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647 At around the time of, and immediately following these events, several other things took place, including:

(1) Shaken by the meeting, Ms Higgins engages in several text message exchanges with Mr Dillaway, starting at 1:57pm (R99 (at 692–696)):

Ms Higgins (1:57pm):

So I think I may not continue to be employed with Linda.

Mr Dillaway (1:59pm):

What? Did something happen?

Ms Higgins (2:05pm):

Yeah it's pretty bad. I genuinely don't know how its going to play out/how I want it to play out

Mr Dillaway (2:06pm):

If you made a mistake/stuffed up. Just be honest to her and COS so it can be fixed. I've made some huge f**k ups but owned them, said sorry etc.

Mr Dillaway (2:06pm):

Can I call you? I realise you might be office [sic] so can't take call.

Ms Higgins (2:09pm):

So on Friday night how I ended up in the Ministerial Office it didn't play out how I made out. I don't remember getting there at all, vaguely remember Bruce being there and then I woke up in the morning half dressed by myself in the Ministers office on Saturday morning.

Ms Higgins (2:15pm):

Ive spoken with dad and he is flying down on Friday. Was pretty upset over the weekend so he's headed here to just hang out.

Mr Dillaway (2:16pm):

That's good hes coming down. Was it just you and Bruce who went back there or a group of people? Did you hook up in there or did someone take advantage of you?

Ms Higgins (2:23pm):

Yeah it was just Bruce and I from what I recall. I was barely lucid, I really don't feel like it was consensual at all.

Ms Higgins (2:27pm):

I just think if he though it was okay, why would he just leave me there like that.

Mr Dillaway (2:28pm):

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