This Is the Police: An Internal Review

This Is The Police:

This Is the Police: An Internal Review

This Is The Police: Jack Boyd Tells His Story

This Is The Police: Responding With Absurdity and Excessive Force

This Is The Police: A Coup of A Conclusion

Time to Beat: 24.8 Hours

I've called this meeting to offer an evaluation of the past half year. The new mayor, Eugene Chaffee, asked me to step in for your former police chief, Jack Boyd. After the failed coup, a warrant has been issued for Jack's arrest.

I'm going to recognize some of the people we lost, the leaders and success stories, and the worst incidents.

I can see you were split into different shifts, A and B. A was led by Stovall, a two stripe veteran. Looks like he quit on the 21^st day and was replaced by Beard. Most of you wouldn't know it, but we called him that because of his massive brown beard, like a beaver on his face (quit laughing). We also could have called him Shades, I'll let you guess why (I'm not saying we are creative with our nicknames here). Beard's number two, initially, was William. On the B shift we had Sergeant Kochi, and Officer Purdy. Those two ladies were (and are!) an excellent team, the former strict and by the book, the latter, cheerful and upbeat (Say high from back there).

The detectives were led by Beasley (Hey Beasley! Give us a wave). He had Oleho (How's it going?) as his second. Technically detectives worked an A and B split, but they overlapped with their investigations. The Chief originally considered them as separate units, but eventually merged them. Initially the B squad was led by Mole and Hunter.Sadly there were many obituaries during your 180 days. The first was Joe Robbins, whose head was split open during a riot at the Asylum. Some would say, with his 2 for 10 record on the cases, that he wasn't much of a loss, but here in Freeburg we value everyone's contribution. At least he spent 17 days on the force, compared to Mac Franco who died with Robbins on his second day, with a record of 0 for 0 (We should say he was 0 for 1, he was responding to a call at the time).

We should say a word about Lovasz (Stand up man). I've dug deep into Jack's records, and he apparently had you as the guy he sent whenever the Mafia demanded a cop for a job. Jack thought had an air of disrepute. I think he would have thrown you under the bus in a moment if he was threatened. But you made it through, even though 30 of your compatriots died, not to mention the dozens that quit, disappeared, or were fired.

The firs big lost came on the 24^th day when Detective Laura Mole was murdered while investigating a jewelry robbery by the Wheels of Empire gang. Her six successes and two failures were a credit to her short career. The Chief replaced her with Gordin, who lasted until the 170^th day before he disappeared, never to be seen again. Who cares? The Chief's records say he was just about to fire Gordin for repeated drunkenness.

The gang war quieted down on the 28^th when Christopher Sand defeated his brutal challenger, Vargas (Some say you and your chief had something to do with that).Everything was going swimmingly, until the 30^th. That day, someone assaulted your chief. The culprit was never located (says something about him, and you, doesn't it). During his thirty day convalescence, this station went to …. But Jack never gave up on you. He returned and put things back in order. First, Revels and Jensen never returned to work, so he hired Daniels and Mark Fischbach (where have I heard that name before?). You didn't make it easy for the man. This folder is packed with records of people asking for time off. You needed to go to the theater, your child was sick, or your parent had died . . . for the fifth time (you need to work on your excuses). Cases of drunkenness and absenteeism were overwhelming.

On the 63^rd day, the Detectives, led by Beasley and Oleho, arrested Henry Sand, brother of Mafia leader Christopher Sand. This ratcheted up the tension and violence in Freeburg. Only four days later Detective Rodolfo Armstrong was killed by “The Dentist”. If it hadn't been so obvious people would have assumed Sand ordered the hit. But the Dentist was later “driven out” of Freeburg by the FBI (though they never discovered who he was), so maybe it was Sand. Armstrong had a record of 66 days on the service, with 11 successes and one failure. Sand did strike two days following, killing Phil Clements who was investigating Sand's illegal activity. Clements, with 49 days, had only four successful cases, but no failures.

The department was still seeking recovery. Beard was demoted from his top position. He had slacked off, missing multiple days. He eventually recovered his honor. William replaced him at the top, with Trebor assisting. On the B Shift, Purdy also suffered demotion, and Kemp (a real hard...) rose to Kochi's number two. She had a face like steel, and a boot to match it. She must have thought she was Wonder Woman, until she was gunned down on her 72^nd day of the job. She recorded a phenomenal thirty successes with only one failure.On the 87^th day, the efforts of detectives Beasley, Oleho, and Gordin put Christopher Sands away for life. This was their, and the Chief's, crowning achievement. Of course, it didn't end crime in this crazy city we all love to hate. Tragedy struck (as it so often did in Freeburg), four days later when a collection of experienced cops died trying to break up a fight at the bar. Jack Rushing, Janice Grant, Albert Daniels, and Daniel Mefford had 251 days of combined experience, with 125 successful cases, and only 10 failures.

Everyone recognizes we have a dangerous occupation. Our lives are under threat from thugs, peaceful protesters, people recording our actions with phones, and kids playing with toy guns. Death is a tragedy, but unfortunately, sometimes it's also a comedy. Damon Trouve, with 82 days on the force and a perfect 37 case successes, died when picking up bee hives at the dump. The bees stung him to death. His handsome face was scarred by their relentless attacks.

On occasion the officer is responsible for his own tragi-comedy. A new recruit, Johnny Iwamoto, had only served 18 days. He had a perfect 11 cases, but was repeatedly cited for drunkenness. On his last day, he showed up to work drunk. The Chief fired him, but let him finish the day. Responding to a call, he crashed his car, killing himself. Fortunately his partner, Lovasz, crawled from the wreckage unharmed. The Chief had other things on his mind; the exceptionally skilled Fischbach revealed himself as a traitor to the department. Even though the Chief put Sand behind bars, Fischbach tattled, divulging Jack's faults as heinous sins, even though they were mere slurs on his reputation. We all know Jack had to do what he needed to do to defeat the Mafia. Freeburg is better for it. But the stuffed shirts believed Fischbach. Jack suffered for this betrayal.

Then we all know what happened to the chief, (cough, cough). The Chief was in recovery until his return on the 154^th day.

Again, without a firm guiding hand, you collapsed into discord. Crime skyrocketed, and drinking rose. Within thirty days of his return, the Chief fired Melissa Spain, Samuel William, Jonathan Fahl, and Art Gordin for repeated drinking offenses. These weren't regular recruits. All four had accumulated at least one hundred and fifty days on the force, with a total of 211 successful cases. At one point William served as a deputy on shift A, while Gordin led the shift B detectives and helped put Sand behind bars.

Even though the Chief recuperated, he never recovered. Those closest to him knew the end was near. The old boy had finally cracked, and it was only a matter of time before he shattered.

He sent Kathy Mazza and Elida Vella as volunteers to a strange science experiment for $80,000 under the table. The Mayor's behavior had made him desperate. Kathy, a two day recruit, died a day later. Vella was never the same, suffering horrific nightmares and boils on her arms. She died responding to a call at the Monkey Motel a few days later.

On the 170^th day, town hall waged open war with the police department. They had been steadily cutting the budget; firing a cop one day, letting go a detective the next. But on that grim day the Mayor ordered the firing of seven exemplary officers. Jack was allowed to fill the positions, but we know a rookie on his first day isn't the same as a journeyman with ninety days on the beat. Jack ordered us to strike. We only responded to horrific calls. The department let robberies and gang on gang violence go unattended. Jack looked out for the little person, the commoner. He wanted to respond to threats to public safety, but he didn't risk his officers. Always retreat from danger, became his motto. At least that is what we thought. The coup attempt revealed his diabolical plan; reserve his forces for an insane plan for revenge against City Hall. In this tumultuous time, with the Chief bent on vengeance, everything fell apart.A 911 call reported a school shooting. The boss sent in the best; Odin Beard and Debora Proctor. With over 300 days and 160 cases between them, they led four additional officers into a hail of bullets. Hoping to avert a catastrophe, they were struck down. Officers Odin and Debora, along with Jonathan Cady and Micheal Foxman, came back in body bags.

Only nine days later the Incident struck City Hall, Jack Boyd fled, never to be seen again, and Freeburg elevated a new Mayor.

I'm here to pick up the pieces. Despite the difficulties, you; Beasley, Oleho, Trebor, Kochi, Purdy, and Lovasz survived the tribulations of Jack Boyd and Freeburg. Mayor Chaffee hopes you'll help him to rebuild the department, ushering in a bright future for Freeburg (but if I were you, I'd take the first train, plane, or car out of here...).

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