The Victoria Vanishes

Christopher Fowler

The Victoria Vanishes

Bryant & May #6

2008, EN

PECULIAR CRIMES UNIT

1b Camden Rd

London NW1 0JP

DUTY ROSTER FOR MONDAY 26^th FEBRUARY

Raymond Land, Acting Unit Chief

Arthur Bryant, Senior Detective

John May, Senior Detective

Janice Longbright, Detective Sergeant

Dan Banbury, Crime Scene Manager / Information Technology

Giles Kershaw, Forensics / Pathology

Meera Mangeshkar, Detective Constable

Colin Bimsley, Detective Constable

April May, Office Manager / Liaison

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSING AT 4:00 P.M. TODAY, IN ORDER TO ALLOW STAFF TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF OUR PATHOLOGIST, OSWALD ELIAS FINCH.

A NON-DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH AT 4:30 P.M.

DRINKS WILL BE SERVED UPSTAIRS AT THE DEVEREUX PUB, OFF ESSEX STREET, THE STRAND, FROM 6:00 P.M.

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH MR FINCH’S WISHES, PLEASE DO NOT SEND FLOWERS TO THE CHURCH. INSTEAD, YOU CAN MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS C/O:

NHS Trust Ward ES

Psychiatric Unit

Broadhampton Hospital

Lavender Hill

London

SE5 8AZ

STAFF BULLETINS

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CLEARING OUT THE BAYHAM STREET MORGUE AND REFITTING IT AS A GRADE 4 ‘SECURE HYGIENE’ AREA, SO PERSONAL ITEMS MAY NO LONGER BE KEPT HERE. THIS NOTICE ESPECIALLY APPLIES TO THE PERSON WHO LEFT A BOX OF MAYNARD’S ‘OLDE TYME’ WINE GUMS AND A JAR OF BRANSTON PICKLE IN ONE OF THE CADAVER DRAWERS.

NEXT MONDAY THE PCU FILM CLUB WILL BE SHOWING ‘IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY’ WITH GOOGIE WITHERS.

THIS WAS SERGEANT LONGBRIGHT’S CHOICE, SO ALL THOSE WHO WERE EXPECTING A SCREENING OF THE NEW MARTIN SCORSESE FILM SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR COMPLAINTS TO HER.

PLEASE READ THE NEW RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES ON SUSPECT SEARCHES AND CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY. SUSPECTS HAVE RIGHTS, APPARENTLY, EVEN IF YOU THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE CUT OFF SOMEONE’S HEAD AND LEFT IT IN THEIR FRIDGE. DON’T BLAME ME, I DON’T MAKE THE RULES.

THIS THURSDAY’S EVENING CLASS, TO BE GIVEN BY RAYMOND LAND ON “POLICEWORK AND THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING,” HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SARDINES IN SUNFLOWER OIL DO NOT AGREE WITH CRIPPEN, AS THE PERSON WHO STACKED THEIR OUTGOING MAIL NEAR HIS LITTER TRAY WILL DISCOVER TO THEIR DISADVANTAGE.