CHAPTER 12
NEW PARTNERSHouston, Texas
Before heading to the scene, I did some research on Tip. I knew him by reputation, but I needed more than that. I made a few quick calls and did some personnel file searching, but I got most of the information from a few informants. Seems like Tip and I knew a lot of the same people.
The cops thought he was great—crazy, but great—and they mentioned the old bare-knuckle jail fights with inmates as proof of what a solid citizen he was. He sounded like a f*****g caveman to me, but…to each his own, as they say. The personnel files weren’t quite so flattering, questioning his mental stability and even his ethics. There were three instances where they recommended pulling him inside.
But the street talk was the most interesting. Depending on who I talked
