31As the week unfolded, Vince had precious little opportunity to theorise about Jonathan Harkin. Then in a flash it was Thursday, his afternoon off, and he’d promised Kieran he’d take the boy fishing—not his preferred option, but he owed the Harringtons big time. He cleared the decks and was about to make a bid for freedom when his phone rang.
‘Bugger!’ he said out loud, knowing these last-minute calls could lead to anything from a home visit to a long counselling session. With an impatient grunt, he picked up the phone.
‘We had our GreenCoast meeting last night, Doc.’ No small talk, straight to it. Typically Elena.
‘So what excitement did the tree huggers get up to, Sarge?’
‘Well, it was strange without Allan in the chair, and Rita wasn’t there either. But there was an agenda item fro
