She was waiting for him to snap, he could see that. It made him feel like she had no faith in him and what bothered him the most was that she was right. Being level-headed was admittedly not one of his strengths. Occasionally, he let his emotions get in the way of critical thinking. Yes, he was determined to stop Corrigan from hurting his wife, but that was literally their job – it wasn’t him going off half-cocked on some personal vendetta. It’s what he was paid to do.

The fact that he was going to enjoy nailing this shithead was neither here nor there. He had found the information on the man who sued Corrigan Construction and he’d also contacted dispatch to find out if there had, indeed, been a call received from Angela Corrigan.

‘What time did you get here?’ Imogen asked as she put her bag in the bottom drawer of her desk.

‘A couple of hours ago; just wanted to get ahead of this. I’ve got a name and address for the disgruntled employee.’

‘Is he local?’

‘Yep – ten minutes’ drive, tops. Lives in one of those nice flats by the river.’

‘We should check in with the DCI before we go. Give her a heads-up of what we’re doing.’

‘Why not wait until we actually have some information?’

‘Remember what I said yesterday. By the book. Adrian, we can’t take any risks with this case. There is too much at stake.’

‘Fine. But I’d appreciate it if you stopped treating me like I’m overreacting and taking it all personally.’

‘That’s not what I meant. We’ve been burned before by not following the rules. It always comes back to bite us on the arse. I just want to make sure that we are both protected from any repercussions and that when we put this fucker away, he stays away and doesn’t get off on some technicality because we fucked up.’

‘OK,’ Adrian conceded. ‘Sorry I snapped. I am not trying to dodge the rules, I just want to get this done as quickly as possible, she can’t stay there much longer.’

‘Then let’s work together and get it done. I want him put away, too. We keep the DCI informed every step of the way and that way, we are covered if it all goes Pete Tong.’

‘You’re right.’

‘Always. Remember that.’

Imogen walked over to the DCI’s office and knocked on the door. Adrian followed.

He noticed that DCI Kapoor looked braced for bad news. As though that’s all they ever seemed to deliver.

‘We’ve identified our Jane Doe,’ Imogen said.

‘How? Who is it?’

‘Simon Glover and Leon Quick’s former boss, Reece Corrigan – it’s his wife, Angela,’ Imogen said.