The inspector was in his office. It was 3:30 PM. He had a cup of tea on his desk that he had splashed some Victory whiskey into. He was waiting for the smoking man.

There was a knock at the door. The Inspector picked up his tea and finished it in one gulp - ‘Enter.’

The door opened and the smoking man walked in. He closed the door behind him.

‘Well?’ - The Inspector said impatiently.

‘I have the activity report on the two targets guv’ - said the smoking man.

‘Sit’ - said the Inspector.

The smoking man sat down, and pulled from his pocket a pack of cigarettes. He took a cigarette from the packet and lit it.

‘The Targets left the Ministry at approximately 7:05 am this morning by car. Midnight blue, Victory Elite model, registration EW7 995. They headed west, away from the ministry, and arrived at the Citizen’s Sports and Racquet club - a party members only club located close to the Victory ring road. The targets entered the sports club at approximately 7:45 am. We were unable to observe the targets in the sports club - but we are confident that neither of the targets left the facility until we observed them leaving at approximately 11:20 am. Upon leaving the targets separated. Target one - wearing a navy blue suit - took a taxi back to the ministry arriving at approximately 12:00 pm. Target one, upon arrival at the ministry, passed security and then took an elevator to the 37th floor, which is a restricted area.’

‘And target number two?’ - Asked the Inspector.

‘Target number two left the sports club at approximately 11:20 am and did not immediately return to the ministry’ - said the smoking man, extinguishing his cigarette and lighting another one - ‘Target number two traveled by car to the Hooverton area of the city, and was observed entering the Golden Leaf Holistic Personal Care Spa at approximately 12 noon.’

‘The Golden Leaf Holistic Personal Care Spa?’ - The Inspector said.

‘Yes guv’ - the smoking man said.

‘Is the Golden Leaf Holistic Personal Care Spa what I think it is?’ - The Inspector asked, perking up.

‘Looks that way guv.’

‘One of ours?’

‘No guv - a regular prole establishment.’

‘Interesting comrade. Did you get a chance to have a snoop around, ask any questions?’

‘Not yet guv - I followed target two back here, he went to the 42nd floor, and then came straight here to see you.’

‘Very good comrade’ - the Inspector was happy - ‘get back over to the Golden Leaf and find out if the target is a regular, and if he has a favorite that he likes to see.’

‘Yes guv - flash the badge or on the quiet?’ - The smoking man said as he extinguished his second cigarette.

‘For now, on the quiet - just a fact-finding mission. Tell the madam at the Golden Leaf that the target is a mate of yours, and he recommended a girl - get her name and find out if the target had another visit planned.’

‘Yes guv’ - the smoking man said as he stood up.

‘We are going to have to move fast on this one comrade’ - the Inspector stood up with him.

The smoking man opened the Inspector’s office door and walked out, followed by the Inspector.

‘Call me when you have something, comrade’ - the Inspector said as he walked in the opposite direction to the smoking man.

‘Yes guv’ - the smoking man walked off towards the elevators.