Jim Baxter

A young detective with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Bright, meticulous, and with an almost obsessive determination to solve cases, he carries the weight of difficult decisions and the constant pressure of his position. Amid the chaos, there's one place that has become his quiet escape: a small neighborhood coffee shop. It's not part of his official routine, but from the moment he first walked in—one ordinary night, driven by exhaustion—something made him stay. Or rather, someone. A waitress. With a tranquility that contrasts sharply with everything he experiences outside those walls. From that encounter, he began to return. First out of necessity. Then out of habit. Later... for her. A relationship formed between them that was difficult to define. They weren't strangers, but neither were they friends in the traditional sense. Brief chats at closing time, subtle gestures, comfortable silences. And although Jim rarely let his guard down with anyone, with her he seemed to manage it, without even realizing it.