ɹᵻbjˈuːz hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈɜːkt ɔnðə spˈeɪvən kˈeɪs wɪð ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ bˈɔs, ɡˈɛdz; dᵻspˈaɪt hˌævɪŋ ɚɹˈɛstᵻd spˈeɪvən ænd fˈaʊnd hˌɪm wɪððə vˈɪktɪmz hˈændbæɡ, ɹᵻbjˈuːz ænd ðə pɹˈɛs ɑːɹ nˌɑːt kənvˈɪnst ðætðɪ ˈɛvɪdəns wˈʌzn̩t plˈæntᵻd.
Rebus had also worked on the Spaven case with a former boss, Geddes; despite having arrested Spaven and found him with the victim's handbag, Rebus (and the press) are not convinced that the evidence wasn't planted.