Author Notes: This story deals with an old associate of Inspector Victoria Iron Gates.
Stringing Me Along
Chapter One
The main road would be the worst spot to be for the moment. As the prisoner named Charlie Rollins starts to run to find a place of safety.
He was accused of something. He didn't commit. But yet the eyewitnesses say otherwise. When they saw him with his revolver shooting down an unarmed younger man inside the Bar. All of the witnesses had heard him threatened him in regard to money that was owed to him by a loan shark.
"Lucy's Saloon." Some 15 miles south of New York City. The manager of the saloon for the last twenty years. An ex police officer retired from the force. Decided to open the place to help compensate with his retirement benefits and Social Security.
And when the shooting had gone down eight months prior. His life had been one problem after another trying to keep the saloon afloat.
He would be in need of fast cash resorting to trying to acquired a loan. However he was turned down in regard to his credit issues by several banks.
His only other way to achieve fast cash would be a loan shark. And for which he would be given the Fifty thousand dollars.
During the past seven months. He wouldn't have a problem with paying every month with the interest. However something happened during that time the loan shark, and a member of a mob family decided to make a hit on him. And looking for their money, including the interest.
When the police were finally able to catch up with him. A few miles from his saloon. He'd said it wasn't him that had killed that man. But rather some one else to get even. Using him as part of a plot against him. Why this would be happening in the first place?"
He didn't have a clue at this point. However he did know of someone that might be able to help in the process. Even though he's not spoken with her in ten years.
Victoria Gates. Before retiring she would help him a great deal. For when it came to his police work mostly under cover. It was one of those times ten years prior.
Remembering_
He would be sitting in front of the bartender. Asking. "Can I get you another one of those?" Gates asked to be seated next to him as part of the operation.
He says to the bartender. "Two whiskey's please. And one for the lady in what ever she be drinking this evening." While he grumbled as the young bartender poured him the drinks.
It's supposed to be a quick operation. However it turned out to be a two week thing not to his liking in fact.
And to this day he would be just enraged at the final out come to be a real mess. With a total of 15 suspects involved with three murder counts, a number of violations in bank fraud and weapon's & drugs charges.
Now after all this time he needs her help and any one else. That can find the answers as to why this is happening in the first place.
Just maybe his life will be saved in the process. He can't be running like this the rest of his life. Knowing he's been some what set-up.
He'd made the decision to call or even try to see her. Setting up a meet. Explaining the situation without putting her in the line of fire with her job. Since leaving the 12th precinct for a new position as Inspector over seeing the entire department.
Though he does know the reputation of Captain Kate Beckett and how she deals with different scenario's. One being with the murder of her mother long ago and with the help of her husband, mystery writer Richard Castle.
Moving along away from the main road for now. He keeps on pushing himself to the very brink of destruction.