The Copper Frame
“It was Sam Lennox’s day off and Vic Burns was on the desk.
Burns said with obvious self-consciousness, “Morning, Chief.”
“You’ve heard about it, huh?”
“I guess everybody has by now,” Burns admitted. “What the devil happened? She lure you on, then scream rape when the sergeant walked in and caught you in the act?”
Ted gazed at him coldly.
“I’m just trying to figure why,” Burns said defensively. “Don’t look so sore. I thought we were friends.”
“So did I. It didn’t occur to me that my friends would find me guilty without trial.”
The stocky Lieutenant looked a little bewildered. “I thought I was putting the best possible construction on it. The way I heard it, there were two witnesses aside from the woman, so something must have happened. Only, knowing you, I figured it must have been just seduction and she decided to yell rape after the fait accompli. I figured it was New Year’s Eve; maybe you brought a little bottle on duty to have a quiet celebration; and when she gave you an invitatio...n, you fell for it.”MoreLess
Burns said with obvious self-consciousness, “Morning, Chief.”
“You’ve heard about it, huh?”
“I guess everybody has by now,” Burns admitted. “What the devil happened? She lure you on, then scream rape when the sergeant walked in and caught you in the act?”
Ted gazed at him coldly.
“I’m just trying to figure why,” Burns said defensively. “Don’t look so sore. I thought we were friends.”
“So did I. It didn’t occur to me that my friends would find me guilty without trial.”
The stocky Lieutenant looked a little bewildered. “I thought I was putting the best possible construction on it. The way I heard it, there were two witnesses aside from the woman, so something must have happened. Only, knowing you, I figured it must have been just seduction and she decided to yell rape after the fait accompli. I figured it was New Year’s Eve; maybe you brought a little bottle on duty to have a quiet celebration; and when she gave you an invitatio...n, you fell for it.”MoreLess
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