He did not like the sound of that: a young lady living alone with only a maid and a boy. "Well, I hope you lock your doors properly at night, and have a constable nearby, Miss. I'm afraid there's some rough folk in town, and if they hear of a lady living all by herself..." He thought. "Perhaps let one of the constables know, so they can do an extra beat in your area. Not PC Crane. He's useless. The new one... Rogers or something..."

He was trying to make the town saver with several initiatives, the latest of which was his organisation to pluck urchins off the streets, resocialise them, and give them stable homes. He had heard stories of children walking around with knives and committing burglaries. Not as much as adults perhaps, but it dealing with them was a first step. The children would grow into full-fledged adult criminals if nothing was done after all. And for the past couple of years nothing had been done, thanks to Crane.