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had one foot in the future.
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They don't slap bulky anklets on their criminal informants.
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That'd be too inelegant, too crass, too American.
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Instead,
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they insert chips under the skin of their informants like dogs.
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It is an ingenious solution except for the pain
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at the injection sites and constant, constant itching.
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You know what they call this?
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The worst walk along the water I've had in years?
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Mutually assured destruction.
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Your collaborator?
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Try convincing me it wasn't Peter Burke.