Chapter 4-The Assignment

Tom never got the chance to speak with Judy. His mom and her new boyfriend had car trouble a few hours away on a road trip to D.C. Tom ended up driving them to D.C and driving back Sunday Night. He tried calling her but she wasn't home and didn't know her cell phone. Frustrated Tom took solace in the fact that he would see Judy at work, maybe he could talk to her after the day was done.

At Chapel
Doug sat at his desk playing with rubber bands and paper clips, trying to fling them across the room to Ioki's desk. Ioki ignored Doug's irritating parade of rubber bands hitting his desk. They didn't come close to him hitting and he wasn't going to allow Doug to get a rise out of him. He knew Doug was bored to death looking for someone to annoy.

Just then Judy came in and spoke to the guys. She had a sweet smile on her face but was preoccupied with something on her mind. Doug could tell right away that she was searching for something or someone. He decided to find out what was up with her.

"Hey Judy! Looking good girl!" Doug smiled at her as he rose up from his seat to great her.

"Thanks Doug! How is it going!" she said looking at Tom's desk. She could see that he hadn't arrived yet. Why hasn't he called me? Doug noticed the disappointed look in Judy face. She didn't notice that he was watching her reaction to not seeing Tom at his desk.

"You looking for Tom?" Doug interjected to Judy

"Yeah I was as a matter of fact, have you guys talked with him this morning?" Judy asked.

"Nah. I haven't" Doug stated. "He's usually here by now. He's probably talking to Captain Fuller or something. You guys have a new assignment coming up so I hear. We all do." Judy oblivious disappointed turned her full attention back to Doug and Ioki.

"Hey you already got your orders?" Ioki asked, looking up at Doug from his morning routine of coffee and reading the newspaper. Rachel's column is always a favorite to read in the morning. She was the editor for world news and politics commentary section. She always has interesting controversial topics to discuss.

"No, not yet. I heard Booker and Marcus discussing some of the details that of a case that they are having a hard time with. They are involved in a college intra fraternity ring suspected of hazing and prescription drug abuse. They haven't been able to infiltrate deep enough into the inner circle. Marcus is in the inner circle of Omega Psi Pi there but Booker is still on the outside of Alpha Psi Epsilon."

"Doug, Judy, Ioki and Tom – In my office, Now!" called Captain Fuller.

Just before Doug could say another word about the case they all stop what they were doing and went into Captain Fuller's office. As they were entering in the office Tom shows up behind Ioki. Judy doesn't notice until Tom spoke.
"What's up Captain!" Tom said as the others stared at him in disbelief. They didn't see him walk in. Already in the room with Captain Fuller were Marcus and Booker. Marcus gave Judy a nasty look still fuming from the other day. Judy doesn't notice the Marcus staring at her. Her attention was focused on Tom and Captain Fuller.

"We are going to go in deep with the Frat house ring. Booker and Marcus suspect that it's more than one Fraternity and possible a sorority as well. Judy you will go undercover with the girls of Sigma Gamma Chi while Tom will go undercover in the same fraternity as Marcus. Doug you will be security on the college campus. Ioki you will be the pharmacy technician at location that has been raided three times now in the past two months. You are to find out who is stealing the drugs, whose selling, and how do two guys one in Alpha Psi Epilson, and one in Omega Psi Pi end up with commas in the hospital.
Judy we need to know what kind of connections the girls of Sigma Gamma Chi have with the two fraternities. Marcus tells us the girls may be the front runners for the guys at the pharmacy. They go in and scope out the place. Then report to the guys. We also suspect that they are using and hazing too. Judy you will pair up with Marcus. Tom with Booker and Ioki and Doug will pair together. This is a huge case guys! Your partner will be your back up! Any questions? " There was a pause as everyone milled over their new assignments and the prospects of working with a partner. "You guys are dismissed then." Captain said as everyone walked out of his office.

Tom needed to speak with Judy but before he could get to her Marcus had stopped her in the hallway. He over heard Marcus say to Judy, "You are assigned as my partner, you going in as my girlfriend, got it! That's the only way a girl like you can get close to the Sigma Gamma Chi's sorority." The insult wasn't taken to too kindly by Judy but she held her tongue to see what else he had to say. Marcus continued on without considering that he had just insulted his partner. "Each girl has to date an Alpha Psi Eplison man before she can be finally accepted into the Sigma Gamma Chi sorority. It's the unofficial written rule known by the guys of the fraternity. The guys are kind of rough with their women too. They don't like women who are aggressive, uppity or who have more power than they do. They want their women to be just pretty and cater to them. In other words don't blow my cover. You have to act like my girl and do as I say!"

"I am your partner Marcus, I'll do what it takes to get the job done but I won't compromise myself. You just remember that you and I are just partners working on a case together nothing more. You got that sergeant?"

"Like I really want you," he said disgusted. "I gave you a chance to be with the best and you blew it. I was doing you a favor, sister." With that said Marcus walked away leaving Judy in the hallway with a look of utter contempt for the man that she would have to work side by side with for the next few weeks. That SOB she thought.

In the next minute, Tom came up to Judy and offered a friendly word. "Hey Judy" He was a little shy since he knew things between were different since they night they slept together. He waited for her to say something.

"Hi, Hanson." She looked at him. She didn't know what to say. "hi'- they both said again. It was an award moment. They tried to speak at the same time and only ended up getting in each others way. "Go ahead Tom," Judy said.

He said, "Sorry, I didn't get a chance to talk to you last night. I ended up having to take my mom to Washington D.C. Her car broke down. We need to talk."

Judy nodded her head in agreement. "Not hear or now." She indicated that she had to finish up the report from last week's case and that she would be free around lunch time.

"Great we'll chat over lunch. I just wanted to say thanks Judy. Thanks for giving me the opportunity. Don't let Marcus intimidate you. He is a jerk If you need additional back up know that I am a phone call away." With that said Tom left Judy to ponder over his statements as she returned to her desk to work.