Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 167
Our relationship through the war and after I became a private eye was antagonistic to say the least. But if there was one man on Earth I trusted wholeheartedly, it was Harrigan. And I think he felt the same way. His attitude toward me had softened after I gave up the detective game.
He rose through the ranks very quickly, from beat cop to detective to sergeant all in a few years. Because of his stellar work he jumped from sergeant straight to captain, skipping lieutenant altogether.
Then, after a shake-up in the department, he became deputy police chief...
- Category: Crime, Murder & Mystery
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Christopher over 2 years ago
This is probably a little unbelievable, but I painted myself into a corner in one of the later stories by saying Harrigan had become chief of police, so I had to have him start moving through the ranks pretty quickly. One of the disadvantages of not doing these stories in chronological order.
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Neville Hunt over 2 years ago
Well recovered though, Christopher. Harrigan was always portrayed as a sharp cookie so rapid promotion is to have been expected.
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Christopher over 2 years ago
Yeah, I guess it's not out of the realm of possibility, just not very likely.
