I got home just before the kids got home from school, and they all came in and said their usual "Hello," and ran up to their rooms. I was sitting in my home office doing some light research about one of my projects when there was a knock on the door. It was rather loud and demanding, so I got up and answered it. What I saw was not what I expected. I saw two uniformed police officers, and thought, oh shit, Jim must have filed assault charges against me or something.

"Mr. Jordan, I am Officer Smith, and this here is my partner, Officer Dunleavey. We have a couple...