By the Book

Summary: Shepherd Book has his own confession to make. This crossover drabble is a sequel to "Additional Revelations".

Disclaimer: All characters from Firefly belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy Productions. Detective Ron Harris belongs to ABC, Danny Arnold and Theodore J Flicker.

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"My, how ... interesting," came Shepherd Book's voice from the passageway. "I'm afraid my twenty times great grandpappy wasn't nearly so exotic, but he did write a popular novel based on people he worked with or met as a police detective. Unfortunately, one of those was a sleazy lawyer who launched a successful libel suit that wrecked a potential movie deal and left him broke. It was called 'Blood on the Badge.' Ever hear of it?"

"Sorry," said the captain.

"There was a movie called 'Four Women', but ..."

"Ron Harris, right?" asked Jayne. "That was a true classic!"

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A.N.: "Four Women" was an over-budget porno flick Det. Harris produced as part of a sting operation in the 1970s sitcom Barney Miller. Both he and Shepherd Book were played by Ron Glass.