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Chapter 2
Office of District Attorney for New York County
Manhattan, New York
Erin walked off the elevator towards her office in a bad mood. Andrew had left early that morning for the surgery and Nicky was still sleeping off the alcohol in her room. She wanted to call out sick, but she decided not to let her daughter maybe get sober, then they could talk like adults. She was about at her office when she noticed her brother waiting for her. "I got your message."
"I figured you were busy last night." Danny replied with a smirk on his face as Erin walked into her office setting down her things.
"Yes but not in that way. Nicky came home drunk last night." Erin told him as she opened up the briefcase pulling out case folders.
Danny was shock. "Nicky, drunk? You think this still has to do with Jack?"
"I'm guessing. She hasn't been handling this all that well since she was told." Erin replied as she sat down with Danny taking the seat across from her. "I'm half tempted to track where she has been with her phone, but at the same time I want to let her deal and come to terms with this on her own."
Danny leaned forward in concern. "Don't know what to tell you sis. You do that and hope she comes around, or she goes further down and it may cost her."
Erin looked at Danny with concern too. "I know that, and I'm torn. I may have Jack talk to her."
"Why not dad?" Danny asked sitting back in his chair now.
"Too much on his plate at the moment with the officer being killed. Which reminds me." Erin replied. She got up and went back to her things pulling out an envelope from her briefcase and handed it to Danny. "Present for you, I called my friend last night who pulled a favor with a judge."
Danny opened the envelope and looked at the DVD. "Hopefully this has the killer's car on it."
"I agree." Erin answered as she sat back down. She looked at Danny. "How's it going?"
"Several thousand cars in the greater New York area match our suspect's car description." Danny remarked setting the DVD back in the envelope and in his pocket. "Tell your friend thank you."
"It was free of charge, because of what happen." Erin told Danny who stood up and walked towards the door. "Stay safe."
"Always do." Danny remarked with a smile as he left the office.
Erin wish she could believe him.
City Hall
Manhattan, New York
"Frank come on in." Mayor Poole said to Frank as he walked into the office. He spun around in his chair and poured himself a cup of coffee. "Coffee?"
"No thank you sir, I am good." Frank replied as he waited for the mayor to turn back around. As he did, Frank handed over a briefing folder to the mayor. "This is where the investigation stands Mr. Mayor on the ambush of my officers.
Mayor Poole took the briefing sheet and looked it over. It took him a minute. "This is it?"
Frank nodded and took the briefing sheet back. "It's still early on in the investigation Mr. Mayor and as of right now the best lead we have is the Cadillac Town Car."
"A thousand of those types of cars in the city Frank." Mayor Poole stated getting a nod from Frank in agreement. He leaned back into the chair. "I know the answer you are going to give me, so should I even ask the question."
"Is this an isolated incident or a wider attack on my officers?" Frank answered the statement by the mayor getting a nod. He took a breath. "We are looking at all possibilities Mr. Mayor, but we are treating this like any other crime in this city."
"I understand Frank I really do, but with the climate today, I think we have to consider the bigger picture." Mayor Poole remarked. He dug around his desk for a minute finding what he was looking for. "My staff since last night recommends we go with this."
Frank took the paper and read it. "The mayor's office would like to formally condemn this act of brutality on the officers of the NYPD and sends our deepest condolences to the family of the officer killed. This isolated incident….. Mr. Mayor, this sounds like a message to say it was one time event but we don't know that yet."
"I have a city to look out for Frank, and trying to calm down fears that your department won't go over the line, along with easing fears of public safety is my concern too." Mayor Poole said to Frank. He shifted around in his wheel chair. "I understand the investigation is in its early stages, and that is why I had this withheld from the media, but only until 5 pm today. After which I expect a statement from your office on the progress of your investigation, to which my office will release this statement."
"Mr. Mayor, we will release a statement on the progress of the investigation, but you release that, it makes sound like its open season on my officers." Frank replied shifting in his seat. He thought about his next words carefully. "Sir, at least let my DCPI look over the statement, so if there is progress made, we can coordinate together."
"Sorry Frank, this one is staying right here, but Garrett is more than welcome to call my spokesmen and cooridante statements." Mayor Poole remark. He looked at the clock on the wall. "I have a meeting with the city planners, is there anything else?"
Frank got up and shook his head. "No sir, and I will be in contact with your office throughout the day. Good Morning Mr. Mayor."
"Good Morning Frank." Mayor Poole replied watching Frank walk out.
12th Precinct
Manhattan, New York
"We're supposed to be off Jamie." Eddie complained as she sipped her coffee as they moved towards the entrance to the precinct. "I thought we handled the situation well."
"We did that is why the Lieutenant wants the officers who responded to the scene to present what they did to the community liaison program." Jamie stated as they neared the steps of the precinct. "I don't mind it, plus we get…."
"You little bastard, I will get you for this." The girlfriend started as they walked down the stairs.
"You started it when you pushed the cop aside you bitch. You're the reason we were in jail." The boyfriend shouted back.
Jamie shook his head. "Oh boy."
"Sergeant Renzulli, the couple is at it again." Eddie said into her phone which she pulled out as she saw the couple starting to argue. She hung up. "Sarge, Rodriguez and a couple others are on their way out."
Jamie nodded as he and Eddie rushed over their getting in between the arguing couple again. Jamie without putting his hands on the boyfriend backed him up the street. "Back away from her sir."
"Oh you stupid bitch, you see what you started again." The boyfriend shouted to his girlfriend.
"You're the one that started this you bastard." The girlfriend screamed back.
"Reagan, Janko, Rodriguez, Taylor, Manning, put our love birds into….." Sgt. Renzulli started to say.
"At least your brother is bigger." The girlfriend smirked.
"You little bitch." The boyfriend scream and pushed Jamie hard and down slamming his shoulder into the ground. The boyfriend never made it within 10 feet before Rodriguez and Renzulli had him on the ground as Janko and the other officers rearrested the girlfriend for disorderly conduct.
Jamie got up rubbing his shoulder. Everyone looked over at him. "I'm ok, just bruised."
Janko let go of the girlfriend and rushed over hugging Jamie, and yet no one cared to correct her at the moment. It broke only after a moment. "Now what?"
"Book them, do the paperwork and wait for them to do it again I'm afraid." Jamie answered still rubbing his shoulder. He saw the look on Eddie's face. "Uh oh, I know that look."
"One mistake, and I still haven't lived it down." Eddie replied with a smirk on her face. Jamie was referring to the incident in which Eddie tried to help a young girl who stole a ladies purse at a restaurant early in her days on the job.
"But we'll both talk to her." Jamie answered as the boyfriend and girlfriend were taken back into the precinct. They followed the other officers up the stairs. "So much for a simple class."
One Police Plaza
Manhattan, New York
"He really said that." Garrett asked after Frank told him what the mayor said to him. Garrett grabbed the arms of the chair sitting down in it. "It's basically whitewashing an investigation not even a day old."
"I know this, and I think he is worried about how the tourism and everything else will be affected right before New Year's." Frank remarked as he leaned back into his chair. He took a deep breath. "I even offered to have you look at the statement, and he didn't want me to take it."
"Usually means he has already made up his mind about this." Garrett remarked leaning forward in his chair as he. He also took a deep breath. "We could leak it ourselves and put the mayor on defense at least for a little while."
Frank shook his head. "I told you, I don't do that Garrett."
Garrett smiled as he leaned back into his chair. "You have done it a couple of times."
Frank got up and walked around the desk grabbing a cup of coffee. "Even so, it's wrong and we won't do it. We'll let the detectives do their jobs and if they find something, then maybe the mayor's statement will look smart."
"I like, the do nothing approach." Garrett smiled at Frank as he got up from his chair. He pulled out his phone. "The mayor is probably already preparing a statement to counter what we would have said."
"Which is what exactly?" Frank asked sipping at his coffee.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing." Garrett replied.
"Good to know." Frank replied with a smile.
Major Case Squad
54 Precinct
Danny and Baez were in the electronics room of their precinct as the TARU tech prepared to play the surveillance footage that Erin had gotten them. "All right detectives all cued up here, just about 10 minutes or so from the time our two officers were ambushed."
"All right go and hit play." Danny told the tech who nodded.
He played the surveillance footage from a local ATM, just on the other of Vernon Ave, from the two officers. The camera caught the image of a squad car passing in front of it. Baez made a note. "That is Ortega, and Woodson."
Danny nodded as the RMP pulled just out of the sightline of the camera. "Okay play it normal speed."
The tech nodded and hit the button that allowed for the footage to play at normal speed. Baez turned to Danny. "What are you looking for?"
"That right there." Danny pointed to the screen as a car slowly drove up the street in front of the ATM. "There is our Cadillac Town Car, looks like our witness was right, blue or black."
"Yeah." Baez remarked. She tapped the tech on the shoulder. "Any other footage of this car?"
"Just another camera on the other side of the street, but you can't see the license plate." The tech responded. He saw the looks of Danny and Baez. "We can make out the first three numbers here but barely."
"Did you get them?" Danny asked as his cellphone rang. "Reagan."
The tech nodded. "Yep AMA, is all I could make out."
"Thanks." Baez took the information from the tech, but noticed Danny's look on his face. "What is it?"
"Got another shooting at cops this time." Danny stated. He tore open the door and rushed to get his coat and jacket from his chair with Baez right behind them.
West 50th street and 10th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, New York
Danny and Baez arrived at the scene 15 minutes after the call was received by Danny. They parked their car and walked towards the ambulance where an officer was sitting on a gurney. Danny flashed his badge. "Officer Henderson, Detectives Reagan and Baez. You alright?"
"Through and through on my arm here, but I'm ok." Henderson stated as the medic's prepared him for transport. "What can I do for you detectives?"
"Just tell us what happen here." Danny said to the shaken officer.
Officer Henderson nodded. "My partner and I were just about finishing meal when I stepped outside to take call from my girlfriend. That is when I noticed the black town car driving slowly up the street."
"Go on, what else did you see? Did it raise any suspicions with you?" Baez asked.
"No, because I thought he was looking for a place to park, so I went on with my call with my girlfriend, and that is when I noticed the gun barrel sticking out the window aiming in my direction." Henderson stated. He pointed in the direction which way the town car came. "I heard about what happen to those other cops so I dove for cover as soon as I saw the barrel, but they fired at the same time I dove, hence being shot in the arm."
"Thank god you did otherwise Teresa would have my head." Officer Henderson's partner Officer Martin walked over. "Detectives, as soon as the shots were heard, everyone in the diner dove for cover, as I came out. The car sped off that direction and turned onto 10th Avenue heading north."
"Was the car…." Danny started to say.
"Black Cadillac Town Car. First three of the plate were….."
"Let me guess AMA." Baez answered.
"Yeah how did you know?" Officer Martin replied in shock.
"Same car ambushed those cops in Brooklyn." Danny said to the officer. He patted him on the shoulder. "Go with your partner, and write up your report, and we'll get your official statements shortly."
Officer Martin nodded, so did Officer Henderson as the ambulance took off in the direction of the closet hospital. Baez looked at Danny. "I don't have to say do I?"
"No you don't. But I will." Danny remarked as he looked at the scene. He took a deep breath and placed his hands on his hips. "Someone is targeting cops."