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         being fresh meat doesn’t phase her – natural charm is enough to overcome that obstacle when she comes to it. however, when she’s faced with someone clearly immune to her polite questions, she feels rather lost. clearing her throat and smiling ( a little crookedly ), lucy baker taps the intruder on the arm, prepared to send him on his tod if need be.    ❛   ‘scuse us, gov, but – authorised personnel only, this ‘s the scene of a murder. dc baker, here’s t’badge, d’y ‘ave any i.d or wot, mate ?  ❜    

        IT’S WITH PRACTICED ease that he pulls out his badge, not even bothering to turn his head and look at her. he acts above all, assessing the scene rather than the people in it. he was here to solve a problem, not make friends. that was made clear by his advisers, by those who trained him, by everyone he’d met since he was eighteen. there was work to do.   ❛   agent kellerman, federal bureau of investigation.   ❜