Chapter 3-Last piece of the
puzzle
"What?" Street asked stunned at Hondo's comment.
"Look, I just wanna checkout our last guy, he's new to the LAPD, worked three years for the SFPD. He just lost his partner three days ago and they haven't found a replacement for him yet. Now if I became his partner, I can see what kind of skills he has, and see if he's SWAT material," Hondo replied.
"And what are we suppose to do?" Deke asked.
"How long you gonna be gone?" Street asked.
"I think this is a great idea," Sanchez said.
"What?" Deke and Street asked looking at her like she was crazy.
"I'd like to know what kind of skills this new recruit has."
"You are crazy."
"It's only gonna be for a week," Hondo said cutting in.
"And what are we gonna do for that week, crime won't take a week off for us," Deke said.
"I'll be here when I have to be, don't worry."
"So, who's the new recruit?" Sanchez asked.
"Lou Rodriguez."
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"Sgt. Hondo, what are you doing here?"
"I'm Lou Rodriguez's new partner, do you happen to know where he is?"
"Should be getting out of Fuller's office any minute now."
"Thanks, Carlo."
"Welcome."
A young Latina stepped out of Fuller's office, Hondo waited for the next person to come out of Fuller's office, but it seemed she was the only one who came out. "Greg, where's officer Lou Rodriguez?" Hondo asked as he stopped flagged him down.
"Right there," Greg replied pointing to the woman who had just exited Fuller's office.
"Okay, names are really starting to confuse me."
"Too bad, but why you wanna know?"
"I'm her new partner, I wanna feel her out before I put her on the team."
"No need to do that."
"Why not?"
"Remember Lou Rodriguez, he was on SWAT with you and Fuller?"
"Yeah, so?"
"His daughter, named after her father, meet Lou Rodriguez Jr."
"So she's also related to."
"Yeah, guess that makes her the third."
"Yeah, guess it does."
"So, still wanna feel her out?"
"Hey, if she's as good as her father, one day of feeling her out should do. Greg?"
"Yeah?"
"Why did she come here from SFPD?"
"LAPD didn't have any openings and SFPD did, so the minute a spot opened up, Fuller transferred her, no need to lose another legend, right?"
"Right."
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"You're Lou Rodriguez?" Hondo asked.
"What my badge says, how may I help you?" Lou asked as she made her way to her patrol car.
"You related to the legend Lou Rodriguez the first and second?"
"Grandfather, Dad. Look if you're a reporter." she started as she started to turn around. "Hondo? Is that really you?"
"Yeah, how you liking LAPD?"
"It's great, and it's great to see you again. The last time I saw you was."
"When you left your fiancé at the alter?"
"Yeah, guess I wasn't ready."
"No ones ever really to give up a life of being the hero, and villain at the same time."
"Yeah, I know. So, what are you doing here?"
"I work here."
"I mean in the garage, don't tell me they made you a gun bunny?"
"Me, they wouldn't dare if they know what's good for them."
"So then why you here?"
"I'm your new partner."
"Then get in."
"You're not gonna let me drive?"
"I've seen you drive. And I've been in a car when you've driven. And for the safety of my life, yours, and the lives of innocent civilians, you will not be driving."
"What?" Street asked stunned at Hondo's comment.
"Look, I just wanna checkout our last guy, he's new to the LAPD, worked three years for the SFPD. He just lost his partner three days ago and they haven't found a replacement for him yet. Now if I became his partner, I can see what kind of skills he has, and see if he's SWAT material," Hondo replied.
"And what are we suppose to do?" Deke asked.
"How long you gonna be gone?" Street asked.
"I think this is a great idea," Sanchez said.
"What?" Deke and Street asked looking at her like she was crazy.
"I'd like to know what kind of skills this new recruit has."
"You are crazy."
"It's only gonna be for a week," Hondo said cutting in.
"And what are we gonna do for that week, crime won't take a week off for us," Deke said.
"I'll be here when I have to be, don't worry."
"So, who's the new recruit?" Sanchez asked.
"Lou Rodriguez."
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"Sgt. Hondo, what are you doing here?"
"I'm Lou Rodriguez's new partner, do you happen to know where he is?"
"Should be getting out of Fuller's office any minute now."
"Thanks, Carlo."
"Welcome."
A young Latina stepped out of Fuller's office, Hondo waited for the next person to come out of Fuller's office, but it seemed she was the only one who came out. "Greg, where's officer Lou Rodriguez?" Hondo asked as he stopped flagged him down.
"Right there," Greg replied pointing to the woman who had just exited Fuller's office.
"Okay, names are really starting to confuse me."
"Too bad, but why you wanna know?"
"I'm her new partner, I wanna feel her out before I put her on the team."
"No need to do that."
"Why not?"
"Remember Lou Rodriguez, he was on SWAT with you and Fuller?"
"Yeah, so?"
"His daughter, named after her father, meet Lou Rodriguez Jr."
"So she's also related to."
"Yeah, guess that makes her the third."
"Yeah, guess it does."
"So, still wanna feel her out?"
"Hey, if she's as good as her father, one day of feeling her out should do. Greg?"
"Yeah?"
"Why did she come here from SFPD?"
"LAPD didn't have any openings and SFPD did, so the minute a spot opened up, Fuller transferred her, no need to lose another legend, right?"
"Right."
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"You're Lou Rodriguez?" Hondo asked.
"What my badge says, how may I help you?" Lou asked as she made her way to her patrol car.
"You related to the legend Lou Rodriguez the first and second?"
"Grandfather, Dad. Look if you're a reporter." she started as she started to turn around. "Hondo? Is that really you?"
"Yeah, how you liking LAPD?"
"It's great, and it's great to see you again. The last time I saw you was."
"When you left your fiancé at the alter?"
"Yeah, guess I wasn't ready."
"No ones ever really to give up a life of being the hero, and villain at the same time."
"Yeah, I know. So, what are you doing here?"
"I work here."
"I mean in the garage, don't tell me they made you a gun bunny?"
"Me, they wouldn't dare if they know what's good for them."
"So then why you here?"
"I'm your new partner."
"Then get in."
"You're not gonna let me drive?"
"I've seen you drive. And I've been in a car when you've driven. And for the safety of my life, yours, and the lives of innocent civilians, you will not be driving."
