Sergeant Rodriguez was in his office going over reports when Trooper William Jankowski knocked on his office door. ”Come in, it’s open.”
Jankowski entered and extended his hand to Rodriguez. “I’m reporting for duty, Sergeant.”
Rodriguez stood, shook his hand, and replied, “‘Good morning’ is sufficient, Will. Have a seat.” When Spinelli gets here, we’ll go over what we know so far. So, tell me, what made you decide to become a trooper?”
“My father was NYPD, and my older brother is a cop in Atlanta. It’s something I always wanted to do. It just felt natural. Can I ask you a question, Sergeant? Why did you pick me for this investigation?”
“The mayor called me and asked me to run this investigation and told me to pick my team. So, I chose Spinelli from Homicide; and since you were first o
