Melanie McCree

Urban Sword & Sorcery

Do Not Bring Your Own Guns, Part Two

April 23: Beth and Melanie have finally accepted that they cannot bring their own guns    I was ready to crawl under the table, thanks to Beth’s question about bringing our own guns. However, I had forgotten that Beth has the ability to turn strangers into...

Do Not Bring Your Own Guns

April 23: Beth and Melanie return to the Sheriff’s Office and sit on the opposite side of the room   As we came into the building I realized (now that we were already three weeks in) that I was supposed to put my name on the sign-in sheet. I am certain that...

Happy Jack’s Tomato Ranch, Part Four

April 16: Beth and Melanie consider having “Happy Jack’s Tomato Ranch” embroidered on the backs of their green polo shirts   On to: Internal Affairs, with Sergeant Kevin Schmidt! Firstly, for those who did not work for Fort Vancouver Regional...

Happy Jack’s Tomato Ranch, Interlude

April 16: This part isn’t funny. We next heard from Detective Wayne Phillips of the Child Justice Center. I am not going to spend much time on this session, because it concerned child abuse. But I want to share some facts: These cases require a very thorough...

Happy Jack’s Tomato Ranch, Part Three

April 16: Beth and Melanie have begun to suspect that Chief Duncan Hoss is of their tribe   Chief Hoss opts to use a snapshot of a rookie cop’s day to explain the role of the third branch of the Civil Division, Criminal Records. To do this, he selects a man...