Monica had been missing for more than 48 hours.

The police split up into groups to search for her. One group went along the riverbank looking for her, while another interrogated the men who had been following Monica.

Their statements were the same. They said that they had drunk one too many that night when they had bumped into Monica. They had chased after her under the influence of alcohol but lost her in an alley. They refused to admit that they had any ill intentions. The surveillance foota