Chapter 4: Detective… What's His Name?
1 Year Later- July 16, 2011
Juliet's POV
I was working at my desk when I saw a man standing in the lobby looking like he owned the place. He had black, slick hair, blue eyes, a serious face, and was cleanly shaven. He was wearing a black suit, black dress shoes, and an expensive watch, which he kept glancing at impatiently. He looked 34 to 36 years old.
I got up and walked up to him.
"Can I help you?" I asked.
"No… yes! Yes, you can. Can you tell me where your Chief is? I have an appointment with her and she is 16 minutes late."
"She is in her office on an important call."
At that moment, the Chief stuck her head out of her office's door. When she spotted the unknown man, she walked over.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Please, let us talk in my office."
The two walked back to the Chief's office and shut the door. I walked back to my desk puzzled and sat down. Lassiter must have seen the confusion on my face and came over to where I was sitting down.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing, it's just this strange man came in waiting for Chief. Then, they went into the office and shut the door."
"That's odd. I wonder what that is about. We might find out after the meeting."
"Possibly."
15 Minutes Later
Chief and the man exited the office. They shook hands. And the man left. I went over to where Chief was.
"Chief, what was that about?"
"Oh, O' Hara. That man is Junior Detective Herwin S. Gullingham. He is your new partner, along with Lassiter. He starts tomorrow. He transferred from New York. You should welcome him. And tell Lassiter too."
With that, she walked away. I turned to Lassiter.
"So, did you find out anything about our mysterious stranger?"
"Only that his name is Herwin S. Gullingham, he our new partner, he transferred from New York, and he starting tomorrow."
"What?"
"That's what she told me. I'm surprised too."
"Well, I guess we can't do anything about it."
We went back to work, but I couldn't stop thinking about Detective Gullingham. I looked around quickly than opened up the police search engine. I typed in Herwin S. Gullingham. The results were this:
Full Name: Herwin Spence Gullingham
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 16, 1976
Age: 35
Description: Black hair, blue eyes, white, slightly tall
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 168 lbs.
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Family: Single Child, Parents- Turner and Rachel Gullingham; Deceased
Friends: Dorry Johnson- male, 32
Meg Cabret- female, 37
Harry Friend- male, 35
Criminal Record: None
Graduation from Police Academy: June 12, 2010
Occupation: Detective of NYPD, currently being transferred to SBPD
Status: Junior Detective
Partner: Head Detective Olivis Kae
Skills: Hyper-observant and strong deduction skills
Track Record: 100% success rate; 127 solved cases in one year
I was impressed by his track record.
Lassiter's POV
I went back to my desk. I saw my partner look around then type something into her computer. I looked at my own. I wanted to find out more about this guy. I was tempted to use the police search engine. It's not allowed for personal interest. I looked behind me then typed in Herwin S. Gullingham.
Full Name: Herwin Spence Gullingham
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 16, 1976
Age: 35
Description: Black hair, blue eyes, white, slightly tall
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 168 lbs.
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Family: Single Child, Parents- Turner and Rachel Gullingham; Deceased
Friends: Dorry Johnson- male, 32
Meg Cabret- female, 37
Harry Friend- male, 35
Criminal Record: None
Graduation from Police Academy: June 12, 2010
Occupation: Detective of NYPD, currently being transferred to SBPD
Status: Junior Detective
Partner: Head Detective Olivis Kae
Skills: Hyper-observant and strong deduction skills
Track Record: 100% success rate; 127 solved cases in one year
I whistled. Impressive. I would love to have that man on my force.