And as all this was happening -- as I was on the police car trying to ignore the shaking in my legs, trying to think clearly about what I should do -- something stuck out to me as odd.
Enquanto tudo isto se passava, eu estava no carro da polícia tentando ignorar o tremor das pernas, tentando pensar com clareza no que devia fazer — uma coisa chocou-me, pela sua estranheza.