Phone call to police

[Roch]

  Thankyou for you reply, Roch,- and reference to David Shaw.
  Could there have been two parts to the entry by TFG, to the Farmhouse?
  a) Whilst JB was conveniently escorted to the PCB in T-D, when Sheila got shot in the neck, in the 'den'/back-kitchen. EP withdraw to reassess the situation.
   b) Later, Harris asks JB to show him where the Opium is being cultivated, under  Licence, about a 1/4 mile down the track, from the Farmstead.
   This may be when the TFG encounter the internal door, apparently blocked by a deceased Nevill, at repose in his favourite armchair!

Campion,  I always enjoy reading your cynical take on aspects of the case, sneaky coppers an' all.  This is one for Mike?  I don't believe he has ever posted anything that contradicts Shaw's answer, though he must at one stage have been on the said foray as Bridget described it, in order to have asked the question in the first place.  So what was Mike thinking to ask the question back in 2006?

[Jane]

Along the same lines or just so you no longer have to wonder. I is femail. I wuz born one and last time I looked I still IS one. As you say, if you don't ask the question, or voice your uncertainty, you'll never know what the answer might have been!!!!

[Bridget]

'April' would be a funny name for a bloke.

[Roch]

His remark to police "she's lovely" sounds like an involuntary remark, made by a person in a truly dire situation.

[Bridget]

His remark to police "she's lovely" sounds like an involuntary remark, made by a person in a truly dire situation.

and a bit odd seeing as later he told the police their relationship had been on the rocks for ages.

[Roch]

and a bit odd seeing as later he told the police their relationship had been on the rocks for ages.

I would say possibly not.  Reason being, a person placed in a situation as dires as that, is stripped of all pettiness and baggage.  I do not think he would have viewed Julie Mugford negatively in that snap shot of time , regardless of what had been going on in their relationship good or bad.

[Caroline R]

'April' would be a funny name for a bloke.

The great John Wayne was called 'Marion' so it takes all-sorts!

[Bridget]

The great John Wayne was called 'Marion' so it takes all-sorts!

Shirley Crabtree...

[susan]

Hi Bridget  how are you today.  Strange Jeremy saying his relationship with Julie was on the rocks yet confessing he had murdered his entire family to her and according to the nice Julie she said he had been talking about doing it for awhile (don't you dare ask me where I read that )maybe she should have warned Ralph or the police.

[Bridget]

Hi Bridget  how are you today.  Strange Jeremy saying his relationship with Julie was on the rocks yet confessing he had murdered his entire family to her and according to the nice Julie she said he had been talking about doing it for awhile (don't you dare ask me where I read that )maybe she should have warned Ralph or the police.

I'm fine thanks Susan

Yes, I assume that's exactly why he said it.

[Steve_uk]

Possibly because he feels he doesn't need her any more with the investigation as far as he is concerned,closed. He is living in the Maida Vale flat which I assume he has also inherited from Sheila when Julie begins to think about their future together and becomes more possessive,at which point Jeremy wants out.

[susan]

Hi Caroline R how did she stand up in Court and say he had confessed the murders to her don't understand.  Hope Alfie is well.

[Bridget]

Hi Caroline R how did she stand up in Court and say he had confessed the murders to her don't understand.  Hope Alfie is well.

She said he told her he'd paid a hitman to do it.

[susan]

Hi Bridget  I thought the hitman theory had been thrown out as the MacDonald guy had a cast iron alibi this was before it got to Court come on in Patti I need your help

[Bridget]

Hi Bridget  I thought the hitman theory had been thrown out as the MacDonald guy had a cast iron alibi this was before it got to Court come on in Patti I need your help

Correct, but Julie's testimony was that he had said it, not that it was true.