Where does the role of the psychic lie in policing? The secular, rationalist follower of hard facts and evidentiary reason might well question their very existence, let alone value. But moments of crisis can increase the emphasis on faith and desires to communicate with the world of the dead. As far back as October 1987, the American magazine McCall’s published an article entitled “Clairvoyant Crime Busters” featuring the feats of such “psychics” as Dorothy Allison and John Catchings. In recent times, a global audience has revelled in the predictive powers of Octopus Paul, predicting sea creature par excellence who managed a near perfect record for the football world cup in South Africa.