Blood On The Tongue (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry) - Plot & Excerpts
He frowned. Fry had noticed that he was doing a lot of frowning these days. He'd never been a barrel of laughs, but his last few weeks at E Division were proving to be a burden on him.'We don't seem to see much of DC Cooper at these meetings,' said Tailby.'Everybody is so busy,' said Hitchens. 'There are so many actions. So many interviews to do.''I know that. Is Cooper all right? He wasn't injured in the incident last night?''No, he's fine. He reported for duty as normal this morning, and he's gone out with Sergeant Caudwell. The MDP asked to visit the site of the aircraft wreck.''He's with Sergeant Caudwell? You've thrown him to the dogs then?''I wouldn't say that exactly, sir,' said Hitchens.'When things get difficult, there's a temptation to look around for a sacrifice,' said Tailby.Fry blinked. She'd never heard their old DCI get so philosophical before. Perhaps he wanted to put on a display of wisdom in his final days before he handed over to Kessen, so that the contrast would be all the greater.'I'm told Sergeant Caudwell asked for a scenes of crime officer as well.
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