Tony Parsons - Departures - Seven Stories from Heathrow

The man stood up. He was jabbing angrily at some palm-held device and muttering something about a lawyer who was going to enjoy burying a loser like Tim.

‘That’s it?’ the young woman said. ‘Just that? It seems – I don’t know – such a banal reason for Finn to die.’

‘I’ve seen the handling report from the airline,’ Tim said. ‘I’ve checked the travelling container. And I’ve looked at all the paperwork. Your dog – Finn – was compliant with the pet travel scheme. He was up to date on all his shots, all of that . . .’ He looked down at the lead with the silver name-tag. He was not certain that he could look at the blue eyes for much longer. ‘You are – if I may say – clearly a loving and responsible owner. And this is a tragedy.’ He looked at the eyes for what he thought might be the last time. ‘But it’s not a mystery,’ he said. ‘The vet in LA over-sedated . . . Finn.’

The young woman was thinking.

‘Where is he now?’ she said.

‘The vet?’ the man said. ‘Probably on the golf course. I’m going to sue him, too.’

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