PART 3Then to the name. Then to the title. His mouth slowly fell open. Victoria watched him in silence. The second officer stepped closer. “What does it say?” The first officer didn’t answer. “Let me see.” He snatched the identification card from his partner’s hand. His eyes widened. “No…” Victoria finally turned her head slightly. “Now do you understand why I asked whether you were sure?” The second officer stared at the identification card as though it were something dangerous. “This can’t be real.” “Call the number on the back,” Victoria replied. The first inspector flipped the card over. There…
PART 3
Then to the name. Then to the title. His mouth slowly fell open.
Victoria watched him in silence. The second officer stepped closer. “What does it say?”
The first officer didn’t answer. “Let me see.” He snatched the identification card from his partner’s hand.
His eyes widened. “No…” Victoria finally turned her head slightly.
“Now do you understand why I asked whether you were sure?”
The second officer stared at the identification card as though it were something dangerous.
“This can’t be real.”
“Call the number on the back,” Victoria replied.
The first inspector flipped the card over.
There was an official emergency number printed beneath a government seal.
He didn’t call.
Instead, he looked at Victoria.
“Who are you?”
Victoria gave him a calm expression.