Chapter 3: ArrestHe went to work feeling quite hopeful on the Monday. His two weeks off had done him good and from what Portnoy had said on the phone on Friday, it was all sorted out and he’d been cleared. He wondered what was going to happen to Richard, but it didn’t bother him too much. He’d regained his usual equilibrium during the time he’d spent with Mary. He even found himself whistling in the fresh spring air as he got off the tube for the short walk to the office.
That lasted until he opened the door to his office and found Peter already in there, sat behind his desk. “Morning!” he said. “What are you up to in here?”
Peter looked at him sadly. “I’m so sorry old chap,” he said. “Portnoy wants you in his office as soon as, I’m afraid.”
“What for?”
“He’ll tell you all about it.” P
