Episode 48-Madeleine McCann · Part II — “The First Weeks”

Perimeters, procedures, and how early choices echo. Part II leaves the cobbles and moves into the file: the night-to-morning response, the GNR arrival and PJ lead, and what it means when an occupied holiday flat is both home and scene. We follow the first canvasses and ad-hoc checkpoints; how statements turn into a corner-minute map (visual vs. listening checks); and the early search resources—grid sweeps, daylight re-search, canine area work, waterfront passes, aerial overviews, and keys to the hidden spaces of a resort. We unpack the media’s twin edge (reach and noise), the admin engine behind borders/airports/Interpol alerts, taxi and lodging records, and why 2007’s patchy CCTV and phone trails shifted week-one work toward witnesses and canvass. Finally, we show how leads are triaged (observations, proximity people, vehicles, ideas), frame the window/shutter argument as state vs. cause, and take inventory of what went well, what couldn’t, and what the first weeks left behind for the years to come.

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