"I can't let you talk to him, I'm afraid. Sorry." He did feel bad for Edward, he wished he could have granted that, it might have been a game changer but it might also just give those two time to solidify a fake alibi together and he couldn't be that reckless. So he supposed his next port of call was Barty. "I'll talk to Barty about it."

He looked at the file again and then put the papers back in and closed it. "Did Jonathan talk about Mr Horton that day or mention recently anything that would be worth mentioning now?"