Case of the Ditch

25th place in sergeant waters. Well, how do you know I was killed? Now where is it between 3rd and 16th and 3rd? Well who found him? Looks like he what? You are in the muck the room at the 21st precinct.

The nerve center, a call is coming through. You will follow the action taken for someone to that call from this minute until the final report is written in the 124 room at the 21st precinct.

Now look, the officers will be there right away. We'll keep everybody from there if you can. That's right. Keep them back. The officers will be right there. You just stay around until they come. Twenty-first precinct is just lines on the map of the city of New York.

Most of the 173,000 people wedged into the 9th and 10th of the square mile between Fifth Avenue and the East River. Wouldn't know if you asked them if they lived or worked in the 21st.

Whether they know it or not, the security of their homes, their persons and their property is the job of the men of the 21st Precinct. The 21st, 160 patrolman, 11 sergeants and four lieutenants of whom I am the boss.

My name is Canelli, Frank Canelli. I'm Captain in command of the 21st. It was 10 minutes after 8 a.m. I signed the blotter after I turned off the platoon and left the station house at the end of my night tour after having been on duty since 4 o'clock the previous afternoon.

The morning was dark and chilly, and it appeared that we were in for some snow. I walked to the corner, and I left him to the half a block for the barbershop. You're the next captain. No wait, Miss Morning.