Chapter 16Even although Luke is not guilty of anything other than lying to the priest about his father's imminent death, catching up with him so quickly made me look good. When I telephone Gerard, he's delighted.
“That was good police work,” he says.
“It was mostly down to my latest trainee, Marie-Therese,” I reply.
It's nothing for me to give the girl praise. After all, she was the one to apprehend Luke. Paul and I would never have caught up with him. We discuss her progress and I let it be known that I'd like to keep her at my office once she completes her training.
“She sounds like one to watch,” Gerard says. “From what you've told me she could be a high flyer like you.”
Most senior officers in the force are men, and most of them would choose a man from the list of new recruits for
