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Starsky vs Hutch
Prologue
He looked down at the crumpled figure by his feet ready to administer the final blow with the knife. He felt grudging admiration for this one. The cop had fought back with a skill and tenacity he had not expected and he was glad that he had had the element of surprise on his side.
He was good at his job and prided himself on completing his missions without any problems, but this one had nearly bested him. In fact he wouldn't like to lay odds on the outcome of a fair fight. This certainly hadn't been a fair fight he thought humourlessly. He'd jumped the guy and taken him unawares. He had been at a disadvantage from the get-go but had retaliated courageously.
He supposed it was the man's police training that had given him the edge over his other victims. How strange that he had suddenly lowered his guard and almost given up. That had given him the opportunity to drive home his advantage and he had beaten his latest victim into submission.
Just as he flicked open the blade of the knife, a door opened and light flooded into the alley revealing the two figures in the night.
"What's goin' on out here?" came a voice. "I'm gonna call the police! Get outa here!"
He looked down once more, annoyed that he had not accomplished his task. He didn't like loose ends and knew his boss would not tolerate a mistake like this, but he also knew he had to run now. Which he did...out the alley and into the car.
Huggy Bear watched the man flee then turned his attention to the body on the ground.
"Hey, you OK, man?" He bent down and touched the man's shoulder. "Let's get you up and take you inside, huh?" The man gave out a moan that made the hairs on the back of Huggy's neck stand on end.
"Hey, come on, fella. Up ya get. Ya can't stay here, dig?"
The man made no attempt to move so Huggy carefully rolled him onto his back. He gasped as he recognised the bruised and bloodied face in front of him.
"Oh my God! Hutch!" he breathed in horror, taking in his friend's injuries and laboured breathing.
He ran back to the open door and shouted inside. "Diane! Call an ambulance and the cops! Tell them 'officer down', that'll get 'em here quicker."
He ran back out to try to comfort his stricken buddy, wishing he could call on their friend, David Starsky, to help him.
But no one had seen Starsky for three months.
TBC