Summary

Troy and his partner Higgins stand watch as a house and its garage go up in flames. The rest of the day is spent writing tickets and talking about Higgins’ children. Troy wants to tell him about his mother’s house and the plans he has to buy it, but Higgins likes to gossip, so he kept it to himself. Higgins reveals that he is contemplating getting his first tattoo – something to commemorate his 15 years of service. After work Troy buys an ink pad and drives to Charles’ house. Tina answers and lets him in, saying she needs to go out for a drive and promising to be back in 90 minutes. Troy heads to his mother’s room and tells her the story he concocted to get her identification and thumbprint. Calling him her...