She pulled herself out of bed before her alarm and quickly showered and dressed herself. She gave her dog Sasha a rub on the head before leaving, a pang of guilt sweeping over her, and a promise to herself that she’d take him for more walks once this case was solved. She pulled up to her normal parking space in the dark. Her colleagues still had another few hours of sleep before the sun would come up. She climbed out and scanned the parking lot. The Chiefs car was parked in its usual spot. A bit early, she thought to herself and checked her watch. It was 5.30am. Lam could see a shard of light under her office door. She paused for a moment and then walked in. The Chief was standing fixated. He was so engrossed in Lam’s pin board that he didn’t even hear her enter. “Chief.” She said, a little amused at the height at which the Chief jumped at the sound of her voice. The Chief composed himself and smiled at Lam.
