>btw, I just made it to the homicide desk, so we'll see if
>anything opens up a bit from there.

I'm hoping the game allows you to be a 'bad' cop in that you are able to plant evidence and frame suspect in the vein that in prior Rockstar games you are able to go rogue and be a villain and complete missions. If this is an option, I'd probably only do this upon completion of the game.