Which looked as if it was going to be heavy. All the other messages were from the Company.
I took that shower, changed, and drove to Mr. Primm’s shop. The statue was perfect, right down to the square of ragged denim dangling from its mouth. We settled our business, each pleased with the other, and then I drove to Langley.
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It was late when I returned from Langley that evening. I’d hoped to make it home earlier, but I’d gotten involved with something that had come up while I was away. I discussed it with Bramwell Rayner, my Director, and would have had Sydney Cooper look into it further, but she was on assignment. I sent Glenn McKenna, another officer, with orders he was to report back to me, personally.
It had been a long day, and I was feeling every hour of it. I turned my car
