The divisional commissioner put a stop to my move to anti-terrorism. "Absolutely not," he said. I should have known it was too good to be true. Some people think I don't have a right to dream big.
I was damn excited about this move. I spent the last week working up to the idea. I had finally convinced myself I deserved the plumb gig. The paperwork was started; I was ready to pack up my office. Then the bad news: they need me to stay where I am. That "need" has very little to do with the non-existent case load in my department. They need me to stay where I am to keep the order of things.
The idea of a guy like me moving up scares some people. The divisional commissioner thinks I've risen too high in the ranks already. But Bruno used to say if you hold one person back, you diminish the whole. That everyone deserves an equal chance in life.
Maybe I should tell the divisional commissioner that. You think he'd listen?
