Well, here is the sequel to Trouble at Chase County

Well, here is the sequel to Trouble at Chase County. I'm not sure exactly where I'm going to go with this, so if anyone has any suggestions or ideas, feel free to message me! Anyways, hope you enjoy it!

Payback

It was Tom's first day back at work since he got out of the hospital. Fuller had tried to get him to take more time off, but Hanson had insisted on getting back to a regular routine. He was sitting at his desk going over some paperwork when the door opened up and he could hear two people enter, obviously deep into a disagreement about something.

"Harry, come on. I told you that it's not the cheerleaders. I really don't think that they are involved." It was Judy. She and Harry were obviously arguing about their recent case. "I actually think it was someone from the chess club."

Harry shook his head, "I don't think so Jude. Besides, the chess…" Harry happened to see Hanson sitting at his desk. "Hanson! Welcome back, we didn't expect you back so soon!" He walked over and shook Tom's hand.

Judy, upon seeing her friend, gave up the argument and rushed over and hugged Tom. "It's so good to have you back Hanson. How are you feeling? Are you sure you're ready to be back? I thought Fuller said you weren't coming back until next week."

Tom looked at Harry and they both laughed. "Whoa, Jude. One question at a time. Poor Hanson just got back you know…he's still recovering!" Judy sent Harry a glare and then focused her attention back to Tom.

"It's really good to see you back here Hanson." Judy said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Tom smiled. "It's good to be back Jude." He hugged Judy back before continuing. "And to answer your questions, I am feeling much better. Yes I am ready to be back and Fuller tried to keep me home until next week, but I put up a fight and he gave in."

"Well, welcome back!" Judy gave Tom another kiss on the cheek and walked over to her desk. "It's been boring around here without you!"

"What am I? Chopped liver?" The loud voice of Doug Penhall echoed through the chapel as he made his way up the stairs. "Geez, what does a guy have to do around here to get some love?" He chuckled as he made his way over to Tom's desk.

Tom shook his head as his partner sat at the edge of his desk. Good old Penhall. Leave it to him to lighten up the place! "Doug, I'm her favorite. You should know that by now!" Tom couldn't help but nag his partner…it's what they did.

Judy shook her head and laughed. "It looks like the chapel will be back to normal now!" She sat down at her desk as Ioki made his way over to finish their disagreement.

Doug turned around, still sitting on the edge of Hanson's desk. He looked his partner over, and noticed that Tom looked a little worn around the edges. "You sure you feel like being back Tom?"

Tom ran a hand through his hair. "Yes, Doug. I am fine. I couldn't take another day of just sitting around the apartment. It's time for me to get back to work." Doug looked at him, as if he didn't quite believe him. "I'm fine, trust me."

Doug stood up and took one last look at his friend. "Ok then. Good to have you back, partner." He patted Tom on the shoulder and headed over to his desk.

"Thanks. It's good to be back."

Tom had finished his paperwork and was sitting down near Penhall's desk, talking with his best friend when Fuller came out of his office. "Hanson, Penhall… my office." The officers looked at each other before standing up and making their way to the Captain's office.

Doug and Tom sat in the chairs facing the Captain. Tom could tell by the expression on Fuller's face that something was bothering him. "What's up Coach?" Tom asked.

Fuller took a moment to look at Doug, then Tom. He sighed and opened a file on his desk. "I just wanted to go over some stuff before Fitzgerald's trial starts." He noticed that Tom began fidgeting in his chair a bit, obviously a little uncomfortable about the topic. "You okay Hanson?"

Tom nodded as he slouched down in his chair a bit. "Yeah Coach. What did you want to go over with us?"

Fuller handed his officers each a file and as they opened it, he was not surprised by their expressions on their faces. "Yeah… can you believe it? Fitzgerald has a rap sheet a mile long."

Doug read over the file, not quite believing what he was reading. "Aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon, breaking and entering…. How the hell did he ever get a job as a prison guard?" Doug looked over at Tom, who was still reading the guard's list of offences.

Tom shook his head. "That's what I'd like to know. There's no way he should have been working at that prison as a guard!" Tom looked up at Fuller after reading the rest of the file. He could see by the look on Fuller's face that there was more to the story. "What aren't you telling us Captain?"

Fuller sighed and pulled out another file. He opened it up and showed it to his officers. "Look familiar?" he asked.

Tom stared in disbelief at the picture before him. "That's John Peterson. Isn't he the one that the FBI has been trying to nail for the past two years?"

Doug added, "Yeah, I heard about him too. He's got a big time drug trafficking operation going on down in California, doesn't he?" Fuller nodded. "What's he got to do with Fitzgerald?"

"Would you believe that they're brothers? Half-brothers to be exact and we think that's where Fitzgerald was getting his heroin from. He'd bring it into the prison and make his money there." Fuller said.

Doug let out a low whistle. "Man, talk about having connections. I heard that Peterson was responsible for quite a few "accidents" with some of his clients. Not someone you want to mess around with."

Fuller looked at them grimly. "No, he has no qualms about getting rid of any threats or competition either. The word on the street is that he's not too happy about his brother being behind bars either." Fuller looked at Doug and Tom before adding, "He knows that the trial is going to begin next week and rumor has it that he's coming into town."

Tom looked at his superior officer before asking, "Um, Coach…what are you trying to tell us exactly?" He was almost afraid to hear the answer.

Fuller sighed again and said, "The word on the street is that he's looking for revenge against the people that put his brother behind bars."

Doug looked at Tom, who could only shudder at the thought. "Uh, Fuller… we're supposed to testify against Fitzgerald in the trial."

Fuller nodded before looking down at his desk. "I know Doug, that's why I want to have you two into a safe house by tonight." He watched as Hanson's face paled a bit. "It's for your own good Hanson. We think that Peterson knows who you two are and we're not going to take a chance on him finding you guys. The FBI is going to be in on this and hopefully if Peterson makes a move, they'll be in to grab him."

"Hopefully?" Tom asked. "Why doesn't that sound so convincing?"

Fuller hesitated a moment before saying, "Because Tom, right now the FBI has no idea where Peterson is. He gave them the slip in Los Angeles. He could be anywhere by now."

Doug looked over at Tom and noticed the same look of dread in his eyes that he was sure was in his own. There's no way I'm letting them get to Tom again, Doug thought. They'll have to get through me first. Although, as he thought this, Doug was afraid that that was exactly what might happen.