The next morning.
After a few days off, Luke returned to work at the station.
In the past few days, the first team hadn't taken on any new cases and was still handling the closing procedures for previous ones, a task well within the capabilities of the experienced deputy chief.
After talking with the deputy chief, Luke held a morning meeting and briefly arranged today's work.
Luke himself went back to the office and played with his phone, typically slacking off whenever there wasn't a case to investigate.
Just after ten in the morning, Luke's phone rang, "Chief."
"The person you asked for has arrived, come to my office to meet them."
"I'll be right there." Luke hung up and left his office.
Ever since Susan left, the first team had been a bit short-staffed, so Luke had asked the station for additional manpower. Reid sent Luke several candidate profiles for him to choose from.
