In the first weeks she'd been on the force people had mentioned her mum. They'd asked question or told her how proud she'd be. It only took once, though, for them to understand that there was a line not to be crossed. She didn't talk about her mum with strangers, and rarely with friends.

"I earned this job my my own rights. I'm my own person. And I don't talk about her with anyone. Guv."