Five years ago in the Fall of 1991, the City of Brotherly Love went through a rude awakening when the Top Cop, his pick for Internal Integrity Commander and a prominent Chief Inspector touted to be the next Philly PD Commissioner all had their careers curtailed. What followed was a six-month trial leading to multiple convictions, lengthy prison terms and national humiliation for the City and the Philly PD. The eventual leader and ultimate architect for "taking back the Police Department" was Chief Inspector Michael ...
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Five years ago in the Fall of 1991, the City of Brotherly Love went through a rude awakening when the Top Cop, his pick for Internal Integrity Commander and a prominent Chief Inspector touted to be the next Philly PD Commissioner all had their careers curtailed. What followed was a six-month trial leading to multiple convictions, lengthy prison terms and national humiliation for the City and the Philly PD. The eventual leader and ultimate architect for "taking back the Police Department" was Chief Inspector Michael Odysseus, a multi-degreed, highly respected, twenty-year veteran of the PPD. Some called him "The Greek," referencing Homer's Iliad in which Odysseus was one of the Greek heroes of the Trojan War. His followers called themselves "We the People." Odysseus used this group of "marginalized cops" to settle his own twenty-year grudge with the Philly PD. But the incident didn't end with the last swing of the gavel. Mysteriously, Chief Odysseus managed to "walk away" from a Federal facility. Prison rumors and a lackluster Federal investigation maintained that his escape was accomplished through unidentified "Odysseus disciples." His baffling escape has been a thorn in the side of the PPD, especially for now Captain Mickey Devlin. Just how Odysseus escaped from a Federal prison with an untarnished security record remains a mystery. In the last year, there have been several so-called "Odysseus sightings" throughout Europe, most recently in France and Ireland. These "sightings" coupled with the sudden departure of Odysseus' wife, Penelope, has stirred the omnipresent investigative juices of Mickey Devlin. How long he and his wife Penelope will remain there is the million dollar question. From Mickey's perspective, the only way to find out is to travel to the country of his ancestors. All that's left for Mickey to decide is if the trip will be on "Official Police Business," or an "unofficial holiday." Regardless, the mission will be the same. Bring Michael Odysseus to justice, extracting the thorn.
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