“WHAT DO WE DO NOW, sir?” Georgie asked when Nathan put his phone away, having established that Richard Powers was out of the office on a tour of several sites, and he wasn’t expected back until five.
After a quick check of his watch, Nathan said, “Have you ever been to a post-mortem?”
“No.”
“This will be a new experience for you then,” Nathan remarked. He searched Georgie’s face for any sign of apprehension but saw none, which left him wondering how she could be so calm when facing such an experience. The first post-mortem he had attended, a number of years ago now, had left him wanting to throw up. “Are you sure you haven’t been to a post-mortem before?” he asked.
“Yes, why do you ask?”
“Because you don’t seem the least bit bothered by the thought of seeing one,” Nathan said as he s
