In his initial discussions with the Dominican authorities, Detective Buonanno said he was told that "in some cases, murdering one's wife might be justifiable".
When the boy, whose name was not released, arrived home, his mother noticed that his bruised arm and notified the authorities, Detective Czartoryski said.
But to federal authorities, Detective Gardell, 52, was a traitor to his shield, a law enforcement officer who not only broke the law, but who broke it on behalf of one of the government's most persistent enemies -- the mob.
The authorities said Detective Carrano went to the condominium building after he finished his shift on Wednesday night.
Interestingly enough, one of the more popular fan-fiction couples being targeted by authorities is detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson.
Mr. Critton had eluded authorities until detectives read about him in a Westchester newspaper, obtained fresh fingerprints from him and matched them to those on a ginger ale can found in the jet 30 years earlier.
The authorities said the detective's work enabled the police to pick out the organizers from the spectators after the raid.
Despite some obvious fictionalization — the Fort Benning case did not involve the authority-challenging local detective and single mother played by Charlize Theron — the film hews closely enough to fact that Mr. Haggis is considering a dedication to Specialist Davis.
There are those, of course, who will tune in thinking they might get their Jimmy McNulty fix, that is, the boozing, authority-defying police detective that Mr. West played on the HBO series "The Wire," which ended in 2008 Stateside and was a huge hit in Britain.
Delta and US Airways were rated as unhelpful in providing information, according to Charles Stuart Platkin, the nutrition and fitness authority who founded Diet Detective.
Although Mr. Sender declined to take Mr. Pellicano up on his offer to kill Mr. Russo (see previous post), he did give the detective the authority to do just about everything else.
