I was tempted to let the case follow the regular police routine.

Many months after completing the Howard book, the case is still following the author.

Most cases of food poisoning follow the same general course.

For example, many cases of burglary followed the same pattern.

A long £13m legal case followed which, ultimately, Massow lost.

In either case just follow the road that heads uphill.

From this critical moment, the case followed two parallel paths.

The case followed another in which the two offices clashed recently.

These are very serious things; on the basis of this evidence a criminal case and investigation should follow.

But why wouldn't this case follow a decent, reasonable line?