. ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁novel , ▁The ▁F allen ▁Man , ▁Le aph orn ▁has ▁retired ▁and ▁Che e ▁accepts ▁a ▁promotion ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Lieutenant , ▁with ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁five ▁officers ▁in ▁Sh ip rock . ▁When ▁a ▁case ▁appears ▁related ▁to ▁one ▁Le aph orn ▁did ▁not ▁solve ▁eleven ▁years ▁earlier , ▁Le aph orn ▁approaches ▁Che e ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁it . ▁Le aph orn ▁gets ▁h ired ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁parties ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁new ▁evidence , ▁and ▁c aut iously ▁works ▁out ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁do ▁police ▁work ▁but ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁a ▁sw orn ▁officer . ▁Che e ▁not ices ▁this . ▁Che e ▁applies ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁administrative ▁aspects ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁Lieutenant , ▁remaining ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁through ▁The ▁First ▁E agle , ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁T uba ▁City . ▁He ▁takes ▁on ▁the ▁promotion ▁for ▁the ▁higher ▁pay ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁meet ▁Jan et ▁P ete ▁half ▁way . ▁Che e ▁and ▁Le aph orn ▁work ▁well ▁together , ▁though ▁Che e ▁still ▁gets ▁t ense ▁when ▁Le aph orn ▁approaches ▁him , ▁as ▁Che e ▁re collect s ▁his ▁own ▁short com ings ▁to ▁compare ▁with ▁Le aph orn ' s ▁ins ights , ▁even ▁when ▁Che e ▁has ▁done ▁the ▁key ▁work . ▁The ▁clear est ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁in ▁The ▁F allen ▁Man ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁led ger ▁kept ▁by ▁Lucy ▁Sam ' s ▁late ▁father , ▁un cover ed ▁by