Shelby’s eyes.
“Thanks! I’ll be there!” Julie jumped off her stool before she hung up.
“What’s going on?” Julie asked.
“That was one of my contacts from the police department. They just informed me that the mayor is about to be taken into custody—right in the middle of his very important fundraiser,” Shelby answered.
“What? Why?”
“I didn’t get that, but I will once I get there. I don’t have time to change but, oh well. I have to go.” Shelby hugged her quickly.
Julie thought Shelby looked just as put together as she always did. Her expensive tan suit complemented her dark skin beautifully. She’d never seen Shelby look anything but perfect. “Go. You look fine.”
“There is no way I would miss this,” Shelby said, as she headed toward the door.
Now that Shelby mentioned it, Julie found it strange that the star reporter hadn’t been at the event already. “Why weren’t you there tonight?”
Shelby grimaced. “I refuse to cover anything with the mayor. He is the most bigoted, hateful man I’ve ever met.”
“The mayor?” Julie questioned.
“You missed a lot being gone these last few months,” Shelby said as she pulled open the door. “The mayor is a horrible man and if he’s being taken down tonight, I want to be there.”
“Go!” Julie waved her on. “Good luck.”
Shelby grinned. “ He’s going to need the luck.” She jogged down the steps, and Julie had to shake her head. She wondered about the mayor and what he was being busted for. She’d take a quick shower then turn on the local channel. It might be fun to watch.
* * * *
Cooper stood next to Josiah, Fisher and Turner in front of his captain. Other officers were fanned out behind them as they gathered on the front steps of the mayor’s mansion.
“We will serve Mayor Jensen the arrest warrant then proceed on with the search of his office. Follow all procedures and do your jobs well,” Captain Martinez said.
Cooper rubbed his hands together in anticipation. He couldn’t wait to see Jensen’s face when he was finally taken down.
“Let’s go,” Captain Martinez ordered.
Fisher and Turner fell in line behind the captain and he and Josiah after them. It was only right that the four of them were the ones who took down the mayor for drug trafficking. They’d worked hard on this case and it was time for someone to pay.
The security guard at the door didn’t try to stop them from entering the crowded event. Cooper glanced around, trying to spot his target.
“Fisher, Turner, go right,” Captain Martinez said. “Burns, Grainger, left. Let’s find him and get this taken care of quickly.”
“Yes, sir,” Cooper acknowledged.
He broke off with Josiah, passing partygoers, who looked surprised to see them. They didn’t fit in with the expensive tuxes and gowns in their jeans and T-shirts. Cooper patted the weapon at his side, reassuring himself that he was prepared if anyone gave him trouble.
He spotted the mayor standing in the center of a large room laughing and clinking glasses with one of the city council members. He nudged Josiah toward Jensen.
“Got him,” Josiah murmured.
Cooper crossed the room with long strides until he was in front of the mayor. “Mayor Jensen,” he called.
The mayor turned toward him. Cooper was amused to see his fake smile slip into a sneer. “What are you doing here?” Jensen asked. “I know I didn’t invite any of your kind.”
Oh yeah, the mayor knew who he was. “Mayor Jensen,” Cooper said loudly and clearly. “You are under arrest for drug trafficking.”
“What?” Jensen shouted.
Cooper reached back and grabbed the handcuffs from his belt. He strolled forward and clamped a hand down on the mayor’s shoulder.
“What is the meaning of this?” Jensen yelled.
“Mayor Jensen,” Captain Martinez appeared in front of them. “This is a warrant for your arrest.”
“You can’t do this!” Jensen hollered. He looked around, and
“Thanks! I’ll be there!” Julie jumped off her stool before she hung up.
“What’s going on?” Julie asked.
“That was one of my contacts from the police department. They just informed me that the mayor is about to be taken into custody—right in the middle of his very important fundraiser,” Shelby answered.
“What? Why?”
“I didn’t get that, but I will once I get there. I don’t have time to change but, oh well. I have to go.” Shelby hugged her quickly.
Julie thought Shelby looked just as put together as she always did. Her expensive tan suit complemented her dark skin beautifully. She’d never seen Shelby look anything but perfect. “Go. You look fine.”
“There is no way I would miss this,” Shelby said, as she headed toward the door.
Now that Shelby mentioned it, Julie found it strange that the star reporter hadn’t been at the event already. “Why weren’t you there tonight?”
Shelby grimaced. “I refuse to cover anything with the mayor. He is the most bigoted, hateful man I’ve ever met.”
“The mayor?” Julie questioned.
“You missed a lot being gone these last few months,” Shelby said as she pulled open the door. “The mayor is a horrible man and if he’s being taken down tonight, I want to be there.”
“Go!” Julie waved her on. “Good luck.”
Shelby grinned. “ He’s going to need the luck.” She jogged down the steps, and Julie had to shake her head. She wondered about the mayor and what he was being busted for. She’d take a quick shower then turn on the local channel. It might be fun to watch.
* * * *
Cooper stood next to Josiah, Fisher and Turner in front of his captain. Other officers were fanned out behind them as they gathered on the front steps of the mayor’s mansion.
“We will serve Mayor Jensen the arrest warrant then proceed on with the search of his office. Follow all procedures and do your jobs well,” Captain Martinez said.
Cooper rubbed his hands together in anticipation. He couldn’t wait to see Jensen’s face when he was finally taken down.
“Let’s go,” Captain Martinez ordered.
Fisher and Turner fell in line behind the captain and he and Josiah after them. It was only right that the four of them were the ones who took down the mayor for drug trafficking. They’d worked hard on this case and it was time for someone to pay.
The security guard at the door didn’t try to stop them from entering the crowded event. Cooper glanced around, trying to spot his target.
“Fisher, Turner, go right,” Captain Martinez said. “Burns, Grainger, left. Let’s find him and get this taken care of quickly.”
“Yes, sir,” Cooper acknowledged.
He broke off with Josiah, passing partygoers, who looked surprised to see them. They didn’t fit in with the expensive tuxes and gowns in their jeans and T-shirts. Cooper patted the weapon at his side, reassuring himself that he was prepared if anyone gave him trouble.
He spotted the mayor standing in the center of a large room laughing and clinking glasses with one of the city council members. He nudged Josiah toward Jensen.
“Got him,” Josiah murmured.
Cooper crossed the room with long strides until he was in front of the mayor. “Mayor Jensen,” he called.
The mayor turned toward him. Cooper was amused to see his fake smile slip into a sneer. “What are you doing here?” Jensen asked. “I know I didn’t invite any of your kind.”
Oh yeah, the mayor knew who he was. “Mayor Jensen,” Cooper said loudly and clearly. “You are under arrest for drug trafficking.”
“What?” Jensen shouted.
Cooper reached back and grabbed the handcuffs from his belt. He strolled forward and clamped a hand down on the mayor’s shoulder.
“What is the meaning of this?” Jensen yelled.
“Mayor Jensen,” Captain Martinez appeared in front of them. “This is a warrant for your arrest.”
“You can’t do this!” Jensen hollered. He looked around, and
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