So, where was the rifle at 9 O'clock?
It wasn't upon, or laid alongside her body when the commander of the first part of the operation (PS Adams) visited the main bedroom that's for sure, because he told the COLP investigators this!!
At 8.44am, the police Surgeon, Dr Craig, and others, stated that Sheila's 'body was on the far side of the bed with the rifle laying alongside her body'!
At 8.10am, there were only 'three bodies found upstairs'!
At 7.45am, 'Linda' in the control room, was contacting DS Davidson at his home address 'requesting him to come on duty ASAP because police were dealing with an incident at whf involving two bodies, a murder, and a suicide'!
At 7.42am, message passed to control room, 'can you contact the police surgeon and Coroner's officer regarding two bodies, one dead male, one dead female'!
At 7.38am, radio message, 'one dead male, one dead female'!
At 7.37am, radio message, 'the body of one dead male, and the body of one dead female found upon entry to kitchen'!
7.15am, WPC Jeapes, and PC Brown, see the 'rifle at the first floor box room window'!