Didn't confuse me in the least. MH had been a Major, I think, under Green, the one who ran his political machine on the clock. Vaughn kept him there for awhile, he was trying to be fair and let Greene's former command staff demonstrate whether they were willing to do the job under a different sheriff. When Hettich did a few things Vaughn didn't approve of, including illegally punishing a deputy for his military reserve duty, he demoted him back to Captain. But Hettich had the power base and decided