Bill listened with a dumb look on his face that wasn't due to his earlier intoxication. "But... It's dangerous, is it not? Surely the police wouldn't let a woman deal with thugs, or a woman go out at night?" He could not comprehend how this man could be comfortable with the idea of his daughter walking a beat. Did he know Whitby at all? Bill's daughters were not allowed out after dark unaccompanied. Fishburn park was generally alright, but there were parts of the old town that were dangerous at night, with those little yards and ghauts and alleys where crime could hide and people could disappear.