Home:Books

One more heavy set of squats and we'll be finished with legs today," said Marilyn's workout partner Kim. "You are awesome today girl! What did you do last night with that man while you were on duty?

The boys are really doing well aren't they Susan?" Beth had stopped over at Susan O'Hara's house for a quick visit before her appointment at the beauty parlor.

I walked into the ER at Little Company Hospital and spotted my friend at the desk. "Hey Jeff, how are you tonight?"

Sal Rosato stormed into the station like a tornado ripping across the Midwest plains, What the fuck is goin' on here Shannon? Why did you lock up my girlfriend; haven't you ever heard of ‘professional courtesy'?

Beth stepped out of the shower, dried herself off, then stepped on the scale-102 pounds. Just two more pounds to go to reach her goal of 100.

The radio blared: All units in the 8th District and on City Wide Radio, we just had a report of a hit and run accident at 59th and Kedzie.

I hit the bed as soon as Beth left for work, but tossed and turned for a couple of hours hardly getting any sleep. Thoughts of what could possibly be affecting her to the point of placing her health in danger would not leave me.

I gave Beth a kiss then sat on the bed to watch her finish applying her makeup as she prepared for work. I had hoped to get home a little earlier to catch her before she got dressed, but Joe and I stopped a guy that had a gun in Marquette Park;

The two thugs had found the house that would be their target tonight, thanks to their accomplice working in the "straight" world.

Pulling out of the parking lot of the “The Lawn” on their first night as Tac guys, Pete and Joe figured they would keep an eye on the area that Mac had alerted them to previously. The intersection of 63rd & Western Streets was a high traffic area; both streets were main arteries for city traffic. At night, the area around the intersection attracted a mix of folks for different reasons.