61. GOD KNOWS, BROWN NOSE

No need to ask who stood before him.

60. TEAM MEAT

Special Response Unit team leader Dillon yelled out “GEORGE”.

59. DON’T LIKE THAT? LIKE THIS?

Archy Carson called a halt to further questions and the CNN Stream feed switched from Melbourne to Manhatton. The Big Mac was making his way to the pedestal. It was heavy going. He had to embrace and shake hands with a crush of immaculately presented men and women, each as delighted and astonished as himself.

58. WE’RE WORLD FED

Soothing Blue. That’s the name of the business-confidence suit McGuire fastened around himself to cement his public face. As he clicked the outer door closed a copter landed on his lawn. His PA, Tony, lunged gasping from it and scrambled towards him. Unusual.