Good Cop, Bad Cop

I always take a book with me when I'm moving the car. (A city ritual for those who don't know. Cars cannot be parked on most streets for some hour period during the week, so you have to park them somewhere else, then move them back, usually with about half an hour to go to make sure you get a spot. Which is why I take the book.) Today it's raining hard, so I tucked the book into the back of my pants to keep it dry and my hands free. I'm walking home and a black midsized car pulls up beside...