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Jack allowed hiht smile instead of the whoops of joy he wanted to perform

“I’ot him,” he said evenly

“The son of a bitch was selling inforh over the years to keep some really powerful players out of prison”

Jack ground his teeth

“I figured as much,” was all he said

“He’s also an investor” Malcolrey hair “Silent partner in two brothels, one s set-up and a protection racket It’s the tip of the iceberg This has been going on for years”

Jack didn’t say anything He’d never known the extent of the Chief’s dealings, but he’d known enough to guess that his net spread wide

Malcolm cleared his throat

“The departy, son,” he said at last

Funnily enough, it didn’t feel as good as Jack thought it would feel There was nothing good about being the one to expose a dirty cop One bad apple and the whole barrel was tainted Jack included

“It’s okay,” he said

“No, it’s not,” Malcolm said “Maybe we should have looked into it a bit more before we jumped to conclusions”

“Maybe I shouldn’t have decked the son of a bitch,” Jack conceded

Malcolrinned

“Yeah, that didn’t help your cause But I bet it felt good”