"Finchly is extremely dangerous and this operation is going to require the coordinated efforts of the whole team", Meadows paused to allow the members of CID time to contemplate the photograph of the man they were after.
Brian Finchly was a convicted serial rapist, but somehow he'd managed to obtain early parole, and now he was up to his old tricks. Five prostitutes in the Sun Hill area had been taken to St. Hue's in the last month, all reporting similar attacks, and just this morning, the body of a fifth had been discovered in the toilet block of a near-by park.
"Now this should be pretty straight forward, we have a good idea of Finchly's MO from previous convictions and we know the type of victim he prefers." Meadows glanced briefly at Claire, "As Sgt Stanton closest matches the victim profiles, she will be posing as the bait in this operation." This comment drew appreciative wolf whistles from Mickey and Don. Meadows made a half hearted attempt to glare them into silence, but his main focus was on the logistics of his operation. "Don, you and Kerry will be positioned closest, Mickey and Duncan are also on backup and John, you'll be in charge, coordinating by radio.
Kerry rolled her eyes – more power to Boulton, the DCI must be mad, she turned to Claire, "You alright?"
"I'm fine," Claire gave a brief smile and it suddenly struck Kerry how drawn her friend had started to look. Claire's usually lively eyes had taken on an almost feverish brightness and her skin appeared, if possible, even paler than usual.
"You sure, I mean, Finchly's a freak, but you'll have support, you'll be wired."
"Kerry, honestly, there's nothing wrong." Claire stopped abruptly, vainly wishing she hadn't sounded so harsh, but her friend just shrugged, no doubt she'd hear about it in time, it was probably family troubles again and best if she didn't interfere.