They were everywhere. On every telegraph pole and shop window. Posters of the elusive Blue Mountains panther. At least they were old pictures and not recent ones. No one had taken a photo of me so that made me feel better.
In the past week, Medlow Bath and Katoomba had been all over the news. An influx of visitors meant that most of the hotels were running at capacity and everywhere you looked there were four wheel drives with spotlights and CB radio antennas. Hunters and panther spotters. I didn't dare shift with this much heat and I really needed to right now.
Following the officer out through the rabbit warren like corridors of the police station, we finally made it back to the reception area.
"Thank you for coming in today. You did great." The officer assured me. "We'll have those l
