na'

ehind my back, as my boss, Colonel Howard paced

nto a fucking club, expecting to catch an illegal deal in progres

thi

ed it dow

thi

mpty-handed. No drug, no

ed tighter the back of my wrist. "An

men who depend on me to make the right decisions. But no, I had to take a childlike ini

e, Captain Monroe, I didn't realize that we had a psychic on our

face as unconcerned as possible. "I got ther

nticipating. I took slow breaths. "I couldn't hear them." The room was quiet.

fulness, "You eavesdropped on men talking and assumed.they were

ed up on

repeating it, "That led

blew loudly. "How generous of you, then increasing the velocity." "You kn

g you--" He poked his finger in my direction again. "If your fathe

ced a

you chasing ghost leads one more time, you won't h

my heel and left the

office, my heart was still racing in my chest. I could feel hi

he main bullpen, the t

k, then grinned at me; his surprised grinning f

I sighed rol

, "Howard

you ou

r pants." Rookie Jenkins there nearly ha

can hear you, you know," Jenkins hollered from

dor. Officers I'd worked with last ye

nro

you all

u want a drin

l. "Tempting, but I

ey were respecting me now because I never gave up. Because I earned my respe

, I breathed slowly, shaking o

the pho

smiled at my dad

-flavored voice was sudden

n my chair. "No

o be shocked.

one for just a few days,

t I'll bet the station's al

ple are crying in the hallways. Colonel

deep sound. "Good old

e worst

bad,

h. "He chewed m

ce became serious

hing; did not want him to worry about me whi

"Just a bad lead. He's up

le

mpk

ced.

a terrib

aned.

t 'Dad' me. W

n the city. Saw them; I know I did, but I couldn't catch what they were talking

. Then softly

d. "Yeah.

from it, and you move the hell on." Sighing softly, "You did always say that." "That's right." There was a moment of sil

next time he's yell

. And

ea

et that son of a bitch scare you off. Yo

ghtened. "T

me, Pu

ed my eyes. Some days

always did afte

ge, headded, "Now, tell me the important

"Oh, it w

for a moment, allthe frustrat