We were delayed. Another situation lifted its ugly head and forced its way to the front of the line and demanded our instant attention. This business of being a homicide detective may sound glamorous. Sound exciting. Lots of books and movies are consumed by the general public on the subject. But pilgrim, it’s not all fun and games. It’s not glamorous. Sometimes it’s cheap, dirty, and gut-wrenching. And worse. Sometimes it’s just heartbreaking.
Sometimes you step onto a murder scene, and it gets to you. No matter how experienced you are as a cop. No matter how many homicide cases you’ve worked. No matter how hardened you think you’ve become. It hits you. Like someone throwing a rock through a plate glass window. Or like someone taking a hypothetical vial of battery acid and pouring it on a
