Has the reason for this ever been explained?
Whoops! It was actually 4th May, sorry! The call lasted 100 seconds but as per usual not much is forthcoming about it (well nothing really)
1485 "Do you recall me telling you about the London number, which you couldn't find in your phone''
Reply "Yes.'
00:24:00 1485 "That number actually transcribes back to the Crime Specialist Director in London.'
Reply "Mm.'
1485 "Did you contact them''
Reply "Err I did yes. My, err you know my sister err had been in contact with them and she was trying to do everything that she could knowing the, err, the difficulties that we were having out there so you know I did approach them just asking for advice but err I can't remember, I don't think I actually spoke to anyone there, but for some reason that wasn't carried forward.'
1485 "Yeah.'
Reply "But I mean, you know, just into the context of the conversation you know we're in a strange country, we've got no representeers we don't know what's going on, all hell's broken loose and you know to see whether you can do anything to help Madeleine come back, you know and that was the lines that we were taking.'
1485 "Do you remember who you spoke to''
Reply "I don't know.'
1485 "The call was made on the following day at twenty three thirteen, so that's late at night.'
Reply "Mm.'
1485 "You don't recollect anything else about the conversation that you had with that, was it you that made the call''
Reply "Err I, yeah I know that I got phone numbers from my sister which I did you know ring them but I can't remember making one late at night.'
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