but a firm, it turned out, linked to corrupt police officers. it s one theyjust can t solve. four investigations and several crimewatch appeals produced at least 12 possible motives. jonathan rees was a key suspect, daniel morgan s business partner. a colleague told an inquest that he had wanted friends in the police to arrange the murder so that another officer, sid fillery, could leave the force and take daniel sjob, which actually happened. the accusation was undermined because the accuser had a fraud conviction. both men have strongly denied being involved and they were acquitted of related charges, but the panel says lines of inquiry weren t properly followed up. this report is enormous and damning. it details forms of corruption at all levels, from the tolerance of poor investigations to police officers drinking with people on the limits of legality. but most of all, it says that the metropolitan police concealed or denied its failings. in short, that it was dishonest.