“If they let me do the same thing the Mounties did and become a special constable, just part-time or as a consultant, then I’d like to join the EPS,” Annie said that night, swinging her heels on the back of the sofa. “I don’t know if I can do that. I don’t think I can take basic training but if I’m grandfathered in the same way the Chief did for me on the island and in Sherwood Park, that would be terrific, Mark.”
“I talked to the Chief about it a couple days ago and he’s okay with it,” Mark said. “You’d be a consultant with the Edmonton Police Service, not a regular officer, and the pay grade would reflect it, if you’re okay with that.”
“Sure,” she said. “I’m not making anything now that I’m not working at all.” The old sofa took a beating from the drum drum drum of her feet on the worn
