I don’t recognize him which means he was probably just deputized for the trip. Broomtown only has two deputies and a sheriff, and it’s been that way for a long time. Can’t see them looking to expand now. Introducing himself as Bud Rivers, he shakes Adam’s hand before tipping his hat to me. I don’t really pay much attention to him because my knees are shaking again, and I have to sit before I fall. “I have all the paperwork here, Sheriff, if you’d like to take a look.” Adam accepts the short stack and rounds his desk. No one speaks while he scans every page. When he finally looks up, he keeps his finger pointed to one portion of text. “Says here a deputy of the same gender is supposed to transport all female suspects. Do you have another deputy in the car?”Deputy Rivers looks over his shoulder then clears his throat. “Well, unfortunately, sir, Broomtown only has two deputies. Sheriff Abernathy couldn’t spare either of them, and since I’ve done some freelance work for them before, he deputized me for this assignment.
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