shot in the dark

1CHAPTER ONEMy new boss, the Head of the MurderSquad, Abbey who was the dayshift supervising officer, was near pulling his hair out. He had been trying unsuccessfully, I might add, to pair me with a suitable partner. Whether it was just my abrasive personality or me coming from the undercover area where you had to think on your feet; where you worked alone usually with your nominated partner being your 'catcher'. There in the background, hopefully watching your arse. Relying mainly on your quick thinking to keep you alive. Whether it was that no-one would tell me, but I reckon that I went through about half a dozen potential partners. Most throwing their hands in the air wanting nothing more to do with the Murder Squad.Wrong people in the wrong hole was my determination of the problem. I wasn't too sure if my Boss saw it that way...but whatever, Abbey persevered with the quest to find that one suitable soul to partner me, so far a negative quest!One bright sunny morning Abbey took me by the arm as I came onto the floor."Joe? Let's go for a little walk, huh?""Sure. Yeah, Boss. What's up?""Let's get a coffee each and sit downstairs in the Plaza, huh?"I followed the