Carlos was driving on the Palmetto Expressway with his partner, Wayne Briggs. They had worked together for four years. Wayne was like a fish out of water in Miami. Unlike Carlos, who was shorter, dark-haired, and chubby, Wayne was six feet four inches and two-hundred and twenty pounds of solid muscle. Even though he was in his fifties, he was built like a tank.
He was from Mississippi and had a thick southern accent. He stayed in Miami after being stationed at a military base in Homestead. He loved the sunny weather and enjoyed hunting and fishing in the Everglades. Wayne joined the police force after leaving the military, and he was partnered with Carlos. Wayne did not speak a word of Spanish, which was a real drawback in such a diverse city. Yet what Wayne lacked in language skills, he
