The movie had been stupid, Nick decided. Their portrayal of the police had been laughable, but he’d let Ray choose the movie. Small wonder law enforcement came off looking either like pricks or chumps. No doubt the image Ray himself had of the police. He wondered which category he fell into and guessed it was probably the latter.
Nick didn’t voice his discontent for the inaccuracies of the movie in great detail, however. When Ray asked him what he’d thought of the movie, Nick gave his opinion in simple words.
“It sucked.”
Ray laughed. “Okay, next time you can choose the film. There’s a little bar over there at the end of the strip mall. Want to go in for a drink?”
“Sure.”
Nick and Ray walked through the sparsely lit parking lot toward the bar. Being a cop, Nick looked around carefully
