title: Detective: The Inspirational Story of the Trailblazing Woman Cop Who Wouldn't Quit
author:  Kathy Burke 
description: <b>Kathy Burke,</b> who received New York City's highest commendation for heroism, the Medal of Honor, retired from the NYPD in 1991. Today she is actively involved with the Police Self-Support Group, counseling cops who have suffered emotional or physical trauma on or off the job.
zlib_text: **RIDING WITH THE COP (The Pleasure Of His Punishment)**
  
   **By J. S. Scott**
  
   **Copyright© 2012 by J.S. Scott**
  
   **All Rights Reserved**
  
  **Table of Contents**
  
   _Title Page_
  
  Lilly Thompson was glad the evening was almost over.
  
  As she dug into the pocket of her well-worn pair of jeans to pay the gas
  station attendant for her coffee, she rolled her shoulders to release some of
  the tension from her neck and shoulders.
  
  She tossed the change from her purchase into the cup beside the cash register;
  her purse was at the police station and she hated carrying change in her
  pocket.
  
  A quick glance at her watch confirmed she was nearing the end of her shift on
  her last police ride-along, something she wasn’t doing for excitement or fun.
  Three full shifts were required for her Forensics Lab Technician bachelor’s
  program and she was at the tail end of the very last one. It was time spent
  that would count towards her apprenticeship hours. After many hours in the
  crime lab, she had thought it 