Gerry and Jez chat while Jane walks by. Seconds later she spots Tannerman!

[Alice Purjorick]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwVMsDIoULQ#t=174

Interesting where Andy says "we made a decision about what we were going to bring to the public". Or words to that effect. It begs the question "what are they not bringing to the public"?. He does rather frag poor old "Tannerman The Abductor" and say "work it out for your self" regarding Smithman twitching a grin when he says "it may be innocent of course".

[Alfred R Jones]

Interesting where Andy says "we made a decision about what we were going to bring to the public". Or words to that effect. It begs the question "what are they not bringing to the public"?. He does rather frag poor old "Tannerman The Abductor" and say "work it out for your self" regarding Smithman twitching a grin when he says "it may be innocent of course".

What are you reading into that? 

[Alice Purjorick]

What are you reading into that?

That DCI Redwood thought the man Mr Smith saw is a person of interest that he would like to question in order to determine if he were a suspect, which one could read into what DCI Redwood said, or an innocent bystander. If you believe The Telegraph the man has not been unaccounted for to date and remains a suspect.

[Alfred R Jones]

That DCI Redwood thought the man Mr Smith saw is a person of interest that he would like to question in order to determine if he were a suspect, which one could read into what DCI Redwood said, or an innocent bystander. If you believe The Telegraph the man has not been unaccounted for to date and remains a suspect.

that being the case what do you make of the theory that the Met believe Smithman to be someone very well known to them and they are simply pretending not to, to spook their number 1 suspect?

[Alice Purjorick]

that being the case what do you make of the theory that the Met believe Smithman to be someone very well known to them and they are simply pretending not to, to spook their number 1 suspect?

To quote Sergeant Joe Friday "just gimme the facts man".
Like Andy Redwood spread, greased, fragged whatever you prefer, Tannerman The Abductor.
The rest remains to be sorted.

[Alfred R Jones]

To quote Sergeant Joe Friday "just gimme the facts man".
Like Andy Redwood spread, greased, fragged whatever you prefer, Tannerman The Abductor.
The rest remains to be sorted.

Nope, didn't understand a word of that.  Straight answers man, please!

[Alice Purjorick]

Nope, didn't understand a word of that.  Straight answers man, please!

It's a plausible theory.
You do disappoint me though Alf; you have an excuse for being unworldly for the past seven years because of your obsession with the McCanns or more specifically with those who disbelieve them.
But to have not got around much before then does beg a few a questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwwONrTlVes

[Alfred R Jones]

It's a plausible theory.
You do disappoint me though Alf; you have an excuse for being unworldly for the past seven years because of your obsession with the McCanns or more specifically with those who disbelieve them.
But to have not got around much before then does beg a few a questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwwONrTlVes

It disappoints me that intelligent people such as yourself can believe such nonsense theories to be plausible.  It beggars belief in fact.

[Alice Purjorick]

It disappoints me that intelligent people such as yourself can believe such nonsense theories to be plausible.  It beggars belief in fact.

Well that's life I guess.
Like Mose says you clearly don't get around much 
Anyway dear old Andy sure fragged Tannerman The Abductor which kind of knocked out the lynch pin of one theory.
How about that Alf?

[Alfred R Jones]

Well that's life I guess.
Like Mose says you clearly don't get around much 
Anyway dear old Andy sure fragged Tannerman The Abductor which kind of knocked out the lynch pin of one theory.
How about that Alf?

I don't get round much which is why I must have missed all the other occasions when the police have issued photofits of their key suspect when he is already well known to them and sat only  a few seconds walk away from the DCI as he presents the photofits.  I'm sure as you are much more worldy wise an me that you will be able to furnish me with numerous similar instances.

[pathfinder73]

I don't get round much which is why I must have missed all the other occasions when the police have issued photofits of their key suspect when he is already well known to them and sat only  a few seconds walk away from the DCI as he presents the photofits.  I'm sure as you are much more worldy wise an me that you will be able to furnish me with numerous similar instances.

Is that why they're spending so much money on this case?   Because they know who did it.

[Alice Purjorick]

I don't get round much which is why I must have missed all the other occasions when the police have issued photofits of their key suspect when he is already well known to them and sat only  a few seconds walk away from the DCI as he presents the photofits.  I'm sure as you are much more worldy wise an me that you will be able to furnish me with numerous similar instances.

Not only do you not get around much you don't read too well either. I said the theory was plausible I didn't say I believed it.
I believe that The Met greased Tannerman the Abductor and that Smithman remains a suspect no more no less.

[Alfred R Jones]

Not only do you not get around much you don't read too well either. I said the theory was plausible I didn't say I believed it.
I believe that The Met greased Tannerman the Abductor and that Smithman remains a suspect no more no less.

To be remotely plausible there really should be at least one other instance where police have used this tactic that you can draw on to illustrate its plausibility.  Still, interesting to note you don't believe this is what the Met are doing int this case. And now you're going to say "I didn't say the Met aren't using this tactic" just to cover all bases.

[Alfred R Jones]

Is that why they're spending so much money on this case?   Because they know who did it.

If they know who dunnit then why need to spend so much money on it?  Just slap the fella in clink and be done with it.  Are you suggesting that if they didn't know who dunnit it they wouldn't have need to spend so much money?  That's typical topsy-turvy logic for you!

[Alice Purjorick]

To be remotely plausible there really should be at least one other instance where police have used this tactic that you can draw on to illustrate its plausibility. Still, interesting to note you don't believe this is what the Met are doing int this case. And now you're going to say "I didn't say the Met aren't using this tactic" just to cover all bases.

Why?
All I will say is that Tannerman The Abductor was a blind alley and Smithman remains a suspect.