Jade Hopkins is the estranged wife of Jeff Hopkins. Jeff is a prime suspect as this raid fits his MO exactly; however he has an alibi. Jade is also the sister of
Ronnie Lane who has admitted to the armed robbery. She was in the store returning a faulty toy at the time of the robbery; Max suspects she was the decoy. Also, incriminating her is the fact the gun used in the raid was found in her home. Jade implicitly insists all this is a coincidence and claims she is innocent.
PC Millie Brown believed Jade and warned her she was in danger when she was released from police custody. At Jade’s home shortly afterwards the pair were kidnapped….