The guy is HEAD of INVESTIGATIONS - he's up the chain.
Hard to believe when in some departments you can't get hired as a Police officer, at all, without a degree. (The degree issue is another issue entirely because I've seen some real idiots turned out with degrees)
He's also a heavy in the Union - and serves or served as a liason to the other Police Depts like Duke PD and Raleigh PD.
From what I was told, Gottlieb knows everyone and makes a point of befriending the people at the top of the ORG charts.
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