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Chapter 2:
Team Three
"Let's go, Team," said Sam, but he was dreading dealing with Donna. He gave Wordy a look that telegraphed: "Help us; she is your 'sister'." Wordy shrugged his shoulders and shook his head as if to say, "Nope, sorry!" There was no way he was going to dealing with her when she was in that state.
In the briefing room, Donna already had the warrants to go over with her team. The first call was to a drug bust with an undercover officer from Vice. The second one was a felony bench warrant for Marc- Antoine LaBeau and Vivien Girardot—neither of whom spoke much English—so Donna knew she had to be present as she was one of three SRU members who spoke French fluently. Leah and Winnie were the only other ones, and Donna couldn't pull Leah to help her.
The team went through the tactical plans meticulously. When Donna asked if there were any questions, Tom had the guts to voice raise his hand.
"Donna, are you going to be in the truck watching the cameras?" It was his subtle attempt at voicing his concerns about having her out in the field.
"No, I am not," she answered flatly. "I am still the sergeant, last time I checked, and I will be going in with the team."
This reply moved Tom to try a more direct approach. "If you're not feeling well, you should be in the truck."
"I am going in on both warrant calls!" Donna shot back angrily. "Do you have a problem with that?"
Realizing now it would be futile to argue, Tom backed down. "No, Donna; I don't," he said, though it was a lie.
"All right, everybody, go get your gear. Oh, and I am riding by myself."
Five members quietly left the room once the order was given, but Pete stayed back for a moment to ask Donna a question.
"Are you sure it's a good idea for you to go solo on this ride? I can ride with you, if you like."
Donna got defensive with Pete as soon as the words were out of his mouth. "How dare you even question me?!" she seethed.
Pete stood there taking it, and then tried to reason with her. "Look, I get you might need some space right now, but it's not safe for you to go by yourself. I think you should reconsider, Donna."
But his pleas fell on deaf ears as his arguments failed to get Donna to change her mind. Seeing he wasn't going to make a dent on her decision, Pete finally gave up and regretfully went on his way.