Judge Harrison’s courtroom was packed that Tuesday morning, filled with family, colleagues, and media, all awaiting the conclusion of the city’s most controversial corruption trial.

Detective Alex Miller, once a respected officer with an impeccable record, stood before the bench in a gray suit. The charges he faced—corruption, abuse of power, evidence tampering, and conspiracy to defraud the police pension fund—threatened to destroy the reputation he had spent fifteen years building.

Alex’s career had begun with promise. Top of his police academy class, he quickly earned commendations for professionalism and handling the toughest cases. His defining partnership was with Rex, a two-year-old German Shepherd in the elite K-9 unit. Together, they excelled in drug interdiction, suspect apprehension, and evidence recovery,