The fact that Serena was used to dealing with gangs impressed Russell to no-end. It took a special kind of cop to deal with gangs. You either had the gifts for it or you didn't. It wasn't something that you acquired but it was something you were born with. For Serena to be a Lieutenant no less meant that she was damn good. In any other department on the force she would be a Captain easily. This made Russell view Serena in a whole new light. 

Russell maintained a safe distance from Serena. He was completely comfortable letting her take point on this one, but he stood slightly off to the side to where if he had to draw Russell would miss her without question. Russell though was close enough that he could listen to what Serena was saying to the vagrant. Russell felt like she was used to dealing with difficult situations with gangs, whereas Russell's number one goal most of the time was to get a confession out of someone. Bill was good at laying the ground work and Russell would build on it along the way. Bill called Russell "The Sandman" when they knew it was time to get a confession out of someone. "The Sandman" because it meant that it was time to put a case to bed. In this case though they weren't even close to bedtime. In Russell's mind they hadn't even gotten out of bed to start the day. 

Overhearing everything Russell knew that this wasn't going to the way he thought. He thought that the vagrant might give them a morsel of information that they could build on. In this case the vagrant was nothing more than a fortune cookie. Saying something but it wasn't making any sense. Russell knew that Bill wasn't going to like any of this from an investigation stand point, but from a "Scooby-Doo" kind of mystery point of view Bill was going to be doing cartwheels. He learned to enjoy the out of the ordinary because of Russell. In this cast this was "The Twilight Zone." Russell bent over towards the vagrant who was now in a babbling trance. He stood next to Serena and said, "I don't smell any booze, and he isn't showing any signs that he's on drugs." Russell said, "[color=00a651]I don't know about you but I'm ready to call in the Ghostbusters.[/color]" Russell bent back over to the vagrant to see if there was anything unusual.

When he was done he stood back next to Serena. The word "Nightland" troubled Russell on many levels. He asked, "[color=00a651]Nightland? Why doesn't that make me feel like it's going to be something fun and pleasant like a Disneyland ride?"[/color] Russell shook his head twice and said, "[color=00a651]First thing is first we got to get this guy into a cell downtown so we can keep an eye on him for a few hours. We run him in on a concealed weapons charge, because I'll bet he doesn't have a permit for his gun.[/color]" He looked to Serena and said with a shrug, "[color=00a651]It's a charge that enables us to keep him out of a psych ward for a bit. Besides, we run this through the proper channels he is at the hospital where they may pump him so full of drugs we may never get anything close to a possible fix on what he's talking about.[/color]" Russell looked at Serena and said, [color=00a651]"I know that he's not exactly the most coherent guy we've ever met in our line of work, but he sought you and me out. There's some kind of rational thought system within him somewhere.[/color]" Russell thought for a moment and asked, "[color=00a651]I wonder what the other members of the Scoobies have found out?"[/color] He looked over to Serena and said, "[color=00a651]I think when we get downtown we need to compare notes with them after our coffee run.[/color]"

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