the person that could do this to people. i need to be punished for what i ve done. have you got anything to say to the victims, lyne? i ve never met anybody like lyne barlow. - this was definitely- a once in a lifetime job. right, 0k. this interview is being recorded, and it may be given in evidence if your case is brought to trial. i am dc 2441 blackett. you know i m from durham police. you do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. anything you do say may be given in evidence. a fraudster lies, that s what they do. so you almost have to have that cynicism of anything they say. is it the truth, or is it lies? ali blackett, the detective who spent years bringing lyne barlow to justice. it was her lastjob before retirement. the main motive, to me, has got to be greed. it s got to be. she liked that lifestyle. she liked spending money. oh, there was a snow machine, there was the red
holiday with our friends to the norfolk broads on a barge. claire from newcastle spent £1,000 for herfamily holiday, and they drove almost 300 miles with their children to get there. it must have been 11 o clock when we arrived there. couldn t book on till 12. we took a look around at the nice boats, thinking, there s our boat. we had the name of the boat we were going on. went to reception, no booking. after a 600 mile round trip, claire decided to go to lyne s house to get her money back. ijust wondered if we can come in and chat about the holiday? she had a bandanna around her head. a big strand of hair coming down her face. i thought, have you really lost all of your hair? she invited us in.