"So, let's speculate, a little bit, Grace. What would we be looking for if our victim in the car is an Irish terrorist?" Boyd asks snacking on his crisps.
"Well, we'd be expecting the victim to have an extreme political view that he expressed verbally or through writing. He might be someone with a personal connection to what the political situation was in Ireland in the '70s. We'd expect him to have a negative view of English politics. As soon as the victim is identified we need to know as much about his political background as possible. That will tell us if this is a terrorist case or not. Mel's worried, isn't she?" Grace asks seriously.
"Yes, she is worried. She knows Dyson gave us the case, but she's worried that if Dyson figures out this is a terrorist case and we haven't turned the case over it will jeopardize their careers." Boyd tells Grace.
"Is she right, Boyd? If we still have the case when and if it's discovered it's a terrorist case we're working on could it jeopardize Mel and Spence's career? You wouldn't do that would you?" Grace is frustrated.
"No, it wouldn't jeopardize their jobs. It might jeopardize my career, but not theirs." Boyd says honestly.
"Maybe you should say that to them. They're unsure about everything right now. This case worries them more than they're saying. They don't want to let you down." Grace says seriously.
"I probably should say something to them, but I don't want to pressure them to be part of this case if they don't feel that it's right. When I first started in the Met I got pressured into being part of some cases that we should never have been involved in and I don't want to do the same to them." Boyd says firmly.
"That's very noble of you, Boyd. I'm impressed. I didn't know any of that about you before." Grace smiles at Boyd and sets her soda down.