Kate dialed a number she’d sworn never to use.
The file she found wasn’t a case file. It was an index.
Detective Sergeant Kate Rainer found the file on a dead man’s laptop.
Row one: CASE REF: LOD-001. SUBJECT: DCI James Mercer (West Midlands). ACTION TAKEN: Cash payment of £12k from OCG ledger. OUTCOME: Subject promoted to Superintendent. Closed – no further action.