Sit down, shut up, and pay attention. The Powers that be - recognising a genius copper when they see one - have asked me to lay down the basic rules I teach my division to keep the soft sacks out of trouble and on the ball. Modern policing is a tricky business and it takes more than they teach you at plod school to do the job. It's dangerous. Being a copper these days is like brushing a lion's teeth with your tadger... risky and only for those with balls of steel. Like me. So read...learn...and, if you're lucky, some of it might rub off. DCI Gene Hunt