Chapter 76
Two days before the girl was brought in, Technician Saunders was - resentfully - on duty. It should have been Technician Onslow, the pernickety bastard, but he was on leave. So Saunders had to fill in.
He stared sourly into nothing as he was being given his instructions.
“Right now listen up!” Lieutenant Mentmore jabbed his finger towards the V-Screen showing Tom Boyd playing chess (again).
“That Special: watch him! Watch him closely! If he does anything, anything at all, anything unusual, I want to know about it.” He paused.
Eventually Saunders realised it was his turn to say something. “Yes. Sir! Watch him! Sir!”
“Right!” David Mentmore stood with his hands behind his back, chest out, looking through the window at his little empire. A neat - if small - parade ground, the
