“Brilliant,” Sam replied.
“I'll second that,” Devenish agreed. “It wasn't long ago I was employed by the Port Police, helped out on one case and next thing, D.I. Ross asked for me to be transferred to his team, temporary at first, then permanently. He's a great guy to work for.”
“Sounds like it,” Gilligan said. “Wish I could be part of something like that.”
“Who knows what the future holds, eh, Sarge?” Sam posed the question.
“No chance I'm afraid, Sam. My career kind of stalled a couple of years ago. I lost my wife in an accident and couldn't handle the loss for a while. I went off the rails, turned to the drink, and got in a real mess. Only my boss's intervention saved my job, got me into rehab and when I dried out, made sure I got my old job back.”
“I'm so sorry about your wife,” S
