"To be fair, the person ended up not being involved in the death we were investigating. Threw it at me as she was running away. But god, I had never had to fend off so many dogs in my life."

"Awwww." She pats his arm consolingly. "Your time will come. With your charm and smile, how can it not?"

She nods. "True enough. After 12 or 14 hours, you barely notice that the guy you're working on has been down a mineshaft for two years."