Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)Post by Vicky AyechI thought both main story lines unlikely. What has Lynda done that
merits a MBE?
Agreed, I wondered the same; I like L, but - especially as she's spent a
lot of the year (well, feels like it to me; I haven't checked, that's
unUMRAtic) laid up - I didn't think she'd done a lot.
I suspect that most of the community recommendations are more in the way
of lifetime achievement awards, rather than rewarding a one-off
achievement. I would imagine that the nomination talked about her
contribution to the village over recent decades, more than anything
she's done this year.
Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)(I _think_ OBE is higher than MBE. If I'm wrong, my Grandma did even
better than I thought!)
It is.
Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)Post by Vicky AyechAnd why would they arrest Kirsty
Well, thinking about it afterwards, I did think she would at least be
strongly suspected - seems like she'd dodged suspicion a bit implausibly
- but ...
Yes, apart from anything else, it came out that she had been doing the
books for Philip and they may be rather unwilling to believe that she
was unaware of the real situation.
Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)Post by Vicky Ayechlike
that and hustle her off? Surely they'd interview her on Monday and
refer it to the CPS and think about it.She actually called them about
it all so it doesn't make sense.
... I agree, the sudden bundling-off did seem a bit odd. (I fear her
reporting it _wouldn't_ exonerate her from suspicion.) >
I was a bit confused over who actually did/reported what at the first
visit, when Roy was banging on the door and Kirsty and Philip were
inside, and the police turned up; I wasn't sure whether Roy or Kirsty
had called them, and (if Kirsty) whether she'd reported human
trafficking or just* domestic abuse.
(*DA is _not_ "just", but YKWIM here.)
I'm not sure what the normal procedure would be but their reaction
didn't seem too improbable to me. I'm pretty sure that the timing would
be at the police's convenience, not Kirsty's.
She didn't actually report it to the police though; it seemed pretty
clear that it was Roy who called them and for a domestic disturbance.
OK, we know that this was at Kirsty's request and because of the
slavery, not because she was in danger of assault, but the police don't.
It may well have come across, to them, as a falling out amongst
thieves (so to speak) and they may well assume that Kirsty telling them
about the slavery was done out of spite, following a domestic. We know
it was the other way around, and that the argument was caused by
Kirsty's discovery of the slavery, but the police don't.
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Best wishes, Serena
Plodding wins the race. (Aesop)