job and the fact the property store was hidden away in the basement of the station where a sneaky cigarette could be had, made Paul very popular with cops and civilians alike. If anyone fancied a conversation, then heading to the property store was a safe bet.
Todd had initially gone to the property store in order to sort out his property list, he had a long list of exhibits attached to his name and he needed to do some maintenance on it and make sure property was returned or destroyed as needed, so the stores didn't become unmanageable with countless unnecessary items. Paul had sent Todd a couple of polite reminders and he finally had some down time so made his way to the basement. When he had arrived at the stores, however, all notion of work had left his mind as Paul had immediately started a conversation about Wimbledon and how fantastically Andy Murray had played to win the entire tournament. Todd was now on his second cup of coffee and very aware that it was almost time to review the prisoners who had been arrested that day to see if any of them required the CID to get involved.
"Right Paul, come on, let's stop fannying about. I've written against each one what needs to happen, can you deal with them like that?" Todd handed over his computer printout which he had written on in bright red pen.
"Yes Guv, no problem." Paul took the list and began to read it.
"Helloooo," A cheery voice echoed along the empty corridor. Todd and Paul turned to look out of the property store door to see an extremely large woman sashaying her way towards them. She was white-skinned, tinged with red tones after too long in the summer sun. Her bright red hair fell in curls from a pile on top of her head, garish make-up added extra colour to her blue eyes, chubby cheeks and many chins.
"Don't be intimidated by my beauty." She smiled at them, swinging her hips from side to side, almost touching the walls of the narrow hallway as she filled it with her bulk. Todd laughed at the woman's comment.
"You could never intimidate me Tessa." He smiled at her, "Whoo, what a woman." He said as he took her hand and turned her in a jive circle.
"Oh Todd, you know how to treat a girl." Tessa laughed. Todd had known Tessa for two months now, ever since she had begun her role as a station reception officer. Tessa Small was a rule unto herself. She made no distinction between officers and their ranks, calling everybody by their first name. Todd hadn't minded, but when the Borough Commander pointed out his rank to her, she had politely informed him that she was not a police officer but was a work colleague and choosing to be equal in the workplace, she would not be using the police ranking system. Totally unprecedented, but perfectly reasonable, a flustered Borough Commander who had been reduced from Sir to just plain George, had removed himself from the station office and was yet to be seen in there again, especially when Tessa was in situ.
"To what do I owe this pleasure?" Paul smiled at Tessa, who was still twirling under Todd's arm. She didn't reply, instead smiling up at Todd.
"When you're ready," Paul admonished.
Todd laughed, "Sorry Paul, she's just so damn sexy."
"You know it." Tessa said as she released herself from Todd's grip. "Just got something for the sharps bin, some old dear is cleaning out her knife drawer." She waved a tissue wrapped object in her hand. Paul reached over to his back shelf and retrieved a yellow box with a white lid. He passed it to Tessa who threw the knife, tissue and all, into the bin.
"Why they can't just wrap them up and put them in the rubbish, I don't know." Paul complained.
"No, it's good they bring them here, gets them off the streets," Tessa said, "We don't want knives getting into the wrong hands and it gives the oldies somewhere to go. They like to have a chat, they're lonely."
"Anyway," Todd said, "I better get some work done, thanks Paul; I will see you later."
"Yeah cheers Guv, I'll do this list for you."
Todd had initially gone to the property store in order to sort out his property list, he had a long list of exhibits attached to his name and he needed to do some maintenance on it and make sure property was returned or destroyed as needed, so the stores didn't become unmanageable with countless unnecessary items. Paul had sent Todd a couple of polite reminders and he finally had some down time so made his way to the basement. When he had arrived at the stores, however, all notion of work had left his mind as Paul had immediately started a conversation about Wimbledon and how fantastically Andy Murray had played to win the entire tournament. Todd was now on his second cup of coffee and very aware that it was almost time to review the prisoners who had been arrested that day to see if any of them required the CID to get involved.
"Right Paul, come on, let's stop fannying about. I've written against each one what needs to happen, can you deal with them like that?" Todd handed over his computer printout which he had written on in bright red pen.
"Yes Guv, no problem." Paul took the list and began to read it.
"Helloooo," A cheery voice echoed along the empty corridor. Todd and Paul turned to look out of the property store door to see an extremely large woman sashaying her way towards them. She was white-skinned, tinged with red tones after too long in the summer sun. Her bright red hair fell in curls from a pile on top of her head, garish make-up added extra colour to her blue eyes, chubby cheeks and many chins.
"Don't be intimidated by my beauty." She smiled at them, swinging her hips from side to side, almost touching the walls of the narrow hallway as she filled it with her bulk. Todd laughed at the woman's comment.
"You could never intimidate me Tessa." He smiled at her, "Whoo, what a woman." He said as he took her hand and turned her in a jive circle.
"Oh Todd, you know how to treat a girl." Tessa laughed. Todd had known Tessa for two months now, ever since she had begun her role as a station reception officer. Tessa Small was a rule unto herself. She made no distinction between officers and their ranks, calling everybody by their first name. Todd hadn't minded, but when the Borough Commander pointed out his rank to her, she had politely informed him that she was not a police officer but was a work colleague and choosing to be equal in the workplace, she would not be using the police ranking system. Totally unprecedented, but perfectly reasonable, a flustered Borough Commander who had been reduced from Sir to just plain George, had removed himself from the station office and was yet to be seen in there again, especially when Tessa was in situ.
"To what do I owe this pleasure?" Paul smiled at Tessa, who was still twirling under Todd's arm. She didn't reply, instead smiling up at Todd.
"When you're ready," Paul admonished.
Todd laughed, "Sorry Paul, she's just so damn sexy."
"You know it." Tessa said as she released herself from Todd's grip. "Just got something for the sharps bin, some old dear is cleaning out her knife drawer." She waved a tissue wrapped object in her hand. Paul reached over to his back shelf and retrieved a yellow box with a white lid. He passed it to Tessa who threw the knife, tissue and all, into the bin.
"Why they can't just wrap them up and put them in the rubbish, I don't know." Paul complained.
"No, it's good they bring them here, gets them off the streets," Tessa said, "We don't want knives getting into the wrong hands and it gives the oldies somewhere to go. They like to have a chat, they're lonely."
"Anyway," Todd said, "I better get some work done, thanks Paul; I will see you later."
"Yeah cheers Guv, I'll do this list for you."
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