Patrolman McGee picks up his mic and responds to dispatch his call at 252 a.m.

Please respond to Locust Street for domestic dispute.

Frightened, Tammy Blanton tells the dispatcher her ex-boyfriend Joe is knocking on the door

and walking back and forth from the front of the house to the back talking about being a god.

McGee picks up his pace, his cruiser roars through the streets en route to Locust Street.

Another typical third shift, he thinks to himself.

Dispatch interrupts his thought with news that the ex-boyfriend has escalated his behavior.

The woman on the phone describes him ragefully kicking the back door.

The dispatcher relays the woman's situation in real time.

He has threatened her in the past.

She suspects he's schizophrenic.

McGee arrives and notes the time.

Seven minutes since the call. He parks on the street and gets out of his cruiser.

He hangs his hands on his hips as he approaches the house. Movement from the side of the house

catches his attention and he turns to look. He sees a man in a blue shirt, obviously frustrated. His eyes are squinted

with a furrowed brow. His mouth twisted into a frown. McGee gets his attention, talks to him,

and explains why he's there. Joe tries to explain his side of things, but he's so angry, so frustrated.

He just can't articulate his thoughts.

Patrolman McGee keeps his distance as Joe starts slamming his fists into his hand while

pacing the front porch.

He claims he owns the house and the boat in the driveway.

But while he was at work, his girlfriend changed the locks.

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