Name: Pia Squirrel
Age: 26
Occupation: She doesn’t have a job yet, but she’s got no shortage of money
Bio: Pia (not her real name) is an Interpol agent who used to specialise in undercover detective roles, worming secrets out of men, women, and computer systems, in order to build cases around money laundering, drug smuggling and sex trafficking. She’s worked in London, Tokyo (pro bono), Chicago, Savannah, New London, Paris, Beirut, and Western Australia.
In her last case Pia was posing as a French backpacker turned skimpy barmaid in a remote town notable only for the nearby Five Eyes e-surveillance base, and a string of unexplained murders. The lonely, horny e-warriors might drop clues during their drunken revelling.
Possible triggers follow
While returning from an outback debriefing, Pia was abducted by one of those grizzled psychopaths who roam the red desert roads, preying on random victims. She spent two days locked in a box in the load-bed of a ute, kept alive with the minimum of food and water, until her detective partner (and lover) rescued her in a shoot-out she witnessed only by the noise of the gunshots.
Naturally this experience psychologically challenged Pia on several levels. She has recently finished therapy in Lyons, and has been sent to the quiet town of The Neighbourhood, to complete her recovery with rest and recreation.
Image Source: Publicity photos of Lily James