Father Mike O’Brien was at casualty for seven in the morning and after shared greetings with James, the triage nurse he knew well, because of Jack, he introduced himself to Angie. Mike thought Angie looked exhausted, but the lad had all of the spirit and recuperating powers of youth and, the priest recalled once having these abilities himself. Mike could immediately see the younger Jack in Angie, and was warmed by the sight. Mike had known Jack for more years than he cared to remember. He was Jack’s quasi-confessor, yes, not that Jack could ever think of what to confess, but Mike’s principal role in Jack’s life was as his conduit in MI5. Having said that, as Jack and Mandy had retired from the police and their MI5 community policing unit, Mike was unsure if they remained spies. Maybe at hi
