Nice to be out of uniform, and in a suit. Thought it
would never happen.
Fanahan was being introduced to his new team, the
Terrorist Watch squad. He knew some of them, others were new
recruits. He had an office, but did not intend to spend a lot of time
in there. Out and about Shay that's me, in the air, nose to the
ground, hunting terrorists.
But it would not be that simple, he was the boss, the
leader, the man who was supposed to formulate the strategy. However
Shay knew that was window dressing – he was here to keep whatever
ball Monahan had been carrying for the top brass, out of signt, away
from prying eyes. He knew the unit often ignored certain avenues of
pursuit, for monetary, or political excuses.
He would wait a week or so, while Nora decided the
agenda, and keep his eyes open for the inevitable traps that would
appear in his way. There were always disgruntled staff, who were
aggrieved when someone was floated in above their heads to replace a
colleague.
Md's
Shambo, watch out for the Mouse Droppings, little things that will
catch you out.
As
it turned out the mouse droppings were boulders. Nora wanted him to
pretend to do the terrorist job but also to devote some time,
secretly, under the radar to finding out who was off the hook now
that Georgie, the serial killer was dead. What were they afraid of
while Georgie was
alive? The real problem in sticking his nose into this hornet's nest,
was that Fanahan knew Georgie was still alive, hiding somewhere,
probably planning another killing. It was laughable, the head of the
terrorist Squad, not looking for the biggest harbinger of terror he
had ever know.
He
was knackered. On the one hand Ryan telling him Georgie was dead,
the coroner agreeing. All of them knowing that was not true. Now he
was being asked to find out who was pulling the strings. Who was
afraid of Georgie? And why?
A
conundrum Shanbo, as Grandad often said. Come here me boy I have a
conundrum for you to work out.
This one was not a question being asked for amusement,
not a riddle he could work out. But that was the job he had been told
to do, while keeping his staff busy on crap.
