Chapter 8
I do not own the show Blue Bloods or any of the characters in this story. If any of the dialogue or storlylines between the characters seem familiar, I do get my inspiration from different tv shows.
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After hours and hours of going through their case files, they finally made a list of potential suspects that Frank gave to the head of his field team to check out one by one. This left the Reagans and Eddie nothing to do but wait for an outcome to be reached. Danny couldn't stop moving; the need to be out there in the field, tracking the bastard who sent the letter was so overwhelming that he settled for pacing the office, Erin was double checking their list and calling in as many favors as she could to speed up the search of their suspects while Frank and Henry were in deep conversation, sitting opposite each other at Frank's desk.
Eddie was leaning on the side of the glass window looking out at the city when Jamie approached her.
"Hey, you ok?" Jamie asked as he touched her arm gently.
"I think that's a question I should be asking you Jamie. It's your family that's being targeted not mine."
"I know, but there's a team out there right now, handpicked by my dad, tracking whoever is responsible for this and this will all be all over soon."
Eddie smiled at his optimism but couldn't help the gnawing feeling in the pit of her gut that something was about to go down. Eddie looked deep into Jamie's eyes with unshed tears forming in hers.
"I need you to promise me something," Eddie said with so much heart and raw emotion.
"What's that?" Jamie asked with concern written all over his face.
"Promise me that you won't get yourself killed."
"Come on, Eddie with all the heightened security that is surrounding and in this building the worst that could happen to me in here is a paper cut," Jamie said with a glint of humor in his eye which was his attempt to change the mood that they were all feeling at the moment.
Eddie shook her head and barely managed to get out her next sentence over her fear, "I'm not kidding Reagan."
Jamie reached up and cupped Eddie's cheek and leaned down so that their foreheads were touching, "I'm not going anywhere."
Eddie's eyes drifted shut as she let out a soft breath indicating a small sense of comfort and relief from his words.
At this Frank's office door opened revealing Baker with a neutral face that no-one could read.
Frank stood up instantly as everyone paid close attention to the next words that would come out of Baker's mouth.
"I have good news; our forensics teams were able to lift a partial print off the envelope the letter was in. It matched one of the suspects on the list. A team was sent to his place of residence where they detained him and were met with a rather disturbing sight in the basement. There were surveillance photos of all of you strewn up as well as a plan of action which he was going to enact tonight."
"Who was it Baker?" Frank asked with the highest amount of curiosity.
"It was one of Detective Reagan's collars that had been released from prison about a year ago. His name is Casey Freedman. His rap sheet is as long as my arm. Everything from break and enter right up to a murder charge of which he was serving time in prison."
Danny's wheels in his head were turning at full speed as he remembered the case.
Baker finished with, "He is being processed now but claims he doesn't know anything about the photos in his basement or a plan of attack on this family. He is adamant that he is being framed and claims that he hasn't been in his basement since his release from prison."
"But you are sure that he is the guy?" Frank asked.
"With all of the evidence against him, despite what he claims, our team is positive that it is him."
"Any chance he could've been working with someone like a partner?" Erin asked wanting, like her father and everyone else in the room to be sure that once they walked out of the building they would all be safe.
"No evidence of a partner or that he has had any contact with anyone since his release from prison. Our theory is that he devoted all his time and attention to plotting his revenge."
"What was his plan of attack?"
"It's over gramps. I don't think finding out what he was going to do to Danny is going to help matters at all," Erin spoke up to Henry's distaste.
"Can you blame me if I want to know what this sick son of a bitch wanted to do to my grandson."
Before Erin could reply Danny spoke up, "What was his plan Baker?"
Baker looked directly at him and then at Frank who gave a silent nod of approval for her to continue.
"For a guy that spent a year planning this, his plan was extremely flawed. We found a fast food uniform that he was going to use to gain entry into the building and shoot anyone who got in his way until he got to you Detective Reagan."
Eddie furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, "There is no way he would've been able to make it in far enough to attack anyone, the security we had to go through to prove who we are was as tight as it gets and that was for us."
"I agree with Janko, there are too many holes in this. He spends countless years in prison and doesn't have contact with a single person since his release; I'm not buying that or his plan. I remember this case. I got this guy on a low murder charge based on circumstantial evidence and witness testimony. He was a troubled guy who was always in trouble with the law but the way he spoke to me, he was bright not like any street thug that I had picked up. Everyone I spoke to said he was a brainy kid but one who would rather beat up an old lady than go to school. With all the times he was arrested he knew the police system, probably learned more about it in prison. There is no way this guy didn't know that by sending a threat to the police commissioner, security wouldn't be heightened."
Everyone listen to Danny intently as he unraveled everything piece by piece.
"What happens now?" Jamie asked to anyone who could answer.
"First things first, Danny I want you to go speak to Casey Freedman and try to get a read on him. I am not letting anyone out of this building until I know with 100 per cent certainty that this is well and truly over."
Danny followed orders while the rest of the clan waited. There was a knock on the door, "Enter," Frank stated.
"Excuse me sir, Officer Reagan has a phone call."
Jamie looked up from where he was sitting with Eddie's head resting on his shoulder. He patted her knee whispering, "I won't be long."
"Please don't be, you make a remarkably comfortable pillow Reagan," Eddie said as she winked at him with a glint of humor in her tone that Jamie had missed.
Jamie grinned in response, giving her a peck on the cheek before following what looked to be a security officer out of the office.
"Where can I take the call?" Jamie asked.
The security officer just stared back at him with stature and confidence that creeped Jamie out. Jamie looked around him.
"Where is everyone?"
The security officer looked around too as he put a hand in his pocket, "Momentarily detained."
Then before Jamie could respond the so called security officer took out a syringe sticking it into Jamie's neck rendering him unconscious.
After 15 minutes of Jamie not returning, Eddie decided to go see what was taking him so long. She left the office and when she was met with not a single sole, panic rose and her cop instincts made her grab for her weapon which she didn't have on her. Sighing in frustration she doubled back to the office.
"Something's wrong," Eddie stated walking out before anyone could say anything.
Frank and Eddie searched the entire floor when they entered the last couple of rooms which were filled with gagged and tied up employees, Baker, Garett, Linda and the kids. Frank called security who helped untie all of them.
"What happened Baker?" Frank asked as he helped her up from where she had been sitting.
"It was Don, our head of security for this floor. He lured all of us out to the back office rooms on a pretense that security had been breached. Little did we know that he was the security breach."
"He can't have done this on his own," Eddie called out while untying Linda.
Baker shook her head while trying to catch her breath, "He had a team, must've called them, and gave them security clearance prior to this happening."
Eddie left to search the other office rooms for Jamie but when she couldn't find him, it dawned on her what must have happened. Frank came up to her when she spoke with as much malice as she felt, "They got Jamie."
Danny arrived moments later, relieved to see that everyone was unhurt and then proceeded to speak the news he had just found out.
"Casey Freedman was just a proxy, he was telling the truth, he was framed. Baez looked into Don Kinto, the so called security officer. Apparently he specifically requested to work in this office. He attended the academy with Jamie. Jamie reported him for drug dealing in the academy which got Kinto kicked out. According to a source at the academy, all Kinto wanted to be was an NYPD police officer and he has had it out for Jamie for taking all he cared about away from him. I was never the target, he drew attention to me to get to Jamie."
"He's patient, to wait all this time to enact out his revenge." Frank responded.
"We've got him," One of the techs called out.
Danny, Eddie and Frank followed suit to a young computer tech who had pulled their security footage.
"He shut off our system thinking that we wouldn't be able to retrieve the footage. He may be smart but he isn't tech smart, lucky for us."
The three of them gasped when they saw Jamie unconscious in a wheel chair.
"I ran the footage through a lip reader program and found out what was said. Don's team asked when they would get paid, Don responds with when the job is done. Then this guy here asks where he's going to take him. Don responds with where it all started."
Danny's face was serious trying to decipher what he meant when it hit him, "The son of a bitch is taking Jamie back to the…"
"Academy," Eddie finished as she rushed off with Danny right behind her.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Danny called out grasping Eddie's arm and turning her around.
"You're not going anywhere Janko."
Eddie ripped her arm out of his grasp with anger, "You don't expect me to just sit on my ass while Jamie is in danger, do you?"
"That's exactly what you're going to do. You're not clear for duty yet."
"Dan…"Eddie tried to get out.
"This isn't up for debate. I will bring him back to you Eddie. I promise."
All Eddie could do was nod as Danny rushed passed her on his way to rescue Jamie.
Eddie headed straight back to the computer tech.
"Get me the security cameras on the big screen now."
"Yes ma'am." The tech said as she began to type away.
Footage was brought up showing Jamie tied to a chair being beat up by Kinto. Frank balled his fists while Eddie gasped, "Jamie," as her right hand slowly rose to cover her mouth in shock.
Forever seemed to pass by when Danny, Baez and a team of officers breached the academy.
"Enough," Danny yelled with his gun pointed at Kinto.
Kinto pulled back from a badly beaten up Jamie, shock apparent on his face.
"Get down on your knees, put your hands behind your head," Baez shouted.
Kinto did as was expected. Baez went to check on Jamie while Danny handcuffed Kinto. All of a sudden Kinto bursts into morbid laughter.
"What's so funny you sick son of a bitch," Danny said as he pushed him up against one of the walls.
"I had six years to plan this detective, you don't think I didn't plan a response to this exact situation occurring."
"What's that mean?...WHAT'S THAT MEAN?" Danny yelled.
Kinto looked at Danny with an ice cold glare, "Jamie Reagan is a dead man. Maybe not at my hands like I would've hoped but either way he's not making it out of this building alive. And if that man doesn't succeed, he has a backup and so on and so forth."
Danny released him, passing him off to another officer, "Take this piece of garbage out of here."
Danny's phone rang, "Yeah?"
"He's got the place surrounded Danny with snipers and who knows how many else. Kinto isn't bluffing Danny." Frank stated with haste.
"What do we do then Dad? This is a no win situation. Even if we get Jamie out of here, Kinto obviously has a lot of people on his pay roll to make sure Jamie dies."
Frank dropped the phone to his side battling internally with a solution he came up with which would get Jamie out of this but would hurt a lot of people in the process. He raised the phone to his ear, knowing deep down there was no other choice.
"We give them what they want Danny."
"What?" Danny whispered harshly in confusion.
Frank said his piece, Danny did what he had to do and then Jamie was taken out with Danny on one side and a police officer on the other. As soon as they stepped outside, the police officer on Jamie's left pulled out his gun stepped back and shot Jamie point blank three times in the chest, Danny responds shooting the officer.
Jamie slumps down into Danny's embrace. Dany cradles him with tears streaming down his face.
Eddie sees the whole thing on the big screen and suddenly it's like an explosion has ripped through the office, Eddie's screams are muffled by the shock that everyone feels to what they just witnessed. Frank holds her as she breaks down on the floor.
"Oh god, please, god no. Jamie wake up, if you can hear me wake up."
All the snipers that are employed by Kinto stand down and scurry, knowing the job had been completed.
Linda stays with the kids while Erin breaks down in tears and is embraced by Henry.
Danny returns and looks at the mess before him. Linda is trying to calm down the kids while trying not to break down in front of them, Erin reaches out to Eddie who's tears have dried up replacing it with a blank, cold expression. Danny, Frank and Henry enter the office.
"Is he safe?" Frank asks.
"On route to a safe house where he will remain until I have rounded up everyone on Kinto's payroll." Danny replies solemnly.
Flashback
"He's got the place surrounded Danny with snipers and who knows how many else. Kinto isn't bluffing Danny." Frank stated with haste.
"What do we do then Dad? This is a no win situation. Even if we get Jamie out of here, Kinto obviously has a lot of people on his pay roll to make sure Jamie dies."
Frank dropped the phone to his side battling internally with a solution he came up with which would get Jamie out of this but would hurt a lot of people in the process. He raised the phone to his ear, knowing deep down there was no other choice.
"We give them what they want Danny."
"What?" Danny whispered harshly in confusion.
"We fake Jamie's death and make it believable enough that Kinto stops sending people to kill him."
"There's got to be another way."
"This is a failsafe Danny, your grandfather came up with this idea back when I joined the force if and when a situation like this was to arise."
Danny wiped his hand down his face in frustration letting out a breath before replying with, "Fine, I'll figure something out. Who gets to know about this, just the family and Eddie right?"
Frank sighed.
"Dad?"
"Only you, your grandfather and I can know about this Danny. It is the way it has to be."
"I don't like this."
"And you think I do, Danny? All that matters right now is that Jamie remains alive. I cannot…I will not lose another son."
"Understood." Danny replied and then hung up.
Danny briefed Jamie on what was about to happen.
"This plan is insane Danny."
"I know it is but it's the only way to keep you alive….There's something else."
Jamie responded with a strained, angered look which was partly due to the beating he just got.
"To make this believable and the only way it can work is if you, me, dad and gramps are the only ones who know about it."
Jamie shook his head, looking away, "No, no way. I just got Eddie, Danny and now you're going to make her believe that I'm dead after everything she's been through."
"This is the only way you'll ever see her again. I promise you, I will hunt down everyone I need to, to make you safe again."
"But there are no guarantees."
Danny looked down which was all the answer Jamie needed.
"I need you to give Eddie something for me."
"What's that?"
"Grandma Betty's wedding ring. It's not like I have time to write her a letter. It's the only way that I can think of that will show her how much I love her." Jamie said with unshed tears in his eyes.
Danny nodded solemnly.
"Take care of her Danny."
"You got it kid."
End of Flashback
"How did you pull it off?" Henry asked.
"Blanks in my gun and the officer who shot Jamie and squibs to make it look like Jamie was bleeding."
"Can we trust the officer that you chose to shoot Jamie," Frank asked.
"Yeah, I trust him, I've known him ever since I was an officer. Anyway he's going overseas on a holiday in a week. I'm going to need you to fake a criminal to the press who stole a uniform which is how he got close to Jamie."
"Done." Frank said with determination, anything to keep his son safe, he was ready to do.
