Sam Mullins

Agate was told that the Coppix had a body on their deck, so he headed out on a small Coast Guard sea rider to meet them. And as he crested toward them, he felt confident that he knew the identity of the man upon their deck. He'd been expecting this call.

Agate was told that the Coppix had a body on their deck, so he headed out on a small Coast Guard sea rider to meet them. And as he crested toward them, he felt confident that he knew the identity of the man upon their deck. He'd been expecting this call.

It was all over the news. A couple local 20-year-olds found a pedal boat on the beach when they were stumbling home from the pub and took it out into the bay. What they didn't know was that the pedal boat they found was broken. And what the surviving boy didn't know was that his friend never learned to swim. Two weeks of searching had yielded no trace of the kid, except for a single item.

It was all over the news. A couple local 20-year-olds found a pedal boat on the beach when they were stumbling home from the pub and took it out into the bay. What they didn't know was that the pedal boat they found was broken. And what the surviving boy didn't know was that his friend never learned to swim. Two weeks of searching had yielded no trace of the kid, except for a single item.

So Agate boarded the Coppock ship with a body bag, fully expecting to quickly zip inside a single white-shoed lad. But of course, that wasn't a bee when I got there and saw what I saw. As Coppock was steering the ship toward the harbor, on the shore, the police were setting up a perimeter on the customs pier.

So Agate boarded the Coppock ship with a body bag, fully expecting to quickly zip inside a single white-shoed lad. But of course, that wasn't a bee when I got there and saw what I saw. As Coppock was steering the ship toward the harbor, on the shore, the police were setting up a perimeter on the customs pier.

The authorities were hoping to tape off a relatively private part of the quay, where they could deal with the body out of view of the holidaymakers and kids with ice cream cones.

The authorities were hoping to tape off a relatively private part of the quay, where they could deal with the body out of view of the holidaymakers and kids with ice cream cones.

Clenahan was a young cop from Liverpool, a scouser. And on the day he got his first call on what would turn out to be the biggest case he'd ever work, he was still in his 20s and had just been posted in Devon earlier that week.

Clenahan was a young cop from Liverpool, a scouser. And on the day he got his first call on what would turn out to be the biggest case he'd ever work, he was still in his 20s and had just been posted in Devon earlier that week.

Clenahan, like the Coast Guard, was expecting this to be the body of the missing 20-year-old. But on the ride in, Paul Aggett of the Coast Guard became certain of two things. One, this was not the body of the 20-year-old.

Clenahan, like the Coast Guard, was expecting this to be the body of the missing 20-year-old. But on the ride in, Paul Aggett of the Coast Guard became certain of two things. One, this was not the body of the 20-year-old.

Once the boat was docked, Ian Clenahan and a couple of other Devon police officers climbed aboard to collect the body. When Agate, the Coast Guard, raised his hand.

Once the boat was docked, Ian Clenahan and a couple of other Devon police officers climbed aboard to collect the body. When Agate, the Coast Guard, raised his hand.

As they waited for the team, Clenahan and the other two looked at the body for themselves, when one of the officers suddenly turned his attention to Craig Coppock and his dad.

As they waited for the team, Clenahan and the other two looked at the body for themselves, when one of the officers suddenly turned his attention to Craig Coppock and his dad.

This was exactly what Craig and his dad didn't want, and partly why they had a moment of pause before they radioed the body in in the first place.

This was exactly what Craig and his dad didn't want, and partly why they had a moment of pause before they radioed the body in in the first place.

Young Craig was sweating at the accusation, but luckily his dad was a bright man who could think on his feet.

Young Craig was sweating at the accusation, but luckily his dad was a bright man who could think on his feet.