"I'd love to say it all started with President Herbert, but it didn't." He said. "My party were in power and we still called the head of state the Chancellor. The gangs and subversives had created no go areas in the heart of San Pablo and the people wanted action. PD489 was created as an elite police team, dedicated to eradicating the gang problem and the growing threat from subversives."
"And Bradford is a member of PD489 ?" She asked.
"He is, a squad leader now and I'm told, a personal friend of President Herbert."
"I knew it ."
"PD489 were out in the open then." Her father continued. "The public didn't like the gangs, but they didn't like all the media coverage of cops killing gang members. They were a success though and the Chancellor at the time didn't want the gangs to rule San Pablo again. PD489 was officially disbanded, but really went underground. A secret police department that reported only to the top level of government and made up of mostly part time operatives."
Amoe had worried about Bradford being in bed with President Herbert, helping with his shady deals, acting as some kind of enforcer. A squad leader of PD489, keeping the subversives in control..... it was fine.....perfect."
"So he's fighting the kind of people who bombed Joyce's Green ?" She asked.
"Yes and proving to be very effective, from what few bits of gossip I hear."
Perfect, heroic ! She'd keep it secret, it explained so many of his lies to her.
"Come on." Said her father. "Let's eat breakfast, before your mother grills the bacon until it's like boot leather."
