▁met ▁in ▁college , ▁so ▁he ▁is ▁past ▁ 5 0 . ▁Che e ▁knows ▁the ▁reputation ▁Le aph orn ▁has ▁for ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁police ▁work , ▁and ▁after ▁Le aph orn ▁ret ires , ▁Che e ▁thinks ▁of ▁Le aph orn ▁as ▁legend ary ▁and ▁always ▁sm arter ▁than ▁Che e ▁is . ▁Le aph orn ▁jud ges ▁Che e ▁as ▁each ▁situation ▁reve als ▁him . ▁Le aph orn ▁sees ▁why ▁Captain ▁L argo , ▁Che e ' s ▁b oss , ▁calls ▁him ▁smart ▁as ▁they ▁seek ▁the ▁links ▁in ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁hom ic ides ; ▁in ▁another ▁situation , ▁Le aph orn ▁thinks ▁Che e ▁stupid ▁for ▁not ▁having ▁thought ▁out ▁a ▁situation ▁in ▁his ▁personal ▁life ▁before ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁has ▁been ▁found . ▁Che e ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁Le aph orn ▁whenever ▁he ▁is ▁stuck ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁problem ▁in ▁a ▁case . ▁In ▁T alk ing ▁God , ▁the ▁two ▁independently ▁vac ation ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁eventually ▁working ▁together ▁to ▁solve ▁a ▁few ▁cases ▁for ▁the ▁F BI . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁develop ▁a ▁health y ▁respect ▁for ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁a ▁deep ▁friendship . ▁In ▁Sac red ▁C low ns , ▁Che e ▁reports ▁directly ▁to ▁Le aph orn ▁in ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁unit ▁for ▁special ▁investig ations , ▁the ▁only ▁novel ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁and ▁Che e ▁is ▁directly ▁reporting ▁to ▁Le aph orn