Man In Black - Season 1 - Episode 39

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Man In Black - Season 1 - Episode 39

Chief Rikau pondered. If the President had decided to bring in Clyde dé Crozon, it meant that the case had gotten to a whole new level on the global scene, a level which he felt ashamed it had gotten to without being managed well enough in his own country. Somehow, he felt it was his duty to protest.
“But Mr President, sir, don’t you think bringing him in would be pushing the whole thing a little bit too far?”

The president frowned. “Chief, I can see you don’t take this issue as serious as I do. If you did, you would understand my reasons for having decided to bring in someone of that calibre. My decision isfinal.”
Rikau was desperate. He wanted another shot, another chance to prove his worth. He could find someone else, someone other than Tobi who could do even better. All he just needed was one more chance for LIPD to show its metal. He looked to the face of his boss, the IG, for any sign of defiance. He found none. He decided to try another means.
“Okay, but what about his flight, where he will stay, his feeding? Won’t all those practical decisions we need to make still take another few months? What if he has another case he is still handling eslewhere?”
“Do you think I convened this meeting to ask your permission, Chief? This announcement is only a courtesy. Everything has been duly taken care of. Clyde dé Crozon’s fees have been paid, and he is on his way to Nigeria as we speak. Is that enough to make you stop your insubordination, Chief?”


“Rikau, that is enough,” the IG stepped in. “If Mr President has decided to bring him in to take over, I am in support, which means you are in support as well. Is that clear, Chief?”

That was it. Rikau was beaten.
“Yes sir,” he answered.
The President looked hard at him for a few seconds more.

“This meeting is over,” he said finally and stood up. Rikau and the Inspector General stood as well and saluted him until he left the camera’s field of view. Rikau stayed his salute until the IG’s screen went blank, followed immediately by the President’s, leaving Rikau to the silence of the LIPD.