G WAS STILL AT HOME. The whole day was taken up with building work. At the end of it, Lily and Moppet found themselves proud owners of a doggie mansion. It went without saying that the canines promptly snubbed it.
G laid on the guilt trip: ‘Children in Third World countries don’t even get to live in such a well-constructed doggie house.’
Moppet lay on the ground and covered his eyes.
I’m really getting mine back today; G thought as he ran his fingers through his hair.
Six p.m.—
G decided that he and the builders had done enough to get his family home secure.
NY Cybercrime Team hit a blank on the intruder. He was relieved, at least, the guy has no priors. What he didn’t know was that the guy had several, only these were sealed juvie records no one thought to check.
He booked a cab to
