2010

Personal files were kept rather strictly. There were obviously electronic versions but the personal files, the family files, the files which contained rather a lot of information on Mycroft’s more privy obsessions were kept by hand and at hand. She had shadowed her predecessor in post for a good 3 months before even being given the ( Read more... )

2010

George and Carl tended to drive for H, Bob was also on the detail and they could call on others obviously when H’s schedule required it but generally H preferred either Carl or George behind the wheel. They worked around each other and for H with the ease of long association. They preferred not to talk about anything they had gathered ( Read more... )

 2007-2009

The timing of the visits began to interest Lestrade.

Initially the car would slide up within a few days of a case, minimum he’d be waiting a week. There would be a quick conversation, some smiles if all had gone well and then the car would slide away again until the next time. If all had not gone well there would be a longer ( Read more... )

H was at his desk at 7.30. Mrs B advanced the relevant papers and reports for review and he worked steadily through them until 8.45 when he left to attend the scheduled briefing. H returned at 10.30 and composed a short clarification document to be hand delivered to the relevant agency as a matter of urgency. She returned at 12.00 and took the ( Read more... )

 2005 - 2007

Occasionally a black car would slide up beside Lestrade and he would be cordially invited to take a turn around the nearest green space, car park or industrial wasteland, whichever was more convenient. A brief and usually amicable exchange would take place. If it was raining, the meeting might be held in the car but more often ( Read more... )