hardly.  There was no crying or disturbance.  What was he supposed to be looking for?

3 kids?

[Eleanor]

Wouldn't have a clue,but common sense says making sure all's alright with the children,why else enter the apartment.

He didn't expect that Madeleine would have been abducted.  How very silly of him.

[barrier]

Park in the well lit, communal car park, walk in through the front door without a key.....or somehow, for reasons only known to themselves, pry the window.
Or.......park adjacent to the gate, by a dimly lit passage that is shrouded in foliage and is kerb side to the gate, pointing down hill.

Out of the two,the second is most plausible imo.