Slow Horses (TV)+1
Sick Leave
by The_Passion_of_the_Angst
“Yeah, no, feeling better, thanks for asking.” Lamb squinted at him, bemused. “Cartwright, if I gave a damn about your feelings, I’d have offed myself in solidarity years ago.” Lech’s voice was wistful as he murmured, “If only.” Lamb flicked his dead cigarette onto the pavement and nodded to River. “I saw you in there peeking out the window like some kind of pervy uncle.” “Sure you’d know all about that,” River countered. “Well, you’d be mistaken there,” the platonic ideal of a pervy uncle sneered back at him. “I’m an only child.” Despite being on sick leave, River cannot escape Slough House, as he and Sid are forced to take in a hostage on the run for her life, who may or may not be a Russian spy.Because I love River and Sid and wish they had appeared in book 8. Bad Actors but Sophie de Greer is sent to stay with Sid and River. Occurs earlier in the year than Bad Actors and I’m completely ignoring the existence of the COVID pandemic.Characterization is a blend of book and show.
