Eric Herschmann walked into Mark’s office in a fury, pounding his fist on the wall. “This can’t be fucking happening,” he said. “This is fucking insane.” Pat Cipollone, looking traumatized, said to me, “This is nuts. Mark needs to come back.” “Does the chief really need more of a reason to come back?” Derek asked. “Here it is. Martial law. I mean, for God’s sake, we called Rudy to come help us do damage control. Rudy Giuliani. You know it’s bad when we call Rudy for backup. The chief needs to come back!”
