When Emma entered Colin’s office on Monday morning, he greeted her with the sweetest smile and the hard plastic chair she usually sat in had been replaced with an upholstered version. ‘Good morning, sir,’ she trilled, after returning the smile. ‘You’ll be pleased to know I am the bearer of good news.’
‘Not as good as mine, I’m sure.’ Colin gestured towards a sheet of paper lying in state on his elegant work-station. ‘I have been appointed as the next Head of the Agency.’
‘Congratulations, sir, you must be delighted.’
‘“Delighted” isn’t a word I would use; my new position will be extremely challenging. However, I’m relieved to be leaving the PCB, having progressed up the ladder as far as possible, and I won’t miss co-ordinating the PGI and CGI lists. By the way, thank you for the analysi
