Chapter 13

There was a surveillance van and a couple of unmarked cars parked near the park The meet was scheduled to take place in 30 minutes and they were all ready and waiting. The bug had worked. Dov was able to put it on her at lunch and since then they were able to pick up all her conversations.

Luke had given them all instructions to stay off the radio. They were all using secure walkie talkies.

Andy: Where are they?

Sam: It's still early. They will be here.

Andy: This is almost over, Sam.

Sam: I know. Things are about to get pretty crazy.

Andy: There is Marlo...by the swing set.

Sam: Callahan, you have eyes on Marlo?

Luke: We see her. Looks like Santana is pulling up right now.

Gail: I got a visual, confirming that it is Santana.

Santana: What's this about, Marlo?

Marlo: I need to come clean.

Santana: Excuse me? You certainly do not.

Marlo: I cannot live like this. I am not a liar.

Santana: Pretty sure you are.

Marlo: You made me that way. You took advantage of me when I was off my meds and vulnerable.

Santana: I helped you, I gave you a job.

Marlo: When you pulled me back in I had no idea how deep you were in with the Irish.

Santana: Where is the sudden conscious coming from.

Marlo: I am pregnant. I am having a baby and I can't spend my life behind bars.

Santana: Keep cool and you won't have to. Look there is no way for us to be connected to this. All of the evidence of my connections to the Irish was on that computer.

Marlo: You mean the evidence that you forced me to blow up.

Santana: I didn't force you to do anything. I told you what needed to be done and you chose to do it. And you know what I did not tell you to do...I didn't tell you to send Andy McNally in there.

Marlo: Should I have gone in? Some one had to go.

Santana: Funny how it was her though, out of all the people who you could have sent. Seems pretty self serving. With her out of the picture and you pregnant it really paves the way for you and Swarek. Too bad she survived. Not that it even matters.

Marlo: What the hell is that suppose to mean.

Santana: We both know you got pregnant a month after you and Swarek broke up.

Marlo: What do you know about it?

Santana: Marlo I had you followed for over a month before I approached you. I knew your every move. I know when you were off your meds you hooked up with some guy in a bar. I am not stupid.

Marlo: You sone of a bitch. You are taking bribes from the Irish Mafia and you are going to judge me?

Santana: Yeah. I took bribes. So what?

Marlo: So what?! We are in way over our heads. This case is the top priority and the D's office is working on it 24x7. They are going to figure it out.

Santana: Not with you pointing them in the wrong direction.

Marlo: And what direction is that?

Santana: I am working on it. I will have a name for you tomorrow.

Marlo: You are planning to pin this on some one else? Who?

Santana: I can't say yet.

Marlo: I am sure you have some idea. Spit it out.

Santana: I will tell you for sure tomorrow but Shaw seems like a good option.

Marlo: Oliver Shaw? You cannot be serious. He may be the most loved person at 15 and you are going to pin this on him? Are you crazy.

Santana: He is a new staff Sargent. He will be easy to pin it on. We will close the case quickly, put a new staff Sargent in charge, one of my own choosing and we will continue on business as usual.

Marlo: So you are planning to continue this crap with the Irish?

Santana: We are.

Marlo: We will get caught.

Santana: Not if you keep your cool. Alright. we have been here long enough. Go home and do not call me again. I will be in touch with your orders tomorrow. Goodnight, Cruz.

Marlo: Yeah, goodnight.

Luke: We got em...everyone move in now.

Oliver Shaw: Commissioner Santana, Marlo Cruz you are both under arrest.

Santana: You can't arrest me.

Sam: I am pretty sure we can. We just heard your whole conversation. You are both going to jail for a very long time.

Marlo: Sam!

Sam: Marlo, if you know what is good for you you will stop talking right now. Luke read them their rights.

Luke read their rights and then loaded them into the squad cars. Marlo was with Gail and Nash while Santana was with Swarek and McNally. Both were taken back to the station and placed in separate interrogation rooms.

Sam: I am going to question Santana.

Luke: No, Andy was almost killed. it's too personal. you can't question either of them. Peck and I are going to handle the interrogation. you guys go home.

Sam: We are not leaving.

Luke: Fine, then go in the break room and play cards or something. It is going to be a long night so you all better settle in if you want to stay. You do not go near those rooms under any circumstances do you hear me?

Sam: Loud and clear.

Sam found Andy in the locker room

Sam: Hey

Andy: Hi...Luke in with Santana?

Sam: He just went in.

Andy: Are you OK?

Sam: yeah, I am.

Andy: Really? You just found out the baby is not yours.

Sam: Once I found out Marlo had lied about some of this...I knew she was lying about the baby. I felt it in my gut. Santana just confirmed that for me tonight. If anything I feel bad for that kid.

Andy: I am assuming you don't want to go home?

Sam: I want to see how this plays out.

Andy: Ok, well we can't do anything here right now so let's head to the Penny. I will let Steve know to find us there when they are done.

Sam: Sounds good. I will be in the truck. Hey Epstein, we are going to the Penny to wait this out.

Epstein: I will let Gail know. We will meet you guys there.

Sam: Grab Nash too, will ya?

They all sat at the Penny waiting to hear how the interrogation went.

Andy: To a job well done guys, we got em.

Nash: Cheers to that. Though we will being doing paperwork until we retire.

Sam: It will be worth it to get this case solved.

Nash: Sam, I am sorry to hear about the baby. I can't believe she would lie about that.

Sam: Me either. but you know what? There is only one person I want to have babies with.

He looked at Andy and kissed her. Things may have changed for them at work but when everything was upside down they knew they had eachother. Now there were no more obstacles and nothing made Sam happier. Now all that was left to do was wait. If this all played out the way they wanted, they were just arresting Marlo and Santana...they were going to bring down the Irish.

TBC...