All Comments on 'Just Another Day on the Job'

I like to watch the old Colombo shows. Seems like you've mimicked him well. Left me needing more. Good stuff.

My wife and I enjoyed this piece of flash fiction. The ending was superb and gave us a good chuckle!

Loved it.

. . . you never speak to the police.

It was a clever little flash story.

I like to think that the next chapter of this great story will reveal the misfortunes about to occur to two betrayers!

Some extreme pain is called for, legal action against their employer etc.

Don't let us down, follow up please.

The self confession is a good angle I haven’t seen done before. Made the story worth reading. Great flash just wonder what happened in the divorce proceedings maybe can be used as a epilogue or something.

...enjoyed your story. 5 stars. Thanx!

Loklie

One of the best I've read here in a long, long time.

Great story! 4.4 stars

Nice twist on the tired old plot device!

Just for emphasis—know your rights!!

I guess those two idiots had it coming. If some guy approaches you with that BS you at least ask for ID and if it looks serious a lawyer!

Don't leave us hanging. There's a lot more to this story.

Doesn't even matter if you're innocent - waiting to first speak to a lawyer before talking to the cops is always your best bet.

Obviously, if the two cheaters here would have done that, they would have avoid getting divorced.

Smart, original take on the gathering-evidences phase of LW stories. You don't even need character development to fully enjoy it. This author really knows how to do some good flashes.

This is the kind of story I expect in a flash. Quick, hits the reader immediately from opening to close, and wasted no detail. Thanks for a nice treat this Thursday morning!

Rnebular

Thanks for a nice short read early in the morning.

That was amazing thinking. Divorces coming up. Is that confession useable in court .most states no fault so it really doesn’t matter.

Now why didn't I write lt? I had it all figured out after the first few lines! Everyone jumped on knowing your rights but how many have really been in this situation? The police will be after you for weeks just to make sure. The interesting detail is that adultery not being a crime I am not sure of what your rights are!

Nice one.

Thanks for the story.

Cog

cops ly-ing and worming out confessions from adulterers for.ambulance chasing P.I.s TK U MLJ LV NV

I liked the idea. Yes, it probably would not work in real life, but it made for a fun read. Thank you for your originality.

Old Jack is obviously a Private Investigator. Miranda warnings and self-incrimination only apply to actual law-enforcement officials. Either of the two idiots should have simply told Jack to drop dead but they apparently assumed he was a real cop. Tsk tsk..Good story.

Not a bad flasher, but the label of Inspector is not used in any aspect of law enforcement in the US I knew of. It looked and smelled like a PI trick from the outset.

Colombo? Yeah, I liked him, but that was back in the day when we believed detectives actually might work that way.

Still a fun short tale. I enjoyed it. Gave it a five

Jedd Clampett (carvohi)

dumb enough to think you have no rights to remain silent. The next time they will both be more careful before outing themselves. Of course neither will likely be getting caught cheating again for a long time. You have to be married to be a cheater.

Thanks for a witty and fun read.

Chuckle. I got a real kick out of this story. Creative and thoughtful, and you do a right smart job with the Queens English.

Totally enjoyed it. I was a big Columbo fan way back. I hope the state the cheaters lived in was a Fault divorce state. Original plot was nice read.

I think police detectives in San Fran are called Inspectors.

Good memories of Colombo. And to Storm King - Inspectors in San Fran - you bet -remember Inspector Callahan (Dirty Harry, for the youngsters)

you only need prior commitment to be a cheater...marriage is a formality required by the church and state.

‘Investigator‘ is NOT a term used (in the USA) forANY level of government (local, state or federal) law enforcement agent! The investigator did try to act and sound like an LEA, but him being sanctioned is very unlikely. He was certainly recording the cheaters’ answers, but ithe recording would not have to be played in a divorce court ... his testimony alone would suffice. It is unlikely that his questions reached the level of impersonating a law enforcement officer. If each of the cheaters had simply told him to get lost, they would still be under strong suspicion by Hubby ... but not screwed!

who cares about the legalities great yarn, M&M you have a devious mind, a lovely one I might add.

Well done and to the point, very well written.

Whoops! 5 stars

I got a real kick out of this one. The originality alone makes it worth reading.

You are batting 1,000 so far!! Great story. 5 stars...

People. I have a Lone Ranger badge, will that work?

Again. That was one great story.

Fast and simple!

Great to the point just no sex

Wow! Best ever.

I've just read 3 stories from this author and all of it were very good.

The author is undoubtedly a very talented writer. Plots are fresh and the style of of writing done in amazing quality.

Thumbs up!

Idiots!

First, you ask for the badge, then call the actual police to verify identity. That would have made the “Investigator” backpedal very quickly.

Second, if it actually is police, you don’t talk to them. Don’t answer any questions. Refuse to go anywhere with them unless they actually arrest you. Demand an attorney and say nothing else. The police are NOT your friends, you aren’t helping their investigation, and they aren’t trying to ‘clear you’. The only reason the police want to talk to someone is if they are a suspect or a witness. Either way, the cops will try every authoritarian, manipulative, bullying trick they can to stitch you up for something. For police, everyone that’s not them is the enemy, and guilty of something.

ZK

Wonderful story! This might be your best story.

This is bullshit. The first thing that the internet gurus state is NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE! Also you have to be really dumb (must be Trump conspiracies supporters, lmao) not to require to see the officer’s police documents.

Not being hardened criminals like you seem to be, most people are not well versed in arrest etiquette, and tend to be cooperative with the police. And most intelligent people don't live their lives according to "internet gurus".

Who said cheaters were smart? The guy was just a detective not a cop. Duh!

Some ridiculous comments.

This is a story not a lesson on how to handle a police interrogation. Most of us honest folks are quite cooperative with the police unless pushed around.

Impersonating a police officer. Not good!

At no time did the PI impersonate a law enforcement officer. He merely identified himself as a "detective." His implied threats to arrest the adulterers if they were not forthcoming in response to his questions were toothless but were not illegal.

Excellent flash story!

The number of stupid people in the world. Never ceases to boggle my mind.

Fun read and clever. And I didn’t catch it till the reveal.

It what world do adults fall for an”Investigator”? Who does not know what a cop is, of their rights? Who waives their rights. Anyone having an affair is usually tune to new folks and very suspicious. This is utter malarkey and belongs in the fantasy section

Funny…. 5 stars

3*'s. Who's going to open up like that to a private investigator? Story has potential but the misdirection just didn't work.

Cute story. I liked the twist.

Clever story. Good plot. Nicely done by the "detective" and now the fallout begins......... BardnotBard