“Off,” she said. “Now.”
Jenna didn’t feel sorry for him. She’d seen the aftermath of men like him—the quiet shame of victims who never reported, the way a single uploaded video could shred a life. But she also knew that cuffs and headlines wouldn’t stop the next one. Only exposure would. perv on patrol
“Don’t.” She pulled out her own phone, showing the screenshot. “You’ve got two choices. We get off at the next stop, and you delete every file while I watch. Or I radio my backup—and I’ve got three plainclothes officers waiting at the station after this one—and you explain to a judge why your cloud storage is full of sleeping women.” “Off,” she said
Then she took his hand and pressed it against her own badge, still hidden in her boot. “My name is Officer Cole. If I ever see you on this line again—if anyone files a complaint that matches your M.O.—I will find you. And I won’t offer a second chance.” But she also knew that cuffs and headlines
The tip line dinged again. A new message: “He’s not the only one. Check the blue line. Midnight express.”