She straightens up and glances around the room. Still no sign of Tyler. Well, there was no reason to suppose today would be any different from yesterday but it’s becoming more and more difficult to cover for him. If Jordan finds out, she’s going to lose the “Detective” bit before she’s even got used to it.

She decides to keep her head down in the hope no one will notice her. Or the fact that Tyler’s missing. She goes back to the case she’s been reviewing but within a few minutes her mind is wandering again. For some reason she finds herself wondering if her brother, Ghulam—he’s a doctor, you know!—ever has to stop his desk wobbling with yesterday’s newspaper. She leans forward and puts her head in her hands, digging the heels of her palms into her eye sockets. It isn’t that she’s ungrateful. Really, it’s not. She’s got a lot to be thankful to Tyler for, not least for saving her life. It’s just that none of this is what she expected. None of this is what she wanted!

She knows police work isn’t like it is on the TV or at the movies. Cases like the one she was involved in last year don’t just crop up every day, she gets that. She’s grateful for it, really. Otherwise her mother wouldn’t even let her out of the house. Ay, Mina! Jaan, why can’t you get a different job? She knows the job involves a lot of paperwork and maybe it isn’t as hands-on as it is for the Murder Room team. It isn’t as though Doggett had wanted her anywhere near his squad after what happened anyway, but that was fine. She was happy to give up her original dream for a chance to work with Tyler. It’s still CID and, to be fair, she would have taken anything as long as she got that word “Detective” in front of her name. It isn’t even that she doesn’t believe Tyler when he tells her how important it is to review cases. It’s there in the name, after all. Cold Case Review Unit. She gets that. She’s done every crappy job Tyler’s asked of her, and more. It’s beyond boring, but has she complained? No. Not even once.

But it would all just be a lot more bearable if he was there leading by example. Instead of doing whatever the hell it is he does all day.