He needed the toilet. One of the many drawbacks of doing a stake-out alone was the difficulty of taking a leak when required. Maybe he should have asked one of the women at the station to back him up. None of them would have had the strength to garrotte someone and therefore couldn’t be included as suspects. Come to think of it maybe one or two of them could: Mavis was a big girl, and he wouldn’t want to meet her in a dark alley. But if things became dangerous, he would rather be alone than have an inexperienced woman guarding his back. If Janet had any clue how he felt about women in the police force, she would have his balls in a sling. His bladder started to pull. Maybe he should have trusted Pete. The doctor was a good guy, and if he trusted Pete, he wouldn’t have to sit here trying to
