I know! But I have no idea how Why did you run? Because I didnt do it!

t! Then you should have stayed around to prove it. Even my attorney thought I was guilty. How was I supposed to fight that? He shrugged indifferently. Renee tightened her hands into fists. Oh, its so easy for you to shrug it off, isnt it? Youre a cop. The guy on the other side. The one who throws people in jail. Youve never had to face the prospect of looking at those bars from the inside out! Thats right. Law-abiding citizens dont have to worry about that. lama, law-abiding citizen! John snorted with disgust. I think thats up to the jury to decide. Renee swept a strand of blond hair away from her eyes and glared at him. Youre a real jerk, you know that? And youre a real pain in the ass. Do you know that? To his utter surprise, Renee wheeled around and smacked him on the upper arm with her doubled-up fist. He recoiled involuntarily, but when her fist came flying at him again, he lunged at her, caught her by the wrists, and backed her against a tree trunk. You just assaulted a police officer, he said. Add that to the charges youve already racked up, and youre never going to see the light of day again! Tel me, John. Have you ever stopped to wonder if any of those people you lock up are innocent? Or do you just go for the first suspect you see who maybe fits the description, toss him in jail, and think youve done a good days work? Is that how it is? Il tel you how it is, sweetheart. I spend my life rounding up the scum of the earth, people whod shoot their own mother for a fix, people whod plant a knife in someones back if it got them what they wanted. That s what 1 deal with everyday! So is that what you figure I am? she said, her whole body trembling with anger. One of those people? Bad to the bone? Doesnt matter what I think. If Ive got probable cause, I pul the scum off the streets. Its somebody elses job to dispose of it.