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‘But I was only trying to help’

‘And thanks to your help, you’ve single-handedly ed to scupper a six-month undercover operation’

‘But how?’

‘I suspect you’re about to find out,’ said DS Roycroft as the door swung open and Detective Chief Inspector La at William

‘Come in, Warwick,’ he said ‘The commander wants another ith you’

Willia he was about to be told that he was back on the beat The corim look, and this time he didn’t bother to shake hands with PC 565LD

‘You’re a nuisance, Warwick,’ he said, ‘and I can tell you now, you won’t be going to Peckham’

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‘YOUR LAST DAY in uniform,’ said Fred as they left the nick and set out on their evening patrol

‘Unless I’m not cut out to be a detective,’ said William ‘In which case, I’ll be back on the beat in no time’

‘Balls You’ll make a name for yourself, and everyone knows it’

‘Only thanks to you, Fred You’ve taught me more about the real world than I ever learnt at university’

‘Only because you’ve led such a sheltered life, Choirboy Unlike me So which unit will you be attached to?’

‘Art and Antiques’

‘I thought that was just a hobby for people with too much time and money on their hands, not a crime’