"I'm sorry. I feel I should apologize to you both," the tall police officer said with sincere remorse.
"You certainly should," Aurora Sterling said calmly, her demeanor neither servile nor overbearing.
The tall police officer froze for a moment, then gave a wry smile. "I've been a police officer for many years, and I always thought I was doing a good job, bursting with a sense of justice. It wasn't until today that reality slapped me hard across the face. You're right. I bear an undeniable responsibility for this incident, including Yvonne Ingram's death. I was far too subjective, and being subjective is the biggest taboo for a police officer. I think... I'm really not cut out to be a cop anymore..."
Aurora Sterling raised an eyebrow, sizing up the officer with a skeptical gaze. She wasn't sure if he was just playing the victim to earn her forgiveness and get her to call off Ford's legal action against him, or if the man was genuinely repentant.
