Hamlet, of course. Let's all take a moment to underline this or highlight it or whatever you do. Hamlet promises to avenge his father. He does, no fingers crossed behind his back or anything. Got it? Good. That's the moment the rest of the play hinges on, and it sets up the antic disposition business, which is the reason you're here in the first place. Hamlet comes back from this revealing rendezvous and swears his friends to secrecy.
The strengths of the NYPD are the potential to specialize in may areas (which may be done without making detective) and the relative fairness of the promotion process. The job is what you make of it and going for either Detective or Boss is the way to go for most. However, as it stands, it takes a minimum of 9 years to reach top pay as a Sgt. This is assuming the test is timed right, you pass it and are promoted at five years (the minimum time required in grade to make Sgt.). Those are BIG assumptions. Even if you accomplish this you will essentially make a cops salary until your 9th year. Detectives wait longer.
The New York Police Department is the largest municipal police force in the United States. Rookie cops in the NYPD receive a base salary of $41,975 per year. Total compensation, comprised of base pay and payments covering uniform costs and other considerations, amounts to $44,744. Wages increase at regular intervals during a rookie's first five-and-a-half years on the job.