A couple of hours earlier.
Mike was sitting at the local bar, and even though the beer was awful, he downed them easily, one after the other.
He soon got company from a-it was as if faith was mocking him-brown-eyed brunette.
“Can I get you a drink?” she asked, while flirtatiously looking at Mike. Mike shrugged, and the girl ordered two more beers. “So, I haven’t seen you around. You new in town?”
“Actually, I don’t live here” Mike started. “I live in Woodbridge, Virginia. I’m just here, to work a case”
“You’re a cop” the girl realized, her eyes wide with admiration....