I'd made detective only a couple of months ago, and I resented being on loan to Narcotics when I was assigned to Homicide. What was I, some kind of temp? But there weren't any murders (hey, I could work cold cases!) and there were a whole hell of a lot of drug users, so I was on loan until somebody killed somebody else, which I hoped happened soon. Provided they were members of a political party I disapproved of, of course. I wasn't unreasonable.
So that's how I met you. They'd sent me to scout around a university neighborhood known for high octane marijuana. Of course, I wasn't dressed for it. Promotion to detective had meant no more fucking uniform, and I'd invested in a couple of really nice, slightly form fitting suits to celebrate. I looked great, but I wasn't dressed for strolling through people's yards and peering into their vegetable gardens, which was what none of the local nimrods had thought to do. They were probably members of that selfsame political party I had the problem with. I was teetering through the foliage in my heels and tight skirt when I found a patch of truly righteous bud, surrounded by 6 foot tall shrubbery and a lot of fencing. My shoes would never be the same. My hair, which I'd pinned up, was falling down after an encounter with a recalcitrant bush. And I found you. I tried to fish out my badge without falling over.