Adem and Drake talked as the VE field team made their way to the plane. "So, what have you been doing with yourself, Adem?"
"Well, I thought it would help me assimilate to earth detective cultures if I learned more about them. So I have been watching shows to learn about how earth detectives work."
"Oh, really. There are some pretty good forensics shows out there right now. Jessica won't watch any, though. She gets queasy looking at all those autopsies. . .What have you mainly been watching?"
"Well, my favorite is Kojak. . .Oh, and Columbo is good as well. . .The Bat-Man and Robin...Ironsides. . .Murder, she wrote. . .I'm learning all their techniques. . .Oh, wait a moment." Adem fished around in his pocket and pulled out a small lollipop as his nanites restructured his clothing into an exact replica of Peter Falk's rumpled Columbo outfit.
"Who loves me, baby?" Adem mumbled with the lollipop still in his mouth and smiled a little too wild smile. Drake unsuccessfully tried to stifle his laughter.
"Adem, you might want to learn a little more from real detectives and less from old tv shows."
