Caught Red-Handed

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The call should have gone to the SOC, Darryl Cross. Officer Frank Harriman, although a rookie, wasn’t so naive about the way the Bakersfield Police Department worked that he didn’t see what was going on here. He wasn’t naive about anything concerning the department.

Frank had graduated from college and completed the academy at the same time Darryl did. Like Darryl, he had grown up around cops. Their fathers were both members of the department.

The difference was, Darryl’s dad had given the long and unimaginative graduation speech at the academy.

Darryl was the SOC. Son of Chief.

Frank was the son of Brian Harriman, a man who had happily spent his life in uniform, working patrol.

Frank had heard rumors that the SOC could refuse certain radio calls, but until today, he hadn’t had firsthand experience of Darryl’s special treatment. He had heard the dispatcher, and knew where Darryl and his training officer were assigned-Frank and his own T.O., Gregory “Bear” Bradshaw, had passed them on their way to their own patrol area.

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