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Leonard: So, I hope this doesn’t sound judgy, because I’m genuinely
interested. Who takes care of your kids while you’re out on stakeouts, and
other missions? You have four of them, right?
Ophelia: My eldest stepson is 23, so he takes care of the two little ones.
His sister’s in college right now. She’s in Baton Rouge, actually, so I’m
geographically closer to her than the others in Kansas City. But I won’t be
visiting her, of course. None of them has any idea where I am, or what I do
now. I still don’t really know.
Leonard: What do they think you do?
Ophelia: They believe I’m a merch rep. I claimed that it was a promotion. I
supposedly go all over the country, helping the satellite stores introduce
new merchandise.
Leonard: Oh, that sounds nice. Nice and safe.
Ophelia: Yeah, no need to worry them. It was a bad cover, though. The idea
was that I needed an excuse to be out of town all the time, which is why I
volunteered for this assignment. Well, I didn’t know that I would be camped
out in front of a restaurant, waiting for a mysterious possible traitor to
come back home. I just asked to go in the field at the first opportunity, ya
know, to sell the lie about having to travel for work.
Leonard: It’s not a lie. I have a feeling we’ll be doing more and more of
this kind of thing as the department grows.
Ophelia: True, but I’m not so sure how I feel about it anymore. I miss them
so much. I don’t mind the job itself, but I underestimated how much I prefer
to go back home to them at the end of every day.
Leonard: Reese is a reasonable man. I’m sure if you asked for more domestic
responsibilities, he would understand. We’re all trying to find our place
here. Sasho thought he was gonna run the jail, because it was the obvious
choice, but he’s been working hard with Sachs. He’ll be a spotter in no
time.
Ophelia: Yeah. I’m sure you’re right.
Leonard: So, what about the other parents of your kids?
Ophelia: My first husband is dead. He was already a deadbeat, so it wasn’t
much of a transition. My second husband and I drifted apart, but he’s still
fairly involved. Mostly in a monetary sense, but we all have an okay
relationship with him. He tried to go back to his girlfriend, who mothered
my stepchildren, but it didn’t work out either. She’s still alive, and still
a deadbeat.
Leonard: You care for her kids as if they were your own?
Ophelia: They are my own.
Leonard: *awkwardly* Right. Of course.
Ophelia: It’s all right, I know what you meant. They’re great kids. A lot of
children in that position would idolize their birth mother no matter what,
but they know who’s been there for them, and they consider me their real
mother. They call me mom; just about always have. Wait, is that him?
Leonard: *holds up a photo* This is pretty grainy, but I think so. It looks
like our guy.
Ophelia: *into the radio* Team Lead, this is Team One. We have eyes on the
target. He’s heading upstairs.
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