The Cops Swarmed
- Character – Pirate
- Setting – A smelly, gray beach
- Object – Handful of dirt
- Situation – Police search
The cops swarmed all over the beach. It had once been pristine, but was now gray with fingerprint powder, and stank of both sweaty detectives and wet dogs. The K-9 unit was enjoying the outing at least.
Black Kent stroked his beard with his wrist stump. Of course they had taken his hook when they’d placed him under arrest. His mood was blacker than his moniker. When were they going to admit that they had no evidence? As soon as they released him from this blasted squad car, he’d be on his ship and sailing for the southern hemisphere.
A uniformed officer ran up with a handful of dirt. “Sarge, I think I found something!”