There is no doubt that word spreads fast about an investigation. You can knock on only so many doors before telephones begin to ring. Therefore, you need to structure your investigation to perform the tasks that have the most potential benefit first. You don't want to lose that opportunity. You also need to be flexible, because any new promising lead should be pursued as soon as it develops.
Once the other side knows that you are involved you have to keep to your head down and keep moving forward. But expect resistance to your efforts. What should you do? Whatever you do, don't butt heads. It doesn't work. It's better to find another seam to follow than to run head first into a wall. There are almost always multiple approaches to get to the same result. Knowing which avenue to follow is one of the main differences between a good investigator and a bad one.
Most important of all is the rule that you never fight the battle in public until you have enough information to stand on your own. Publicly attacking the other side before you have all of the information you seek almost guarantees that you won't get what you are after. You may score a brownie point-- but scoring an "I got you" isn't the same thing as winning the big prize.
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