Collins sighed in resignation. “Just don’t do anything that will cause problems, and don’t let Blakemore or Hillier find out what you’re doing before we’ve got the cases back.” With that he let Nathan leave to get on with his work while he reached for his phone so he could make the necessary calls to try and sort the situation out.
**
Along the corridor in his office, Nathan glanced at the coffee pot behind Burke. Despite the temptation — he was becoming almost addicted to coffee, something he hoped would sort itself out once he was able to get a proper night’s rest, or at least more sleep than he had been getting — he decided not to have another mug, it would only make him jumpy. Instead, he answered the question on Burke’s face.
“He’s going to make some calls, get Blakemore and Hillie
