CHAPTER 14
RECOGNITIONHouston, Texas
Coop got in extra early, knowing she’d have an enormous amount of work to do, with all the pampering that Mayor Rusty Johnson and his rich friends would need. Coop wasn’t handling security but many of her officers had been assigned to help, and she was going to make damn sure nothing happened on her watch.
“Good morning, Cindy,” she said as she rounded the corner.
“I’ll have tea ready in a minute, Captain. Your paper’s on the desk.”
Coop went into her office, flicked on the light and took a seat behind her desk, opening the paper as she woke the computer to check emails.
“How the hell did this happen?” She grabbed the phone and dialed Gino’s number.
“Cataldi.”
“Have you seen the paper?”
“No. Why?”
“The dumpster girl is splashed all over the f
