Jimmy completed the escort mission and returned to the police station, continuing his fervent pursuit of academic achievement. He had already enrolled in a third of the courses, and if he were to pass the exams all at once, he might set a new speed record for night school graduation.
The next day, LRPD personnel came to collect the serial number and the rifling data of Jimmy's revolver for the case closure report. Jimmy had thought there would be routine questioning followed by a vacation but found himself asking, where was the questioning? The hearing? Why was there nothing at all?
In truth, Jimmy was overthinking it. The reason Ned Ryan recommended him to Sergeant Ted was precisely because he knew who the butcher was. The police had no intention of letting the suspects who had injured an officer off the hook.
