Chapter 6The next morning I found myself asking to speak privately with my captain. I’d spent much of the night thinking about seeing Edgar at one of his usual pickup locations and my conversation with Ofelia. Talking to my superior was a step I still wasn’t sure I wanted to take, and even as I sat in the chair across from Captain Rivers, I wondered if I shouldn’t have talked to Edgar first.
“What can I do for you, O’Hara?” Rivers was the no-nonsense type. A type I generally appreciated. He was tough but unfailingly fair. He’d been with the Haydon Cliff Police Department for his entire career and made it all the way up to captain from patrolman.
“Well, I think I’d like to change partners, sir.”
For a long time, Rivers just stared at me. His flint-gray eyes were hard and assessing. He ta
