‘I hope that’s all absolutely clear, ma’am?’‘Yes, I think so. You’re saying that you are now convinced that we do have an officer in this station who is leaking operationally sensitive information to third parties connected with organised crime.’‘Not necessarily a sworn officer, but someone, certainly. We have intelligence to that effect, and the information is judged to be of very high quality. Grade A intel, that’s all I can tell you.’‘And you can’t say who that source is?’‘I can’t, or rather I couldn’t, even if I knew.’ Clark nodded. ‘So the plan is to mount another operation, targeting organised crime, but this time you’ll be monitoring the communications and actions of a large number of personnel based at this station, the idea being to catch the person in the act of passing on operational information. Is that right?’‘Yes, that’s pretty much it.’‘But what if our mole makes personal contact with their handler, or whatever it is you call them?’‘That’s an operational detail, ma’am, and I’m not at liberty to discuss such matters with you, I’m afraid.’‘Because I’m a suspect?’ Jarvis smiled.
