Risks

Katy was frozen in shock and it took a couple tries to snap her out of it. Mary tried to shake her own alarm quickly as she nearly drug Katy from the now double crime scene. They didn't have an id on the corpse that fell through the ceiling, but Marshall was told that they were making this case their top priority. Mary sat Katy down and walked over to Marshall.

"What is going on?" Mary's eyes were wide and she brushed off some white dust.

"They're working on it. This is some crazy day, Mary. I'm not sure what to make of this." Marshall said this and shook his head.

"Well...I am going to go to the office to get Eleanor to look something up for us. Will you keep an eye on them?" Mary pointed to a scared to death Katy and the sobbing Jerry Alder. Mary shook her head and left hurriedly.

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"Eleanor, will you find out all you can about Jerry Alder and Katy Sheryl? You wouldn't believe what has happened today." Mary let out a tense breath and sat down at her desk. She didn't see Eleanor roll her eyes dramatically as she organized files on her desk.

"Sure. What happened?" Eleanor figured if she had to look things up, she would at least be well informed.

"Marshall and I went to see Jerry Alder because his wife, Jennifer, was murdered. When we got inside to the crime scene, I saw Katy, Jennifer's sister. I was talking to her about some guy named Gallant and a body fell through the ceiling. It nearly crushed us. She is hysterical now, so it is going to be no picnic getting it out of her now." Mary gritted her teeth and typed something into her computer.

"Is she okay? It didn't hit anyone did it?" Eleanor's concerned tone surprised Mary.

"Yeah, she's fine...well physically. Thank goodness it didn't hit anyone. It could have killed someone." Mary got up and pulled on her jacket. "Thanks. Call me if you find anything." Mary left the building in a rush. Stan walked into the room and looked at Eleanor.

"She's in a good mood today." Eleanor said this with surprise in her voice. Stan smiled, shrugged, and winked at her.

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"Marshall, I'm almost there. I have an idea. We are taking Katy and Jerry with us." Marshall could hear the smile in Mary's mischevious voice. She hung up and pulled into the driveway of Jerry Alder's crime scene house. Marshall led both of the witnesses into the back of the SUV and he sat in the passenger seat.

"Where are we going?" Katy's shaken voice spoke up from the back seat.

"We are driving to see Charlie Alder." Both Jerry and Katy gasped and started protesting. "Hey! Calm down. We need to ask him some questions and it would be great if you could help. I'm sure he has some information that we don't." Mary's voice was stern and full of authority. Marshall smiled, looking out of the window. He knew not to argue with Mary, and he was glad that he wasn't the only one who was slightly afraid of her. A silence settled over the car and for over half an hour, they drove on.

"I need to go to the rest room, Mary. Can we stop up here?" Jerry pointed to the gas station that was coming up on the right. Mary sighed and nodded reluctantly. She slowed down and pulled into the nearly vacant station.

"Marshall, will you go with him? I'll stay with Katy." Mary asked, but it wasn't really a question. Marshall escorted Jerry and Mary stayed in the car. She turned around and asked, "Do you need anything? Are you hungry?" Katy nodded and smiled. "Alright. Let's go. I'll get you something."

They walked into the convenient store and picked up a couple of snacks. Mary grabbed something for Marshall and Jerry and waited patiently for them to get out. As Mary and Katy walked along the isles, a large man and a smaller one walked into the store. They had a dangerous air about them. Mary watched them carefully and narrowed her eyes. She felt like something was going to happen and it wasn't a good feeling. Katy could feel something too, because she kept fidgeting nervously.

Then everything happened in slow motion. Mary saw Marshall and Jerry walk out of the men's bathroom, Katy slowly stood up, and the strange men smiled and pulled out a couple of large guns. Mary's mouth opened wide and she yelled a warning to Marshall. Mary's hand flew to her side and she pulled out her sig. Her heart pounded in her chest as she took a deep breath. The guns weren't aimed at her and she realized that Katy was the target. Her eyes widened and she jumped in front of her helpless witness. Mary's gun was out in front of her and she shot twice, hitting her two targets right in the heart. She was too late though, because the two men had fired first. Even though there was no more danger for her witnesses or her partner, her fight was only just beginning. An unbelievable pain entered her abdomen. Mary screamed and fell to the ground just wanting to be dead. If she was dead, she wouldn't feel the horrible pain. Her blonde hair fell in her face and she held her stomach, still yelling.

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