Shadowing
Chapter 4
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"Who's Gage?" Jerry asked, knocking on the window.
Jack had grabbed me, by the wrist, and dragged me into Captain's office. Rudy currently stepped out to get some coffee. Once Jack got me in the office, he locked the door shut.
"Who's Gage?" Jerry repeated.
"Ignore him." Jack said. He walked over to the door and shut the blinds over Jerry's face. Jerry started to speak random Spanish, which I rolled my eyes at. Jack came back over, stood straight and looked me straight in the eye.
"You can't go to the meeting with Gage."
"I can and I will!" I yelled at him.
He was taken back by me yelling at him, but quickly recovered.
"It's a trap! He will kill you!"
"But if I don't go, I will die."
"What?" He asked, confused.
"Gage said if I don't go, I will get killed. I don't care what you say, I'm going."
"Okay, but I'm going with you!"
My eyes bulged out.
"What! No! You can't come."
"Why can't I?"
"This is my case, not yours!" I said, pointing my finger towards him.
"I was assigned to this case. It's mine! The only way you're going is if I say so."
I let my hand drop to my side.
"You can't do that!" I yelled at him.
"You are shadowing me! I'm the boss and This is my case. If I say you can come or if you can't, you have to listen!"
I crossed my arms across my chest.
"You're stubborn. You know that, right?"
"I know, so I'm taking this as a yes. I'm going with you." He smirked.
I groaned. I went, unlocked the door, and left Captain's office. I looked to my left and saw Jerry, Milton and Eddie standing on the side of the door. I went to my chair, grabbed my stuff and headed towards the elevator. I stood there waiting for the doors to slide open. Soon enough, they did. I sighed. I was going home.
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Oncae I stepped out of Captain's office, I got bombarded with questions.
"You guys! I can't understand you. One at a time, please!"
I moved over, infront of Jerry. I waved my hand, motioning him to speak.
"Who's Gage?" He asked.
"Sorry Jer. Too much to explain, so little time."
I turned towards Milton.
"What was your conversation about in there?" He asked.
I sighed. "Sorry Milton. I am going to give you the same answer I gave Jerry. Too much to explain, so little time." I turnd towards Eddie. "Now, what's your question?"
"Where did Kim go?"
"She went home. She will be back at around 9 o'clock."
"Wait, why did she leave and why is she coming back when we are all leaving?" Rudy asked, coming out of the breakroom and approaching us.
"Yeah, well..I..uhmm..Heh." I started/stuttered, but my phone, at my desk, started to ring.
"Saved by the bell." I mumbled.
The guys eyed me suspiciously as I walked over to my desk. I picked up the phone.
"Anderson." I answered.
"I told you to keep her away!" The guy yelled.
"Who is this?" I asked. I snapped my fingers. The guys quickly rushed over.
"Track this." I mouthed. They immediately started to track it.
"It doesn't matter who I am. I want to keep her safe. Do not let her go to that meeting with Gage tonight."
Jerry looked at me. He had to listen in on the call. Stupid procedures.
"She will be fine, I am going with her. She will be safe."
"Fine, don't listen to me. Just let me warn you. They will be there, so watch your back. Be careful not to get killed."
Then the dial tone went on. I sighed. I hung up the phone.
"Eddie, were you able to track the call?" I asked.
He shook his head.
"Sorry, Jack. You weren't talking to him long enough."
I slumped down in my chair.
"Who was that?" Jerry asked.
"I don't know."
"Jack, you can't go to that meeting tonight. You heard what that guy said, 'Be careful not to get killed.' Whoever it was, I don't think you should go!" Jerry exclaimed.
"I'm not letting Kim go by herself." Jerry started to open his mouth, but quickly shut it when I put my hand up to protest. "Don't tell me to tell Kim not to go because she won't listen. You don't understand what this means to her."
"And you do! Jack, I don't want you to get killed!"
"I do know what this means to her and for all we know that the guy, that was on the phone, could be bluffing. Okay? We don't know who he is, so he could be lying. Jerry, I will be fine." I assured him.
"How do you know that this 'meeting' means so much to her? You've known her.. for what? Not even 24 hours. I am the master when it comes to seeing if someone is lying or not. I could tell by his voice, he wasn't lying. You know I am always right when it comes to seeing if someone is lying or not."
I sighed. I knew Jerry was right. He is the master at that, but no matter what he says, I'm going.
"I don't care, Jerry. I'm still going."
He opened his to probably scream something at me, but what cut off by my phone ringing, again. I leaned forwards, not taking my glare off of Jerry, and picked up the phone.
"Anderson." I answered, calmly.
"She- H-he killed her." A lady said.
"What is your location ma'am?" I scooted my chair towards my desk, grabbed a pen and waited to write down her location.
"He t-tied me u-up. H-he made me w-watch him k-kill her." She started to gasp for air. Probably from crying.
"I need to know your location, please."
"1-123rd Worship S-Street." She finally answered. I quickly wrote it down.
"Okay, I will have my team come down there. Please stay where you are."
"O-Okay."
I hung up the phone. I got up out of my chair and walked towards Jerry.
"You have a homicide to solve. I suggest you get going." I told him handing him the paper, with the address on it.
His eyebrows furrowed.
"What do you mean, I have a homicide to solve? Remember yesterday? Captain said all homicides we get, we work on them together."
Before I answered, I noticed that Milton and Eddie went back to their desks and Captain was back in his office.
"Yeah, but I have that meeting tonight. I need to be prepared."
"Whatever. Come on' Milton and Eddie. We have a homicide to solve. Oh, by the way I got that photo enhanced for you." Jerry handed me the photo and walked over to the elevator. Milton and Eddie closely followed behind.
I went back to my desk and stared at the photo. I could make out the number. (555)-555-5555. I moved over to my computer and started to track the number. Exactly two minutes later, my computer started beeping. I looked at it. The number belonged to a girl named Lacey Staube. I began to look through her records. It's completely clean and it only goes up to 2006. This must be a fake identity. The only thing is that she has one ticket from having her left taillight out. Ugh, I needed to take my mind off of this case for a while, so I decided to go back to the boring old paperwork. I heard a ding come from the elevator. Jerry, Eddie and Milton came out. I looked at the the clock. Man, two hours have passed already? I have three hours left until my meeting with Gage. I turned my chair around.
"So, who's the victim?" I asked Jerry.
He went over and put a picture up on the timeline board.
"Well, according to her drivers license, her name is Lacey Staube. She is-" He started, but I cut him off once I heard her name.
"Hold up." I got out of my chair and walked towards the timeline board. "The victim's name is Lacey Staube?"
"Yeah, why? You know her?" He asked, confused. Of course.
"Well no, but the number you gave me; I tracked to a girl named Lacey Staube. This same Lacey Staube. It's a fake identity, too. Her records only go to 2006." I informed him.
Milton approached us. "Wait, so our murder victim is involved with Kim's case?"
I nodded my head.
"What did the girl say, who reported the murder?" I asked.
Milton looked at me, confused. "What girl? There were no witnesses. It was inside of a home and our, John Doe, was the only one who lived there. Neighbors said they heard screaming. They called the police, but none of them called our precinct to report it."
"What? That's impossible. I talked to the girl. She said that some guy tied her up and made her watch him kill her."
"Weird. Well, when Eddie gets here; I will have him run finger prints through the database." Milton said, walking over to his desk.
"Where is Eddie, anyways?" I asked. Milton stopped and turned around.
"He is still at the murder scene, taking pictures." I nodded my head and again, went to my desk to do paper work. I really didn't pay attention to anyone else after that.
Half hour before 9 o'clock, Kim came back. She immediately walked over to her chair and sat down.
"Ready for tonight?" She asked.
"Yeah. Hey, okay so I found out someone called the guy who hit you, almost a minute before you were hit, and I got the number and tracked it."
She leaned forward.
"Okay, so who was it?"
"It was a girl named Lacey Staube."
"Have you found her yet? Brought her in to question her or anything?"
"See that's where we have a problem. Someone called earlier, reporting a murder, and it turns out that the murder victim was Lacey Staube. Oh, and Lacey Staube is fake identity. All of her records only go up to 2006. Before that, it's like she was a ghost."
She fell back into her chair.
"Okay, so the only lead I have is Gage. Great. Want to go to the book store now?" She asked.
"Sure. Just let me get my things."
Kim nodded. I got out of my chair, logged out of my computer and grabbed my jacket from the back of my chair.
"It's now or never." Kim said.
We headed towards the bookstore. Once we got there, we sat at a table in a comfortable silence. We got coffee since there was a Starbucks here. I took a quick sip of my coffee and sat up. I saw Gage coming through the doors. I looked over at Kim, who looked like she was nervous. He came over at sat down. He glared at me.
"Who is this?" He asked. Gage looked like he was in his 40's or 50's. He short brown hair with a little gray in it. He was taller than me, so I would say he was 6'1 or 6'2. Gage also had a scruffy beard.
"Doesn't matter. He is here because he is helping me. Now, what do you want to talk about?" Kim asked.
He sighed. He looked worried, I could tell.
"I know they are coming to kill me anyways. They know everything that happens. So, I thought before I die, I would tell you who made me kill your sister."
"Wait, you said they know everything that happens?" He nodded. "I have been getting these calls telling me to keep Kim away from the case and to not let her come to the meeting tonight. I didn't listen, but do you know who that is?" I asked.
"Nope, sorry." He said shaking his head.
"Okay, so who made you kill my sister?" Kim demanded.
"If I tell you, you have to be careful. He is a criminal master mind. Once he finds out, which he will find out, that I told you about him; he will come and kill you." He emphasized the last two words.
Kim scoffed. "I'm a big girl. I can handle myself."
Gage leaned forwards.
"Kim, this is no joke. He will kill you. This is your choice. I can tell you and you can die or you can live and never find out."
She didn't hesitate a second to answer.
"Tell me."
He didn't say anything. He was hesitating. He started to open his mouth to tell us, but next thing I knew; glass shattered all around us. I fell down to the ground, bringing Kim down with me too. I hovered over her, to keep her safe. Various screams went throughout the bookstore.
"Jack.." Kim whispered. Her eyes were wide as she pointed to my shirt. I looked down and saw blood.
I shook my head. "I'm fine, it's not my blood."
She nodded. I could tell she was a little scared. I looked up and saw Gage on his side with a bullet hole through his stomach.
I turned towards Kim.
"Try to revive Gage, while I call for backup." She nodded. I got off of her and pulled my gun out and pointed towards, where I think the shot come from. I pulled out my phone and called for back up.
"EVERYONE STAY DOWN." I screamed.
"Jack." Kim said.
I turned towards her.
"He's dead."
Once I saw the cop cars coming, I put my gun away and went towards Kim. She was sitting in front of Gage, letting a couple tears drip down her cheek.
"He was the only link I had to my sister's case." I put my hand on her back and moved it up and down. Before I knew it Jerry, Eddie, Milton and Rudy came rushing into the bookstore, obviously worried.
"What the hell happened here?" Captain asked.
"Jack, I told you not to come to this meeting." Jerry stated.
"Jack?" She looked up at me.
"Yeah?"
"What am I going to do know?" She asked. I took my hand off of her back.
"I don't know, but you should probably give your statement and go home." She nodded and went over the giver her statement.
I stood up. The guys were staring at me, waiting for an explanation.
Okay, before I get to the Author's Note, I want to say that my other story "I Can't Live Without You" is on a temporary hiatus. I have extreme writer's block for that story, so therefore it is on hiatus.
Author's Note: This is a long chapter. Longer than before. Do you like the chapters this long? Tell me in a review! Anyways thanks to everyone who reviewed on the previous chapter: nclhdrs1717, AbberzzzCain, Phoenix and Gottalovekick! Please tell me how you liked this chapter! I know it seems rushed, but It will slow down in the next chapter or two. Anyways, REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!
