Case One: Knock Down

by Christopher Ould

Published 1 October 2012
Victim: teenage female (13-14?). Unconscious. Head injury, laceration to arm. Struck by lorry. Driver present at scene. Possible victim ID = Ashleigh Jarvis. Bus pass + purse in pocket. No shoes. Feet dirty. When Ashleigh Jarvis is taken to hospital, examinations on the unconscious girl reveal that this is no ordinary road traffic accident. Ashleigh has been keeping a dark secret- and sixteen-year-old Trainee Police Officer Holly Blades, will stop at nothing to get to the truth.