Four years ago, she graduated from police college and came to this LA Police section with a few other young men. The person who received them was a tall and nice-looking young policeman. He took up the name list and read slowly, "Bob Lean Bruce, Frank George Cole, Claire Apple Trees?"

The new guys laughed. She flushed and said, "It is Trice." Her name got her into trouble whenever she went to a new place.

And after she got familiar with the nice-looking colleague, he sometimes ...