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I jumped in my car and drove to the Workingman’s Tavern to meet Detective Rollins for beer and spicy chicken wings. We’ve developed a relationship that I describe as potentially close. But there’s always a case that puts us on opposite sides and gets in the way. Closeness requires trust. Perhaps if I stuck with psychiatry instead of venturing into crime-solving, we’d be closer. On the other hand, without my foray into crime, we probably would never have met. So we have a semi or quasi-friendly relationship. I bear the brunt of the responsibility since I have not always been open with him. For good reason of course, my need to protect my patients. For example, the other day I recognized Lara Stewart as the victim in the body bag and told Reggie only that she looked familiar. I suspected
