--Cutting<br />
It Too Close--<br />
The<br />
sun hung low in the sky as Erik walked out of the station into the<br />
evening air. It had cooled off considerably since he'd started his<br />
patrol in the morning, and for that much, he was grateful. There was<br />
little else that day that warranted any gratitude. He recounted the<br />
day's events as he made his way to the patrol car. The moment he<br />
reported in for his shift, there was bad news:  a 319 in progress<br />
downtown. To make matters worse, he was supposed to bring the rookie<br />