The man at the corporation knew that client confidentiality was everything.
He was never happy when police authorities took an interest in his operations. There were very strict protocols to be followed when sending a customer back. The majority of them simply wanted to relive some precious, happy time. They just wanted to be there again when she married or he graduated. For some it was to relive a football match or to witness once more the finish of a boat race, or to enjoy the spectacle of some grand opening. All these things were possible after a strenuous vetting programme, a substantial fee and an understanding that they would be carefully chaperoned at all times to ensure that no interference with events that had already taken place could be interfered with or altered in any way. This indoctrination and training was rigorous and on occasions an immediate refund was made. The organisation could not allow mistakes.
The man waiting for the time specialist detective to arrive knew only too well that in the dozen or so years the Time Corporation’s Travel Agency had been providing their services there had been slipups, but nothing as big as this one. This particular twenty-four hour package was purchased by an extremely wealthy client who wanted to go back a couple of years to watch a sporting event. This had been perfectly straightforward with no concerns. What was a little unusual, although such cases had occurred, was the immediate follow up booking to be returned again, this time two weeks earlier. The client wanted to be there for an earlier game as a lead up to the final. This was all the man in the agency knew. If there had been any issues the police would know all about it.
When the detective arrived he got straight down to it. Apparently, there had been a major event scramble. He learned that there was a great deal of panic going on back at headquarters. After sending back several scouts to find out what had occurred to cause the scramble, the following came to light. The wealthy customer in question had returned with ill intent. Having been swindled by a crime boss a few years earlier, he had gone back with a plan to lose the chaperone and kill the man. However, on his arrival he learnt that his intended victim had had a heart attack and had died a few days before. This prompted the customer to make the second booking. Unfortunately for everyone, he also managed to give the second chaperone the slip and this time murder the man prior to his having a heart attack. To complicate things further, the perpetrator had managed to avoid making the return trip.
That all occurred just over a year ago. It’s still being worked on.
These event scrambles take a lot of fixing…
