Special Agent Alyssa Spencer
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When Alyssa came to she found that her hands were tied behind her back and her feet were bound together. She also found herself in the middle of the Johnson's living room next to the cowering family.
"Well, well," said Bradley "Look who's up." The gun Bradley had used to knock Alyssa out was still clutched firmly in the palm of his hand.
"Agent Spencer." He sneered "So nice to finally meet you. I must say you have been making my little mission a lot harder than I had originally intended."
"Then I can die happy." Alyssa replied sarcastically. Bradley back handed her across the cheek.
"Bradley stop!" Sarah cried
"Shut up!" he screeched "Just shut up! It wasn't supposed to be like this you know. It shouldn't have come to this."
He aimed the gun in his hand at Sarah "You! Why did you give me up?! Why did you choose him?!" he demanded indicating Peter "You, me, Dad we could have been a family. Instead you – you killed me! You killed him! This is all because of you!" he screamed as he cocked his gun.
"Bradley!" Alyssa yelled, as his hand flew to the trigger. He spun round to face her "You don't need to do this. You don't need to hurt anyone else." She implored, speaking softly
"Shut up bitch!" he raged "You have no idea what you're talking about!"
"I know you have Neuroblastoma," she said her tone not changing "I know your father Mark Dexter was pushed off that cliff back in 81', I know he didn't fall. And I know that you're a medical marvel, you share an 80 likeness of your father's DNA and that's why your Sarah couldn't give you her bone marrow. And I know you don't want to die."
"No I don't, but I don't have a choice," he said softly before his tone turned into a menacing snarl, and he aimed his gun at the Johnsons "And neither do they!"
"Bye bye mommy!" he spat before holding the gun to Sarah's temple
"Bradley!" Alyssa yelled again "You can't blame your mother for your illness, or for placing you in foster care! She was just a kid; she didn't know how to take care of you. She did what she thought was best for you."
"You're wrong it is her fault!" once again his tone changed. Alyssa could tell he was deteriorating "But not just hers." He moved the gun to point it at Peter "It's his too. You killed my father! You pushed him off that cliff! I know you did don't try and deny it!"
Sarah Johnson looked on in shock at the display going on between her husband and estranged son.
"Peter." She whispered "Tell him it's not true. Tell him you didn't kill Mark. Tell him."
"You never told her? Well tell her now." Bradley said calming, pressing the gun gently to Peter's temple
"Tell him!" she pleaded
"Tell her." he growled pressing harder on the gun "Do it!"
The tension in the room at that point was unbearable, and the desperation eluding from Sarah Johnson only magnified it.
"I killed him." Peter whispered, so softly that he could barely be heard
"Louder!" Bradley demanded
"I killed him." Peter Johnson sobbed
"Who?! Who did you kill?!" Bradley shouted, not lowering the gun from its position on Peter Johnson's forehead.
"Mark, Mark Dexter!" he cried "I killed Mark Dexter!"
Sarah stared at Peter, the man she married in horror. "Why?" she choked out
"Why?" Peter said "He slept with the girl I loved and got her pregnant. He was scum, as waste of skin!"
"Well 'mother'" Bradley spat "Now you know." He pulled the trigger.
Sarah and her children let out a blood curdling scream as they and Alyssa were covered in the blood of Peter Johnson.
Suddenly the front door burst open and Police, SWAT, and FBU came charging in, led by Horatio, and Jason. In order to protect himself Bradley hauled Alyssa up by her hair and held her to his body by her throat.
"Mr Marretti, drop the gun!" Horatio ordered
"Come any closer and I'll shoot her in the head!" Bradley screamed
"Mr Marretti you have nowhere to go now drop the gun!" Horatio repeated
"I'll shoot her!"
Through this Alyssa kept and unwavering eye contact with Jason.
"Jason." She said sternly "Do it."
"Alyssa?" he questioned
"Do it." She ordered
Jason looked at her in disbelief. But upon seeing her steely resolve took aim and shot.
The silence that followed as deafening.
TBC
The next chapter I post will be the epilogue and it will also include information about the sequel!