He's publicly said he stays because he loves the job itself and it's not about money. Harper's one of a handful of the current command who'd be genuinely qualified for Chief. The rest spent way too much time in non-law enforcement roles as Lts and Majors to qualify if the Mayor doesn't just want a repeat of Conrad's tenure here as Captain of the HMS Titanic. A couple others were or are Majors in inactive divisions, divisions where crime only went up, or running detective units with poor track recors
He's publicly said he stays because he loves the job itself and it's not about money. Harper's one of a handful of the current command who'd be genuinely qualified for Chief. The rest spent way too much time in non-law enforcement roles as Lts and Majors to qualify if the Mayor doesn't just want a repeat of Conrad's tenure here as Captain of the HMS Titanic. A couple others were or are Majors in inactive divisions, divisions where crime only went up, or running detective units with poor track recors