He
tried to conjure up (to make a picture or idea appear in mind) the names
of colleagues they might both have known.
Rebus
stubbed the cigarette out (to stop a cigarette from burning by
pressing the burning end against a hard surface) beneath his heel, waited a
couple of moments, then headed for (to go in the direction of) his car.
The
traffic in Edinburgh was indeed a nightmare.
Temporary lights (temporary traffic
lights i.e. road works), road closures, diversions. Long tailbacks (a
line of vehicles that have stopped or are moving only very slowly, because of
an accident or other problem on the road in front of them) everywhere.
While stationary
(not moving), he checked his phone for messages, unsurprised to find there were
none.
No urgent
cases required his attention: he worked with the long dead, murder victims
forgotten for the world at large (generally). There were eleven
investigations on the books (belong to organization) of the Serious
Crime Review Unit.
When he
turned on the car's CD player, Jackie Leven's voice - deep and visceral
(based on deep feeling and emotional reaction) - emerged from the speakers.
He was
singing about standing in (to take person's place at an event) another
man's grave.
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