‘And what special way is that?’ Blackstone asked. ‘It pretends it isn’t corrupt at all. It pretends it’s not only as pure as the driven snow, but that it’s the best damn detective bureau in the whole world. And it’s got a lot of other people – people who should know better – completely buying into that particular story.’ ‘By “people who should know better” I take it you mean people with some influence – people who could have the power to change things if they didn’t keep their heads buried in the sand,’ Blackstone suggested. ‘That’s exactly who I mean,’ Meade agreed. ‘US Congressman McClellan’s a good example of that. He’s an excellent legislator, and they say he’ll be mayor of this city one day. And do you know what this fine man called Thomas Byrnes, who was the first Chief of Detectives? He called him “master psychologist”!’ ‘And I take it he wasn’t.’ ‘One of the first things that Byrnes did after he was appointed was to have an especially thick carpet laid down on his office floor,’ Meade said.
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