“Work,” I mumbled, muzzy from whatever Craig had dosed me with. “Back to bed, soldier, you’ve been relieved of duty.” “I have?” “Brian Senior came round this afternoon. They’ve found a replacement for Spink. They tried to phone, but I’d turned the ringer off. You needed to rest.” I sat heavily on the swivel chair. The bedroom seemed too far just now. Tori indicated a neat stack of twenty pound notes on the desk. “He left last night’s pay, severance and a bonus for saving his car.” She chuckled. “I hadn’t the heart to tell him the truth. He’s so tight, getting anything out of him is blood out of a stone.” She flourished a membership card with my name. “He also left this. Unlimited Membership, no expiry date. I’m impressed. The only other person who has one of these in the Chief Superintendent.” “Not sure I’m going to need it if my reason for going there is gone,”
