she was n't a pawn in someone else 's game . the expression in her eyes was wrong , too . she had a sharpened stake in her handbag and a bottle of holy water in her coat pocket to prove it . lets go and get something fried , somewhere cheap ! it was alison that suggested i look for another job , which was something id thought about myself but had never really got round to . for now , keep your eye on the ball . he waves off my compliment , as if it 's nothing . 