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Blatant rudeness wasn’t something Wendy handled well, so when she heard the door to the incident room open, only to look up and see Malcolm Pope beckoning her with his finger to follow him, she wasn’t put in the cheeriest frame of mind.
Pope stood in the corridor with his hands on his hips.
‘What’s the latest on this second body?’ he asked, without even so much as saying hello.
Wendy tried not to let her annoyance show.
‘You’ll have all the necessary information in the end-of-day report, sir.’
‘I’d like an update now, please,’ Pope replied firmly.
‘As well as a report at the end of the day?’ Wendy asked, folding her arms.
Pope narrowed his eyes. ‘Do I detect a slight hint of animosity, Detective Sergeant Knight?’
Wendy stood and looked at him for a couple of seconds before chan
