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 carpet, there was, like, the vip strings. it was very posh. i met lyne barlow through a friend of mine. we would have drinks together and then she would join on different other occasions, and we would do thirsty thursday at her house, and we'd all be invited to hers.