‘So, Detective Hawkins, I see you still don’t understand that your big city badge don’t mean squat on my fair island. Why didn’t you have GPD ...provide an escort for you? We not good enough for you? Not smart enough to keep you from getting your head bashed in?’ Murphy knew just how to torque me up. ‘This wasn’t supposed to be anything more than a visit to look for leads on a homicide in Houston that she and I are working on. She had all the authority we needed to be there. If I had any idea that. If nothing else happened today I would never be able to sit in the boardroom again without remembering this day. But that was not all. Brady came out of the boardroom and by this time I was at my desk trying really hard to act normal. Most of the guys that work with me are anywhere from 10 to 15 years my junior. As he walked pasted my office Brady said he and then headed towards the kitchen area. I tried to stay concentrated on my work but it wasn’t working well. Brady came back and. I had noargument to win."Yes, of course you're right," I said. "We told him much the samething." Oh?" That one word conveyed total surprise, as though Major Harp havingarmed and nerved himself for battle, the enemy had simply capitulated."Yes. My husband and I and our pastor have each pointed out to him thatby running away from the boys' ranch he was breaking the commandment tohonor his father and mother and was thereby shortening his days upon theearth." I heard a deep sigh at the other end of. Everyone makes mistakes, the key is realizing that is what they are. I’m not your judge, I’m a fully involved life coach. Tell me what you need to be coached on.”At that, Em took a very deep breath. It was time. “Well, I guess I’m just not great at being a grownup, or even a big girl. I'm failing two of my classes because I always either sleep through them, or I’m too hungover to go. I love parties, and always drink too much, but I never call a cab, so I have driven under the influence more.