However, as Sam looked closer, he noticed the wealthy executive was wearing a tailored three-piece suit and luxury watch, a massive contrast to Sam’s faded t-shirt and jeans. The regional station manager looked from the phone screen to Sam, and then back to Nicole, letting out a loud, stunned laugh. “Nicole… you triggered an emergency security pull and grounded an off-duty detective because he has the same face as a corrupt CEO you thought you saw on the news?”
Nicole buried her face in her hands, her cheeks turning a deep, burning crimson. “Oh my god,” she groaned, her voice completely muffled. “I am so incredibly sorry, Detective. Truly. I thought I was doing the right thing here, I completely let my imagination run away with me.”
The heavy, high-stakes tension that had hung over the gate for the last two hours completely evaporated into waves of shared laughter.