The bar is a standard cop haunt, not too far from Midtown North's 24th Precinct. There are a few guys in uniform milling around, along with a good deal of plainclothes officers. It's not too hard to make a cop, even when he or she is off-duty, so it's pretty obvious who's NYPD and who's not.

Brian Cassidy sits toward the middle of the bar, with an empty seat on either side of him. He's got a basket of fries in front of him and is taking a gulp from a longneck bottle of light beer.

I got a new partner.

Uhhhh, I don't think this is going to work out.

I mean, I don't mind roughing up perps or gettin' in faces, but this guy is just...out there. Hardly talks to me, either.

Any words of wisdom? Anyone?

This. Is. Bullshit.

Out the rest of the week, though not by my own choosing.

Friggin' protocol my ass.

And yeah, Montez is fine. Or will be soon enough.

[Posted via cell phone]

On shift watching some dealer's apartment. Ass-o-clock in the morning. On my birthday. This blows.

Exhausted. I just got off a freakin' stakeout and I'm too damn tired to sleep.

Anyone doing anything interesting for the 4th of July? Goin' to a barbeque at my partner's, then I think heading to Brooklyn to see the family.

Think maybe I'll head to the diner around the corner and grab some dinner--or breakfast or whatever the hell meal it is right now. I never thought I'd say it but days like this make me think I'm getting too old for this shit.

I...have a free weekend.

That's...kind of unexpected.

Wow.

I don't know what I'll do with it.

...although I do have ideas.

More undercover crap this week.

Maybe I'll transfer to Vice or something. Hah.

...actually, now that I think of it, that's not a bad idea.

*considers this*

Or is there some other reason I'm such an easy target?

I'm gonna kill Munch. Or at least, think of a way to get back at him real good. *contemplates calling up Logan*

That ass.

I love holidays that sanction getting drunk off your ass.

I'm off to join some of the boys from Brooklyn for some beers, but I'll be around if anyone else wants to have a drink.