Rollover (2012)
“The hunt for Danny Cain was still the top story. That was because it had captured the public’s imagination.
Cain was a suspected murderer and he now posed a serious threat. Were his family on the run with him or had he already killed them? There was drama, jeopardy, mystery. All the elements of a story that ensured it remained prominent in the minds of the news editors and producers. A feeding frenzy was well under way, only this time hacks were scrambling for information about one of their... own.
They wanted to know everything there was to know about him. His state of mind. His financial affairs. His hobbies and habits. They wanted photographs. Interviews with friends and neighbours. Quotes from the police, his parents, his secretary, his accountant.
The news reports included clips from the press conference. There were shots of Mayo’s cottage and Cain’s house. There were police outside both. A BBC News reporter did a piece to camera in front of the police station, in which he talked briefly about the link between Superintendent Priest and the murder victim.MoreLess
Cain was a suspected murderer and he now posed a serious threat. Were his family on the run with him or had he already killed them? There was drama, jeopardy, mystery. All the elements of a story that ensured it remained prominent in the minds of the news editors and producers. A feeding frenzy was well under way, only this time hacks were scrambling for information about one of their... own.
They wanted to know everything there was to know about him. His state of mind. His financial affairs. His hobbies and habits. They wanted photographs. Interviews with friends and neighbours. Quotes from the police, his parents, his secretary, his accountant.
The news reports included clips from the press conference. There were shots of Mayo’s cottage and Cain’s house. There were police outside both. A BBC News reporter did a piece to camera in front of the police station, in which he talked briefly about the link between Superintendent Priest and the murder victim.MoreLess
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