>Besides, Brass is a good cop, but
>he has a few blind spots, and one of them is that he's just not the
>sort of guy who would be inclined to take someone like Clarissa
>entirely seriously at first. Sure, she might be high up in the local
>Big Fire hierarchy, but on the other hand, she's a 19-year-old former
>debutante.
>

I'd also point out that "high up in the local Big Fire hierarchy" does not automatically equal "rising star in Big Fire, sponsored by one of the Magnificent Ten, and considered so promising that they'll install a one-shot transporter pad as an escape route."

Peter Eng
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