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I stood there,
the gun still warm in my hand, barrel smoking from the gun battle.
“Why did he do
that, Sarge? I tried my best to
talk him out of it.”
“Living with
the guilt finally got to him, Patti.”
“Couldn’t he
have talked it over?”
“No, the only
thing worse than being a dirty cop, is being the son of a loose cannon, and
none came looser than Bill Chart, Patti.”
I looked
around. There lay the body of
Bill's son, my ex-partner, Adrian Chart.
“I had no
choice, he pulled first, Sarge," I said through my tears.
“I know, Patti,
we all saw it. Nobody blames
you. It was his way out.”
The last thing
I remember was the Sarge saying in a soft tone, "Take a week off Patti,
something like this will haunt you. I know. I have been there myself.” Dazed, I stood there, trying to
remember how it had all started . . .
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