Rena replayed the footage again. AJ was promising — illegally — to spare Diedre from a return trip to Supermax. And Diedre seemed receptive to his words. In fact, she even appeared to be warming to the sergeant a bit.

       “Tell me and I’ll get your charges dropped. Once they’ve patched you up, I’ll even sneak you out of the city.”

       “You won’t do a day in Supermax. After that, you’re on your own. I hear Harbor City is nice this time of year.”

       “Fuck it... I’m screwed either way.”
That’s right, Rena remembered, this is when her neurotrigger went offline. This shoul...

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