When I passed the detective’s exam I knew what it would mean. Going to work with Inspector Galloway, for a start. I wanted homicide and he was the only option.
I’d heard rumors about his “style” of work and how he liked to color outside the lines to solve a crime. And no one ever dared to stop him! When I first arrived I wanted to be just like him.
After solving three cases so far I can say without hesitation, I no longer wish to be just like him.
Having the benefit of hindsight, nothing here will end well.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - Act 5 Scene 1
MARINA
I am a maid, my lord,
That ne’er before invited eyes, but have
Been gazed on like a comet. She speaks,
My lord, that may be hath endured a grief
Might equal yours, if both were justly weighed.
Though wayward Fortune did malign my state,
My derivation was from ancestors
Who stood equivalent with mighty kings.
But time hath rooted out my parentage,
And to the world and awkward casualties
Bound me in servitude. Aside. I will desist,
But there is something glows upon my cheek,
And whispers in mine ear “Go not till he speak.”All 100 Word Stories
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