I suppose if abduction hadn't been the word of the moment, more searching may have taken place...
Having watched media reports of the search for a missing child in Edinburgh, I was struck by the way the police organised everything.
Names of volunteers were taken and areas to be searched were co-ordinated.
People with experience of searching for missing people were tasked with searching particular areas, and civilian teams walking in line were under supervision of professionals.
In this way no area was left unsearched and the chance of duplicating searches in one area was reduced considerably as a record was being kept.
The police controlled and supervised every aspect of the search.
It is possible that the garden area outside 5a was searched by different teams or individuals.
It is possible it was omitted from the search.
In the absence of records such as those which must be in existence from the Edinburgh searches, we will never know.
I do not believe the fact that Madeleine's parents thought she had been abducted would necessarily affect a properly conducted police investigation.
I believe the police on the ground would have borne the possibility of abduction in mind as well as considering all other options.