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Chapter 32

“Why did you do it, sir?”

The chief takes a deep breath and I watch him look down at his hands. “When I first started this job twenty years ago, the job wasn’t as much bullshit as it is today.” He shakes his head. “Sure, we had the occasional drunk who went home after work and beat up his old lady, or we’d have to investigate an arson or burglary.”

He lifts his head to look up at me briefly, and turns away, pursing his lips into a tight thin line. “Murders were few and far between. Not like today, when every other call we receive is a homicide case.”

“Why are you telling me all this?” I ask, restless, fidgeting with the handcuffs on my utility belt.

He is quiet for a long time, and I think he is asleep, his head falling in front of him, his eyes closed.

“Chief?” I say, stirring him awake.