The alarm came much too early for Al, even though it had been set for 1:00 PM. He was puzzled when he realized that the room was still dark. He stumbled across the piles of clothing, to the window, and threw the curtains open to find that a sheet of metal had been affixed over the window frame. "Makes sense," he muttered. He figured that Thompson probably needed it to be dark to sleep, and sleeping during the day necessitated some sort of window covering. He then shuffled out of the bedroom and into the bathroom, where he showered and shaved. He was just putting his shoes on when he heard a horn honk outside. It was Tim summoning him.
On their way to the station, Tim informed him that they would be in a two-man car for the day. Al was relieved, since he didn't know the city or the procedures. They signed in at the station, and attended roll call. It didn't take long, since there were only four officers on that shift. The logical side of Al found it rather unnecessary, but the military side of him understood procedure.
He and Tim got in Tim's patrol car and left the station to patrol the city. They soon came to a traffic light at the bottom of the hill. The light was green, and there was a kid on a bike entering the intersection in the same direction Tim and Al were traveling. Suddenly, a car entered the intersection from the left, having to swerve to miss the kid.
"Damn red light runners!" Tim yelled. He immediately turned on his blue lights and initiated a traffic stop. He then called in the traffic stop to dispatch, and he and Al got out of the patrol car to approach the other vehicle. Something about that car seemed familiar to Al. He watched as Tim talked to the driver, and got the driver's license. Then Tim motioned for Al to join him on the driver's side of the vehicle. He walked around the vehicle and looked at what Tim was holding.
"Is this the one you were talking about last night?" Tim asked Al as he showed him the driver's license.
Al looked at the picture on the license and immediately recognized the driver as Ms. Davis, the woman who had tried to bribe Sam the night before. "Yes, that's the one." He narrowed his eyes. "Did she do it again?"
"Yes, she did," Tim said, motioning to the woman with the unbuttoned blouse.
Al looked at the woman with complete disinterest and said, "Uh, huh."
"And she picked the wrong cop to mess with at the wrong time," Tim said angrily.
"What are you going to do, Tim?" Al asked. He was pretty sure he knew the answer.
"I'm going to arrest her, unless you have a better idea."
"Go right ahead." Al made a long sweeping motion with his hand, as though he was inviting Tim to make the arrest.
"Ma'am, I need you to step out of the car, please," Tim said.
Ms. Davis stepped out and immediately saw Al. "Officer Thompson!"
"I need you to turn around, please," Tim said to her. "I'm placing you under arrest for attempting to bribe a police officer. You have the right to remain silent..." His words started to trail off.
Al smiled as he felt the electricity crackle around him. He knew that justice had been served. The blue light engulfed him, and he was off to another time and another place.