She wanted to see what I'd do if I found out there was evidence against Charlie, evidence he's a traitor.

I mean, at least it was obvious that if she was asking me to look at the stuff she'd said we needed to go through, she probably already knew what was in it. And if she did know, then it was too late for sending signals.

I've been thinking about that. If it ever happens again like that--if it really happens--then I'd have to just trust that Charlie or Mum or Bill or the twins--or even Gin, I suppose--that they would know what to do and would stand a chance, fighting their way out. Because, if I'm in the department and that happens, chances are it would be suicide to try warning them.

At least Mum's got the clock. If she's home. And they all know something like that could happen.

Anywiz, I told Desai what I'd found and then she said it was just a test to see what I'd do. And then she wanted to know what I thought about Neville, and I had to say he'd always been odd. Nice chap, but hard to get to know, and always just odd. At least she expected I'd be spinning from the thing about Charlie and from the news about Nev, but it was dead dangerous, having to talk through all that with her.