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It was what, in college, we used to call "good football weather" -- a crisp, autumn afternoon that sent the blood tingling through brain and muscle. Kennedy and I were enjoying a stroll on the drive, dividing our attention between the glowing red sunset across the Hudson and the string of homeward-bound automobiles on the broad parkway. Suddenly a huge black touring car marked with big letters, "P. D. N. Y.," shot past.
"Joyriding again in one of the city's cars," I remarked. "I thought the last Police Department shakeup had put a stop to that."