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After Ashley’s breakthrough session and the astonishingly disappointing interview with the detectives, a combination of anger and weariness enveloped Cory.
She had expected professionalism, not ridicule. Her previous experiences with local law enforcement agencies were very positive. Officers were professional, respectful, and helpful. During her long career, she called upon them on several occasions to check on the security of depressed patients who had consistently kept their appointments, but failed to show up and couldn’t be reached. The officers had responded swiftly, and in one case, saved the life of a comatose patient.
Now, she wondered if Detectives White and Chavez were for real. In haste, she hadn’t scrutinized their identification. She called the non-emergency number
