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Cops
Pearland Police Department
As two men in crisp, dark business suits walked into the captain’s office, Whelan looked up from his desk. He squinted to focus on the men, but then glanced back at his laptop.
“Feds. Damn, those guys are so arrogant,” a younger, plain-clothed detective sitting at the adjacent desk said.
Whelan didn’t look up. “You’re too young to be jaded already, Danny.”
“What are you working on, L.T.?”
“Huh? Oh, sorry. Just a bit preoccupied with the thirty files on my desk. Christ, up until this point, I’ve covered a total of thirty bodies in my career. That’s twelve years of homicides in this area. Now, in one fell swoop, another thirty drop into my lap.”
“Damn glad I’m not you. But wait a minute. That doesn’t sound like you. I mean, I know your desk is cover
