Officer Pagan’s startin uncharted waters. She's yc this have been minor. Ro used to the Gold Coast. SI to her, the less affluent tov well be somewhere in Gec know that in the back . whispering.
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out west? The women arour Extortion?
. The kid’s fourteen. Wha
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things we’ve never dreamed
No, Pagan thinks. This
n March 15, Palm Beach police officer Michele Pagan She's the one who’s goi
takes the first call from Mary's stepmother. “Ma'am,” she says, “I'm going to have to ask you to come down to the station.” “{ don’t want to say anything more until I s
husband.” “Ma'am, I appreciate that. But I'd urge
peak with my
you to come in. Let us
Gnd out what happened. Please.” 5 “Tl get back to you.” j 3 “Please, ma’am. I’m here for the rest of the day. We're on ; ae
South County Road.”
At the station, Mary’s father does most of the talking. “There was an incident,” he says. “At school. A fight between
Mary and another girl. But please understand, our Mary's not
like that.”
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