He asked me to fix something so that he could meet you. Would you catch a bus into town next Friday and we'll meet you?" I'm not sure I could do that....I've got to have supper ready for your dad when he comes in." He doesn't come home till after nine." Sometimes he comes home early." How often?" Not very." Well then." If he does and I'm not here he'll smack me around." Mum, we'll come here if you'd rather but someone's bound to see us and gossip then he'll smack you around again."Her mother. I reluctantly agreed, but still expressed concerns over Kirsty remaining at home. I had to make do with Fenshaw's promise that they would be dropping in to pay Mr MacLeod a visit every now and then over the next few months to continue to make the point he was under suspicion.Kirsty dropped by my classroom at the end of the day. Her eyes were still red-rimmed from all the crying she had been doing and even now she seemed close to tears once more."I'm sorry sir, I couldn't do it. I just know. S.]The office clock ticks round to five o'clock, Friday afternoon again.The last of my colleagues heads towards the door, stopping for a quickcomment before leaving."Working late again? Just you and the boss left. Remember what theysay about all work and no play," she says with a wink as she heads tothe door. I flush slightly, sure that she has at least some suspicionof what happens after hours.Once I'm sure she's left, I head to the bathroom to quickly get myselfready, it wouldn't do to. Approach reported,"Single hyper foot print at the limit. Went immediately into full em com and we lost him." Control "Victoria". Identified as Manty CL Forceful class moving to south east at one twenty gravs."McCock was in a Cabinet meeting – again – when the reports came in. "Victoria" and "Vance" to continue their patrols. "Shriek" to intercept and introduce herself with fifteen seconds of normal active pinging – that will attract his attention and then invite him to move to the Yard to.