Chapter 4
"As charming as ever." Gene pauses for a few seconds as if analysing something "That's DI Lucy Green, she'll be here a while to help us out as we're low on numbers."
"Yes Hunt, we both know the drill don't we?" Jim smirks.
The woman had turned back to face the front.
"I expect to be briefed in full about the latest case. I look forward to your call... And remember people! Eyes on the prize!"
He claps encouragingly to the officers at their desks to no avail. Gene smiles heartily at this,
"Goodbye Jimbo" he says cheerily.
Back in his office Jim begins to reflect on his encounter with the redhead, and the effect it had just had on him. He places his chin in his hands and closes his eyes, visualising her face when she turned to face him "Lucy Green" he whispers out loud... "What's different about you?"
A few moments later there's a quiet knock at the door "Come In" he calls out without looking up "Make yourself comfortable Gene." The sound of heels click clack on the stone floor
"Sorry to disappoint sir" A clear, well spoken voice replies. Jim jumps up knocking his knees on his desk as he got up making his glasses dislodge themselves slightly; he adjusts them ignoring his smarting shin.
"Sorry, I was expecting your Guv. What can I do for you?"
"He asked me to come down and brief you about the current case, apparently he's busy with something more important than a dinner date with you down here"
He finds himself closing his eyes as she spoke "He's gone to Luigi's hasn't he?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so I'll just have to do."
"Do sit yourself down Miss Green"
"Thank you Sir." she pulls out two files "Well the general gist of it is, that Roberts here…" she puts the first of the files on the table "Is planning a stolen jewel drop off on Hawkins Road at 4:00pm tomorrow, he has previous, and favours machine guns so I've heard."
"Pleasant fellow"
"The interesting thing is that we've been told that the whole thing has been organised by Masood Jamil... A small-time drug pusher."
She places the other file on the desk
"And why are you so reliably informed?"
"Because the Guv told me so... I'm sorry, he didn't give me much to tell you to be honest, I only got here this morning... And I've had other things on my mind" her voice wobbles a little.
Jim smiles "Oh is that so?" he sits back and waits for the mindless ramblings to begin
"It's the oddest thing... One minute I was somewhere, and then another I was here... I'm not complaining though, I've been worse places"
He leans back forward in confusion "So you were somewhere else? What was this place like?"
"It doesn't matter, I'd rather get this done and dusted before I ramble into the past." she looks at the floor.
Jim takes her in again, he was taken aback by her calmness and gentle demeanour, but little bolts of anger and resentment sparked off her. Why wasn't she tripping out like the other DIs that walked through the swinging doors of Fenchurch east? She was totally at ease with her predicament and this made Jim nervous, he was thrown off guard by Lucy Green, and he didn't like it one bit.
She looks back up "Anyway, the Guv will be bringing the majority of the team with him along with armed backup in an unmarked vehicle."
"Sounds like he's got it pretty much covered then"
"I presume so, sorry I couldn't fill you in fully, I'm sure the Guv'll come down later and fill in the blanks" she adds uncertainly.
Jim chuckles, "I don't think that'll be the case somehow"
"Well if that's all sir"
Jim looks at his watch "Have you had lunch yet?"