One Under
“To Faraday, used to the bulk of Willard at the desk by the window, Barrie’s was an almost spectral presence in the room. On a sunny day, in the words of one of the more disenchanted DCs, the man was thin enough to piss through.
Not that chain-smoking and a passion for cheese salads had taken the edge off his thinking.
‘It won’t work, Joe. There’s no way.’ ‘With respect, sir—’ Faraday had taken him through the intelligence on Givens. He wanted to launch another investigation with himself as Seni...or Investigating Officer.
‘With respect, it’s nonsense. You’re pushed as it is on Coppice. I’ve got eyes, Joe. I’m not blind.’ ‘You think I’m not hacking it?’ ‘I think this Duley thing is open-ended. I think it’s going to grow and grow. Whether you’re hacking it or not gets us nowhere. SIO on Duley might be expecting a bit much without a deputy. Lead on both of them, and you’d be a headcase in days.’ He frowned. ‘There has to be another way.’ ‘Like what?MoreLess
Not that chain-smoking and a passion for cheese salads had taken the edge off his thinking.
‘It won’t work, Joe. There’s no way.’ ‘With respect, sir—’ Faraday had taken him through the intelligence on Givens. He wanted to launch another investigation with himself as Seni...or Investigating Officer.
‘With respect, it’s nonsense. You’re pushed as it is on Coppice. I’ve got eyes, Joe. I’m not blind.’ ‘You think I’m not hacking it?’ ‘I think this Duley thing is open-ended. I think it’s going to grow and grow. Whether you’re hacking it or not gets us nowhere. SIO on Duley might be expecting a bit much without a deputy. Lead on both of them, and you’d be a headcase in days.’ He frowned. ‘There has to be another way.’ ‘Like what?MoreLess
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