"Philip and yeah, the other version of me arrested him too," Coop said, shaking his head. "I can't even remember why. Maybe he looked at the other guy wrong or tried to flirt with him or something. It was a bunch of shit arrests that I can't actually believe his bosses let stand."

After the fact, that had been Coop's biggest mystery. Why had the other version of him gotten away with dumb arrests so easily? Wasn't there anyone to stop him from abusing his power?

"Guy I was in prison with was a literal swamp monster," Coop told him, making a face. "Not lying."