Sail
Episode 26 of the June Murders
John Bale had felt restless all week. He wasn’t sure if driving up to St. Albans to see DCI Symonds would be useful, but as he got behind the wheel and headed out of London, he felt it might at least be a change. He’d had enough “screen time.” The traffic seemed to be flowing smoothly and he was quickly at the motorway exchange and heading north. It was a new car, one of the few hybrid vehicles that the force had bought. He wondered where would the money come from to replace the rest. This set him thinking about all the changes he had seen, and the many yet to come. After all, the current case involved a killing by robot, and they were already experimenting with driver-less cars. That promised to make policing more challenging; who did you arrest after a fatal crash? But then again, police work had never been plain sailing.
He turned into the car park and glanced at the clock. He’d made excellent time. Symonds might be surprised to see him so early. There had been a mention of lunch and he was already hungry.
When Symonds arrived, Bale felt he looked too young for the role. They made their introductions. Then Symonds said: “Are you here because you don’t trust me to do my job or because you just fancied a break for the day?” He smiled as he said this.
