“How long have you been a detective, Detective?”
They had temporarily suspended conversation to eat in silence, and enjoy their meal and each other’s company. At least, Rich believed she was comfortable being with him, because he certainly was with her.
“Truthfully? Not very long. A few months. I’d just passed my detective exam when I was given Doug Wilhelm’s old position.”
She stared at him over the rim of her glass. “Wilhelm. Isn’t he the one who got indicted for extortion and tampering with evidence?”
“Yep. That’s the guy. The big bosses probably thought I was the right person to bring honesty and integrity back to the force, and help relieve them of that black eye he’d given them.”
“Not very big shoes to fill, but a huge gap to overcome,” she remarked.
He grinned. “You got that r
