Chapter Thirty-Five

Catherine walked into the Police Department and took a deep breath. She looked around seeing things have definitely changed since she was last here. Everything seemed new and brighter. Although, the cops scurrying around the precinct caused everything to seem a lot more out of control. She could tell it was low on officers after the whole City Hall issue.

"Can I help you?" Chief Emma Grimes asked walking up to Catherine. Catherine seemed a bit surprised after being taken out of her trance but nodded her head.

"I needed to talk to you… I believe. You are the Chief right?" Catherine asked.

"Yes I am, don't act like you don't remember me O'Brien." Emma said with a smile. "Come on we can talk in my office." Emma led Catherine down a hall and opened a door revealing a big wooden desk with a cork board in her office. On the corkboard were the words "MOST WANTED" with mugshots underneath those words.

Those mugshots belonged to the escapees from prison, and Catherine only recognized three of them. That was Carlos, Tank, and Donny. The other faces there were people named Allen Grimes, Jared Davis, Maxwell "Maddog" Davidson, Robbie Smith, and on the far end was a question mark with the name Reg underneath it.

"Recognize any of these men?" Emma asked walking in behind Catherine. Catherine had just realized someone else was standing in front of the cork board, a red marker in hand.

"Officer Hughes." Emma said.

"Jared Davis' body was found in the sewers underneath the prison. Multiple stab wounds. Someone on the escape crew obviously decided to take out one of their own. Security also found footage of a struggle in one of the watchtowers. One man was found dead up there but the murderer kept his face hidden from all camera angles, which shows he obviously knew where they were positioned." Frank said, drawing an "X" over Jared Davis' picture. He looked back and saw Catherine was in the office and his eyes went wide.

"Hello." Catherine said. Frank looked at Emma who motioned her eyes at the door. Frank nodded and ducked out of the room, shutting the door behind him.

"So, like I asked before, recognize anyone?" Emma asked with a small smile. Catherine walked up to the board and her eyes lingered on Donny's picture for a while. "Officer Parker." Emma said, looking at her feet.

"Ex-officer Parker." Catherine said looking back at Emma. Emma nodded her head and stood next to Catherine. Catherine pointed at the picture of Allen and looked at Emma who stared at the picture.

"I found him." Catherine lied. Emma looked at Catherine with wide eyes.

"You did?! Where?!" Emma asked, pulling out her notepad. Catherine looked at her, a sadness in her eyes that couldn't be faked by even the best actor.

"It was on the side of the road. Me and a friend were coming back from Sandy Shores. He… he was shot. Really badly. When we got to him he was practically dead. He told me to talk to his daughter which he said was you…" Catherine said. Emma looked at Catherine and couldn't find any words to say.

"W-where is he… now?" Emma asked, clearing her throat and avoiding eye contact with Catherine. Catherine put her hand on Emma's shoulder and spoke softly to her.

"I know we don't know each other very well, but I've been trying to reach you for days with this news. I heard you were safe so I came to talk to you. I'm sorry Emma but your father isn't alive anymore. He passed away. My friend buried him at the cemetery, off to the side with a handmade landmark showing where he is." Catherine told her. She could hear a few sobs coming from Emma who tried to contain it but she wiped her eyes and took a deep breath.

"It's… It's fine… We weren't that close. I just wish… Nevermind. Forget about that. Thank you for this information." Emma said as she looked at the cork board.

"Just find me if you need to talk." Catherine said, still grieving her roommate's death. She patted Emma's shoulder and walked out of the room, leaving Emma in front of the board. She picked up the red marker and drew a big "X" over Allen's mugshot and threw the marker at her desk.

"Asshole didn't even say goodbye to me." Emma said as she knocked over the cork board as Frank walked in. His eyes went wide and he picked it up, seeing who was marked off now. He looked at her but she sat at her desk, writing down on her notepad.

"How much longer muchachos?" Robbie asked, his feet between Donny and Larry's faces. The two looked at each other and Donny nodded. Larry pulled the car over and Robbie looked up from cleaning his nails.

"We're here." Larry said. He got out of the car followed by Donny and Robbie took a moment. He looked in the front seat and grabbed Larry's phone, stuffing it into his pocket. He looked around and saw Larry's gun in the glove compartment and wanted to reach for it but Donny knocked on the glass. Robbie sighed and kicked open the door and stood on the sidewalk. He looked around and saw Donny and Larry walking down a alley already.

"Boys slow your roll. This old man doesn't have much pep in his step." Robbie said as he walked down the alley. He was immediately punched in the stomach and then thrown to the ground. He looked up and saw Donny was the one to do it.

"Sorry 'old man' but we don't need you anymore." Donny said as he kicked Robbie in the stomach. Larry watched on as Donny proceeded to kick Robbie over and over. "Get the car running!" Donny ordered as he kicked Robbie one last time in the stomach. Robbie rolled over and spat blood out onto the ground and looked back at the two as they ran for the car. He slowly began to laugh and smile, licking the blood off of his teeth.

"You think this was smart Donny old boy?! I'm going to be your worst nightmare you pig!" Robbie shouted at them as he slowly got to his feet and held his side. He saw Larry looking around his car frantically and then pointed at Robbie. Robbie then turned around and began sprinting as Donny got out of the car and began to chase him.

"Stop!" Donny shouted. Robbie quickly spun around, the shiv in his hand and he was prepared to shove it into Donny who skidded to a halt.

"You best step away from me or this knife will be so far down your eyeball… well it will be so far down your eyeball!" Robbie said slowly in a menacing way. Donny began to back away.

"Watch yourself Robbie. You're in my city now." Donny said.

"And if you come near me again boy this knife will be in every part of your body, making it my city. Now be a good little boy and fuck off, or you'll see Uncle Pauly real soon." Robbie said, spitting on the ground. Donny slowly backed away back to Larry and Robbie stayed there, waiting for them to leave, and once they did he sat down against a dumpster and laid against it.

"Tell me who they fucking are!" Maddog yelled at Reg. Reg stared him in the eye and didn't move a muscle. Latavius still had the gun aimed at Reg and was waiting to pull the trigger, suspecting Reg would do something stupid.

"Fuck you nigga." Reg said. Maddog smiled and began to laugh. He covered his mouth and looked over at Latavius and shook his head. He then swung the bat, slamming it into Reg's stomach. Reg immediately fell over, clutching his stomach and curling up into a ball from the pain.

"Just tell him!" Latavius said.

"I thought you was my boy…" Reg croaked out looking at Latavius. Maddog walked over to a suitcase and popped it open, revealing Reg's revolver and brass knuckles. He grabbed the brass knuckle that had Reg's name on it and slid it onto his hand.

Reg stared at him as he walked over and Maddog kneeled right next to him. He slammed the brass knuckle down into the left side of his face. He did this again, then again, then again. Maddog punched Reg in the left side of his face over and over until his eye started to bleed. Latavius pushed Maddog away and the two looked down at Reg who was practically unconscious.

"I can't… I can't see…" Reg managed to get out before closing his eyes.

"That's fucking gross." Latavius said. Reg opened his eyes and the left eye was all pink. Maddog picked him up and threw him onto the couch. Reg was half in and half out as he bobbled his head back and forth.

"What the fuck do we do with him?" Maddog asked.

"Beat it out of him." Latavius said with a shrug. Maddog walked up to him and punched him across the face, causing Reg to completely fall over onto the couch. Maddog looked at the brass knuckle and saw how bloody and messed up it was now.

"I can't believe I made the nigga blind." Maddog said, dropping the knuckles and picking up the baseball bat. He slammed the bat into Reg's TV and then laughed. He looked over at Reg whose face continued to bleed and smiled.

"Yo man I just wanted to tell you, you're in." Leo said approaching Tank who was sitting in the pickup truck. Tank looked at him confused and Leo laughed.

"What?" Tank asked.

"Get your ass inside nigga." Leo said as he walked into Mitchell's house with Tank right behind him. Inside already was Jordan, Heath, Carlos, Sarah, Catherine, and Alex. They were all standing near the door, in a line with Mitchell and Alexa standing in front of them and bags at their feet.

"I'm sorry about this." Mitchell said with a small smile as he looked at Alexa. She smiled back at him and he looked at the others. They all smiled at him and he didn't know what to say. "You kids… you're a crazy bunch. You know that? You gave life to this old fart."

"You gave hope to most of us." Sarah said, looking at her feet. She looked up at her brother and smiled at him and he smirked. He walked up to her and hugged her, before looking at Carlos.

"I give you my blessing Carlos. But know, if you hurt her, I will come out of retirement just to track you down and-" Mitchell was cut short by Sarah putting her hand over his mouth. He looked at her and relaxed. He then walked over to Heath and Jordan and the two smiled at him.

"Make sure these guys take care of you two. Don't want you guys getting kidnapped again." Mitchell said with a wink. Jordan rolled his eyes and sat down on the back of the couch. Heath just gave a small laugh and brushed his curly hair back.

Mitchell then moved over to Leo and Tank who were standing by the door. He said no words to them but gave a thumbs up the two and they both nodded. He then looked at Alex and Catherine who smiled at him. He rubbed his hands together as he pulled them in for a big bear hug.

"Gonna miss you Grandpa Mitchell." Catherine said, patting his back. Mitchell flicked her on the back of the head and laughed lightly. He stopped the hug and looked at the two.

"Watch each other's backs." Mitchell said with a wink. Both began to blush in a way and Mitchell laughed. He walked back over to Alexa and picked up his bag when all of a sudden a noise was heard from downstairs. Alex took a step forward but Mitchell stopped him. He set down his bag and slowly walked down to the basement where Connor was tied up in a chair with a gag in his mouth. It was the same room Colton was taken to at first.

"What are you up to?" Mitchell asked Connor who sat there. His eyes moved to a phone that was on the ground next to him, ringing continuously. Mitchell picked up the phone and answered and put the phone up to his ear.

"Can I fucking help you?" Mitchell asked.

"Let's make a deal." a female voice said.