"That's far too kind of you, Officer Dulac," she says, not offering her own name in exchange. Safety precaution, even if there were a thousand Nancys in the city alone. "We'll have to see, I guess." She neatly folded the paper and tucked it inside her purse.

"I'm guessing you speak from experience." There's no need not to lay the charms on him. It would help to have a friend in high places. Or at least, the police.