The driver looked a little shaken. Sarah calmly reassured him.
"No, I have nothing to do with them. I'm sitting here in silence just to expose this sergeant. I'm just watching to see how many more illegalities this man will commit. That's why I'm keeping quiet now. Otherwise, I might have him suspended right now. Wait a bit, and then you'll see what I'll do to him."
After a while, Sergeant Davis entered his cabin. Then he called an officer and said:
—Bring that taxi driver here.
The officer immediately got out and said to the driver:
—The boss is calling you in.
Hearing this, the driver was frightened. But Sarah encouraged him and said:
—Don't worry. Whatever happens, I'll take care of it.
He approached the sergeant. Seeing the driver, Sergeant Tom laughed and said:
“Look, if you want to save your taxi, you have to pay 300 euros. Otherwise, I'll confiscate it. Plus, you'll become my enemy. My rules govern this entire area. I can do whatever I want. Don't mess with me. Do as I say. Pay the 300 euros right away.”
The driver's heart began to pound. He shouted:
—Sir, please don't do this. Look at my situation. I don't have much money right now. How can I give you 300 euros? Please, let me go. I have small children at home. What will I feed them?
The sergeant said angrily:
"Look, I don't want to listen to reason. Give me the euros or you'll be ruined. Your family will suffer too. Now you have to pay."
Out of fear, the driver quickly took out 200 euros from his pocket, gave them to the sergeant and said:
—This is all I have. Please keep it and let me go.
Taking the euros, the sergeant said:
—Okay, go sit outside and send away that woman who came with you.
The taxi driver got out and said:
—Ma'am, the officer is calling you now.
Sarah stood up without hesitation and entered. Sergeant Tom Davis asked:
-What is your name?
Sarah answered with a confident voice:
—What's your problem with my name? Speak for yourself. Why did you call me?
The sergeant was surprised. He couldn't believe that an ordinary woman was speaking to him with such courage and confidence. She said:
"Listen, don't be clever. We have the cure for every cleverness right here. A couple of punches now and all that cleverness will disappear. If you want to go home, come up with 200 euros right now. Otherwise, you'll be breathing prison air."
Sarah answered without fear:
“I won't give you a single cent. I haven't done anything wrong. Why are you asking me for money? What's the point of paying you for nothing? Are you upholding the law, or are you breaking it yourselves? What's the point of wearing that uniform? Is it just to scare citizens and extort euros from them? Is that your duty?”
Hearing this, Sergeant Tom Davis turned red with anger. He shouted at the officer:
—Lock this woman in a holding cell immediately!
The officer carried out the order and took the captain back to his cell. No one imagined that the consequences of what had happened that day would be so grave. Sarah remained still, silent. Her eyes showed no anger, but grim determination.
Shortly afterward, a black SUV pulled up in front of the station. James Wilson, a senior city official, got out. The anger was clearly visible on his face. He walked straight to the station and asked an officer:
—I heard that a woman was locked in a cell here.
The officer hesitated and said:
—Yes, sir, but what happened?
Just then, Sergeant Tom Davis came out from inside and said:
—Who's there? What's going on?
James looked at him and said:
—I heard you put a woman in jail. I want to see her.
Tom Davis said:
—Yes, I did. Come on, I'll show you.
