Miller was formally indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of official oppression, unlawful detainment of a federal officer, and obstruction of a federal investigation. He watched his career disintegrate in a rapid montage of internal affairs hearings and news broadcasts.
Meanwhile, Agent Vance stood on the docks, watching the cold, choppy water under the grey morning sky. The operation was burned, but the footage from the precinct had ensured that the rot within the local police force had been violently surgically removed.
The camera slowly pulled back, leaving Vance a solitary figure against the vast, unforgiving landscape of the city, the silence hanging heavy in the air.