yelled the police chief from the end of the hall. “… to see me,” said Tucker, finishing the desk sergeant’s sentence for him. Tucker peeked around the wall at the police chief and said, “You wanted to see me, Colonel?” The chief said nothing, but just frowned at Tucker, staring at him hard. “You want me to sit down?” asked Tucker, walking into the room. A barely visible nod was the only answer Tucker received. “Sir,” said Tucker, taking a seat, “I just want to say that I had no …” “Shut up, Bromley,” said the chief quietly. “Yes, sir,” said Tucker. “I believe it was only last Friday afternoon that I told you I would horse-whip you if you did anything to embarrass this department,” said the chief. Tucker looked around, expecting to see a whip somewhere in the office.
