"Well, that was interesting." Grace says to Boyd as she walks out of her office.
"What was interesting Grace?" Boyd asks quietly, which is rare for him. It's clear that Grace has something important to tell him.
"I just got a call from the assistant commissioner, which is interesting." Grace whispers.
"Oh Christ, what did he want from you? You aren't a member of the police force." Boyd is instantly angry.
"He wanted to talk about you. He has decided, in his infinite wisdom, that he and the top brass want a psychological profile done on you and the Home Office thinks, and it's rather brilliant really, that since there's already a psychologist well placed in the unit that she would be the best placed to do the evaluation." Grace explains to Boyd.
"Shit, they're devious. That is really brilliant." Boyd runs his hand through his hair. He can see the brilliance of what they're doing.
"Yes, it is brilliant because either I write a report that says you're off your rocker and you lose your job or I don't and they say I'm too close to the team and they remove me, but we can fix this. We can strategize and figure out what they want us to say." Grace continues to speak quietly.
"And you can't say no, can you?" Boyd asks already knowing the answer.
"No, they made it quite clear that I don't have a choice about this." Grace frowns.
"They're not making this easy for either of us. I'm sorry about all of this, Grace." Boyd says seriously.
"It's all right, Boyd. I know why you're doing this, so I know that you are doing something selfless for someone you think can be in the top ranks of the force. I'll find a profile we can work on together and give them what they want." Grace says gently.
"Thanks for that, Grace. I appreciate the effort you're willing to put in for this. I'd hate for Dyson to get the better of me." Boyd admits. "Let's see what we can do about this case and we'll deal with the profile later."