Sophie Marris and Steven Culley had vanished by the time Tomy arrived at the café. ‘Which way did they go?’ she asked Sandy.
‘Into the traffic, heading north.’
‘Why didn’t you follow them?’
‘My car is in the carpark of the office building I work in, Tomy. I no longer have access to the police signs to throw on the dashboard.’
police‘Sorry. I sometimes forget you are a civilian and not one of us anymore.’
‘Thanks.’ Sandy took his phone out of his pocket. ‘It’s Brad. We lost them,’ he said into his mobile. ‘Tomy got here too late and because I’m not in the Force anymore, I couldn’t follow them.’
Tomy sneered at Sandy and grabbed his phone. ‘I’m coming to see you. Are you at work?’
‘Yes. I’m not going anywhere.’
‘Good. Stay there.’
‘Can I come too?’ Sandy asked, sounding to himself l
