FIVE
The squad room bristled with diverse conversations, not limited to police work, from a random looking group of men and women clustered around a collection of circular and rectangular tables spaced randomly throughout the large room. Detective Stevens glanced around the room, measuring up the Chicago Police Department patrol officers and detectives. They sat around tables, and stood along the outer contours of the large squad room. They ranged in size, stature, experience, gender, and dress. Some wore crisp uniforms. Others wore jackets and khakis. But they all shared the common goal of protecting the citizens of Chicago.
One group next to the water cooler discussed the next game against the Titans. “Six game winning streak on the line,” boasted a bald man with large hands, dr
