Corruption in Blue

This was not a sudden decision. It was the result of corruption that grew slowly.

At first Gerald was not like this — when he joined the police his intentions were good.

But on his very first day he was teamed with a senior officer everyone called “Crasher”

— and Crasher himself was corrupt. Crasher had his own group — officers who covered for

each other’s wrongdoings and shared the benefits. One night Gerald and Crasher met a third policeman

who was secretly stealing a lounge chair from a shop. Gerald was shocked to see it,

but Crasher made his position clear — staying quiet when you see things like that is the

smart move. He told Gerald that if he got too honest, he would be left alone… and maybe