The Universe's Mixer

It had been a busy couple of weeks, but Jack knew he needed the extra help with the budget. So he finally took the time to call down to the police department and set up a meeting with Charlie Crews. He could have gone down to the police station, he supposed. But it would be better to have a private meeting without the chance of being overheard.

He'd done some checking into Detective Crews' record and he was impressed with what he'd seen so far. He seemed to be a fine police officer, and Jack could think of few better to serve as a reference, assuming that Detective Crews was in fact willing to vouch for Ted.