Around that same time of day, in the Anaheim precinct, Garnet Henley looked up from her paperwork and sighed. Being one of the very few female detectives in the world wasn't an easy matter. She took a lot in the eight years she spent at this particular precinct. Being the only daughter and child of the late and prestigious George Henley, there was a tremendous amount of pressure put upon her. There was twice as much pressure as being the only female working for the police that had made it this far. But this was all for justice.

Much like Detective Lieutenant Edmond Exley, whom she had read about in the papers three years ago, she became a police officer in revenge for her father's murder. Although her career wasn't surrounded by conspiracy, she knew who her father's murderer was and was willing to do whatever it took to get her justice. Becoming a Detective Lieutenant was a much easier matter for her than Edmond Exley, for she got the job done the old fashioned way, along with her own modern twist. She didn't have to play politician with the chief, nor did she have to snitch on anyone to get where she was, however, it was not just her unnatural strength and stomach for the job that helped. Her presence commanded respect, and respect is what she got from her male counterparts.

Garnet took out the wallet-sized picture frame out of the top middle drawer of her desk and her eyes misted when they fell upon the photo. It was of her father as Detective Lieutenant, long before he was untimely murdered. As she ran her fingers across the photo unconsciously, she remembered seeing her father's face as he lay on the street, dying, his bullet wounds oozing blood.

Her thoughts then shifted to the face from the limousine window. It was the face of the man she would never forget. Alleged mafia don Giustino Siorgiovanni looked upon the crying teenage girl with pleasure, proud of his work. The Limousine sped off, leaving Garnet to hold her father, crying as his blood seeped out of his wounds and onto her white dress.

Suddenly, her phone rang, interrupting her thoughts. She picked up the phone with one hand, quickly putting the picture of her father back in her desk.

"This is Detective Henley" she said, closing the drawer hastily.

"Hello Garnet" said a familiar female voice. Garnet smiled and kicked her feet up on the desk.

"Hello Lynne" Garnet replied, brightening "How goes everything?"

Lynne Bracken had become her best friend and confidante since she had become Detective Lieutenant a year ago. Garnet knew all about what Lynne's past before the whole Nite Owl controversy and was fine with it. Lynne now owned a dress shop on Rodeo Drive, and also a dress shop in her native hometown of Bisbee, Arizona. The money Lynne had made as Pierce Patchett's Veronica Lake was more than enough to open her shop in Bisbee, plus, the revenues she made from the Bisbee location helped her to open her shop on Rodeo Drive. Garnet was envious of Lynne's happy marriage to Lieutenant Bud White, who was a really admirable man. Garnet knew from Bud's reputation as a white knight for abused women that he was definitely the right man for Lynne. She knew Lynne deserved a great man in her life.

"Everything is fine" Lynne replied, seemingly calling from her store on Rodeo Drive. She heard voices in the background. "When was the last time you actually went out on a date?"

Garnet grimaced at the thought. She had a private night life; however, being Detective Lieutenant took up most of her time. She never really thought much about finding a steady boyfriend or a husband just yet, due to the fact that her thirst for revenge outshone her desire to find her special someone.

"Too long to remember" Garnet replied with a slight laugh "These working cases are driving me nuts. I have no time for anything."

"That's it" Lynne said, sounding like she had a plan "I have the guy for you. The both of you are so alike it's scary. How about we all meet for dinner? You can meet us at the Formosa"

"I don't know Lynne" she said, clearing her throat "There's a new case I'm working on and I need all the time I can get"

"Trust me" Lynne said in an insistent tone "You'll like him, and I'm definitely sure he'll like you. I know you have tonight off so please humor me and join us!"

Garnet sighed, looking at her watch.

"Alright" she finally relented…