I'm the Cate in Cate Harlow Private Investigations...
My name is Catherine and I'm the Cate in Cate Harlow, Private Investigations, P.I. license number 420731-6632. I don't like guns but I'm licensed to carry one and I am a damn good shot if I have to be. Most times, just showing a criminal a gun evens the playing field quite nicely.
You're going to hear a lot about me in FOR I HAVE SINNED. The media was all over that one. That case took a lot out of me emotionally and physically, but I recover pretty fast. I have no choice; I have to earn a living.
I'm not media-shy and I do appreciate the extra business the press coverage brought into my office. But, truth be told, in my business being easily recognized can present a real dilemma. There are many times I just want, and need, to fade into the background in order to help a client or solve a case.
And the cases keep coming in.
In my business I’ve learned to give the clients what they want. I’ve stopped trying to convince them that they’re wasting their money on something their hearts tell them is what they need to know. Rent's got to be paid, car paymets come due, food has to be bought; that's my reality. So if they want proof of a spouse cheating I’ll give them that proof. If they want to find someone or learn about a skeleton in a family closet, I can provide that too.
People pay PIs well because they think that we have some natural psychic ability about situations, but that’s just wishful thinking. A good P.I. is simply a damn good observer. Going into a case I don’t know any more than what I’ve been told by my clients. But the thing that separates me from them is that what their eyes and ears didn’t catch, mine will. I watch people all the time and I can tell them things about themselves their own mothers probably don’t know. Being a successful P.I. has less to do with anything psychic and a whole lot more to do with observation and rational thought.
But enough talk of cases and private investigators. I love my job but I need to get home,open a bottle of wine, and relax. With any luck, my ex Detective Will Benigni will be waiting with a pepperoni pizza, a large antipasto, and lust in his heart.
You're going to hear a lot about me in FOR I HAVE SINNED. The media was all over that one. That case took a lot out of me emotionally and physically, but I recover pretty fast. I have no choice; I have to earn a living.
I'm not media-shy and I do appreciate the extra business the press coverage brought into my office. But, truth be told, in my business being easily recognized can present a real dilemma. There are many times I just want, and need, to fade into the background in order to help a client or solve a case.
And the cases keep coming in.
In my business I’ve learned to give the clients what they want. I’ve stopped trying to convince them that they’re wasting their money on something their hearts tell them is what they need to know. Rent's got to be paid, car paymets come due, food has to be bought; that's my reality. So if they want proof of a spouse cheating I’ll give them that proof. If they want to find someone or learn about a skeleton in a family closet, I can provide that too.
People pay PIs well because they think that we have some natural psychic ability about situations, but that’s just wishful thinking. A good P.I. is simply a damn good observer. Going into a case I don’t know any more than what I’ve been told by my clients. But the thing that separates me from them is that what their eyes and ears didn’t catch, mine will. I watch people all the time and I can tell them things about themselves their own mothers probably don’t know. Being a successful P.I. has less to do with anything psychic and a whole lot more to do with observation and rational thought.
But enough talk of cases and private investigators. I love my job but I need to get home,open a bottle of wine, and relax. With any luck, my ex Detective Will Benigni will be waiting with a pepperoni pizza, a large antipasto, and lust in his heart.
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