Mike Dixon

CHAPTER 32
Interview room
he room was bleak, forbidding and hygienic. Janet
T sat on a white plastic chair and glared at Cecil Sparrow
who was sitting opposite. Her former boss was dressed
for the occasion. Janet figured she could read him like a
book. Most of the time Cecil went to work in a drab suit.
Today he was dressed to kill. Janet had seen him in the out-
fit before. Tailored jacket and brightly colored tie that went
halfway to hiding his heavy jowls and flabby frame. He wore
the gear when he had to front up before parliamentary
committees. It was his way of exuding power while covering
up for his many weaknesses.
Today he was parading it for her benefit. Janet felt hon-
ored. The guy was scared of her. For months she had tried
to impress him with her talents. She‟d produced brilliant
reports and they‟d never been acted upon. Now she understood
why. She was finding out far too much. Cecil wasn‟t
just an arsehole … he was corrupt.
Rodney O‟Neill sat beside him in a drab suit. He was
Sparrow‟s toad: a pathetic creature that made a living by
climbing up arseholes. Janet listened as Rodney read from a
prepared statement.
„29 February 2002, 11.05 am. Interview of Janet Louise
Pulnitz, conducted by Chief Investigator CA Sparrow, AO,
assisted by Principal Investigator R.M. O‟Neill. Ms Pulnitz
has been informed that she can request legal representation
and has declined.‟
Cecil peered over his spectacles.
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