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Even though it’s hot as hell outside, the air tastes fresh after the fug of Levi’s house. I do not want to go back there. Especially not in a week.
And where the hell am I supposed to keep coming up with the money for this? I don’t want to actually sell Molly.
I drive a couple blocks away, then I pull over to call Schultz.
“Hey,” I say. “I got another batch of pills from Levi. What do you want me to do with it?”
“Bring it to me,” he says. “I’ll meet you at Boardwalk Burgers.”
I silently groan. Is today going to be a tour of all the people I least want to visit?
“Fine,” I say. “I’ll be there in fifteen.”
10
NERO
The first thing I do when I get home is start researching this cop.
It doesn’t take long to find him. Officer Logan Schultz, graduated from the academy in 2011, then bounced around the Bureau of Patrol for a while. Two years ago, he transferred to the Organized Crime Division.
That’s exactly what I expected. Organized Crime covers Vice, Narcotics, and Gang Investigations. All of my favorite things.
But I’m curious to know who this joker actually is.
Am I dealing with a Boy Scout? Or a classic crooked cop who wants to get his beak wet?
Now that’s a little trickier to tell. Officer Schultz has several complaints lodged against him, and he’s been investigated twice for misconduct. But as far as I can see, he’s only gotten in trouble for roughing up suspects, not taking bribes.
He’s received a couple of commendations, too. Most recently the Top Gun Arrest Award for recovering illegal firearms.
There’s a photo of him getting a medal pinned on his chest by a man with a long, crooked nose and thinning gray hair. The caption informs me that this is Chief Brodie. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen Brodie at those hoity-toity parties I was needling Schultz about. I don’t actually enjoy attending those—but it’s all part of securing power and influence in Chicago.
Lining up the dates on Schultz’s big case, I’m guessing he was involved in that raid on the Bratva last year—I hear they lost almost twenty million in high-quality Russian munitions.
So it looks like our boy is a real go-getter. Really making a splash in the Chicago PD.
I try to search his social media, looking for evidence of a wife, kids, girlfriend, or exploitable bad habits. It’s all buttoned up tight—no public profiles. Or maybe no profiles at all.
However, I do find an old news article from April 18th, 2005:
Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Slain in South Shore
Officer Matthew Schultz passed away early this morning, after being shot at approximately 1:30 am at the corner of E 77th Street and S Bennet Ave.
Police Superintendent Larson said the officer was driving close to Rosenblum Park when an unknown assailant approached the vehicle at a stoplight. The shooter fired through the Officer’s car window, hitting Schultz three times in the chest and head.
Larson said officers conducting a traffic stop nearby heard the gunfire and responded to the scene. Nearby security cameras caught partial footage of the event.
Schultz was rushed to Jackson Park Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. The doctor’s efforts were not successful, and he was pronounced dead at 5:22 a.m.
Schultz is survived by a wife and son. Donations to the family can be made via the Fallen Brothers Fund.
Well, well, well. It doesn’t take a bona fide detective to surmise that the “surviving son” is the new Officer Schultz. Or that his avenging angel routine is supposed to make up for Daddy catching a bullet in South Shore.
Interesting that the news article makes no mention of what Dad was doing driving around South Shore in plainclothes in the middle of the night. And I don’t see any follow-ups about catching the shooter.
I wonder if Schultz the Younger knows the answer to that little mystery.
