“I need to have a chat with Connor. Mary, I"d like you to go with Sanjay to break the news to Keiran"s family; Phil can you find Donny and take Kevin to his parent"s house. Let"s meet up first thing tomorrow to compare notes.”
“Will do, Sir,” Phil replied. “The old bugger"s been a bit illusive today, not quite himself.”
Alex looked up and grinned. “Do you mean more, or less, grouchy than usual?”
“Definitely more, Sir. He"s been a bit touchy, but that"s not all. It"s normal for him to be a bit untidy, but today he seems … I don"t know, looking a bit uncared for. He"s showing a bit more grey, his face as well as his hair, but maybe he"s just run out of tint.” Phil grinned.
“Perhaps, he"s just having an off day; but laughing aside, let"s keep an eye on him.”
Alex left them to it and went
