Chapter 12
One week later
Police Chief Charged in Double Homicide.
The newspaper headline from Black Falls Daily stares back at me from the kitchen counter as I read the article that has rattled the small upstate New York town.
A week after the incident, the residents of Black Falls are still reeling. Taking a temporary leave has given me time to do some serious thinking about my future as a police officer.
By mid-week, I meet up with my pal Ryan for a drink at his place, and we are sitting in his living room, talking about football and work. I tell him I don’t want to discuss the job, and he opens another beer for me.
“What are you going to do?” he asks, his gaze glued to the screen as The Patriots’ Michael Bennett tackles a Los Angeles Ram player near the end zone.
“I don’t have a
