When Marcus Chickpea came into the police HQ the assumption on the staffs part was that he was there on business.<br/>As Deputy PA he visited often since he handled a large -bit mostly routine- caseload. He was in daily to listen to and participate in interrogation's and negotiate plea bargains. He consulted with the police crime Investigation unit about the kind of evidense he would need for prosecution.<br/>"Whats up, Mark?" asked the desk officer. "It's been pretty quiet here aside from the Political unit arresting all those sodomites."<br/>Marcus had nothing to do with the political department. It wasn't that he didn't want to. It was that he was too junior to be let in. He was also just begining his membership in the Party and it would be several years before he'd be trusted to handle such assignments.<br/>There was some distrust by the political unit of staff who handled ordinary police work. They were considered narrow minded and too rule bound. The suspician is that they might be more loyal to the law then then to the party.<br/>"Oh, I not here for work for a change." said Marcus. "I am going down to bid in the auction."<br/>The desk officer winked braodly. "I hear there is nice stuff down there."<br/>"So have I" said Marcus as he set off for the basement.<br/>He had a cook and houseboy but since his breakup with Carol he he had been horny while  too embarrassed and busy to pursue a free woman.<br/>Eventually he would but right now....