The back of a patrol car is not like the inside of a car.

The seat is a single moulded piece of hard plastic, so that it can be hosed.

There are no interior door handles and no window controls.

There is a cage of steel and polycarbonate between you and the front, with a gap at the bottom on the passenger side for talking through.

It smells of disinfectant.

Julian sat with his knees together and his hands in his lap and did not look out of the window.

Nine minutes.