Shield of Justice (2005)
“Feet shuffled, someone cleared his throat, a few people looked away. Everyone knew what she was feeling—her anger, her helplessness, her fear—and no one quite knew what to say. So they handled it the way they always did, by doing the job, by carrying on. Someone put a lukewarm cup of coffee in her hand and mumbled a halfhearted, “Don’t worry. He’s probably off with the old lady getting his pipes cleaned.”
She nodded back, sat at her desk, and began making calls. A half hour later she had ascert...ained that no one had seen or heard from Jeff Cruz after he left the squad room at 1:30 p.m. She tried his pager and cell phone and contemplated calling his house. But she knew he wasn’t there, and so did everyone else. He wouldn’t have gone home for the night without checking in with her first. Yeah, maybe now and then a cop disappeared for an hour in the middle of a slow day, and nobody commented on it. But not at end of shift. Everyone checked back in, cleared the day’s work, touched base with their partner, and then checked out.MoreLess
She nodded back, sat at her desk, and began making calls. A half hour later she had ascert...ained that no one had seen or heard from Jeff Cruz after he left the squad room at 1:30 p.m. She tried his pager and cell phone and contemplated calling his house. But she knew he wasn’t there, and so did everyone else. He wouldn’t have gone home for the night without checking in with her first. Yeah, maybe now and then a cop disappeared for an hour in the middle of a slow day, and nobody commented on it. But not at end of shift. Everyone checked back in, cleared the day’s work, touched base with their partner, and then checked out.MoreLess
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