The room went from tense silence to an explosion of whispers as the patrolmen lowered their guard. I stood up, smoothing the front of my suit jacket while Miller remained face-down, his career effectively over before the first siren faded.
“This man just used his badge to harass a law-abiding citizen and an officer of the court,” I told the arriving unit. They looked at Miller with disgust, realizing they were now part of a record that would be reviewed by my department.
Evelyn stood up, her hand no longer shaking as she stepped to my side. She looked Miller in the eye, her dignity restored, while the man who had called me a “thug” was hauled out in his own restraints.
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