Ascending into darkness

Chapter 23nd

Kasem Carey was brought to one of the interrogation rooms of the 12th precinct. Police Commissioner Plil Nevins with Beckett and Carey's lawyer. Carey wanted to talk to them to put together a deal to have himself protected involved with the operation, even though he was the boss.

"All right Carey, I will be here in case things get rather harsh with these two." His lawyer Gordon Lombar replied standing for the moment before sitting with placing his brown briefcase onto the table to make notes.

"Fine. I just want to be protected from anyone that might try to be rid of me. Understand Gordon?" He said with anger in his voice.

"Let's get started." Captain said with Nevins sitting next to her trying to hold his tongue. "When did you decide to put this operation together Mr. Carey?"

Shifting slightly in his seat. "Two years Captain Beckett, I was able to recruit a number of people to work with me with getting the operation off the ground. Lately too many mistakes had been made like with not knowing about the security camera in the hallway of the Police Commissioner's floor."

"What about the trucks that have been brought into the tri-state with the weapons and drugs?" Nevins said with annoyance with his demeanor.

"Those weapons and drugs worth $20 million dollars have been sold to the underground customers, however another shipment will be coming in tomorrow. You're able to catch them at the following address in Manhattan Captain Beckett as part of the deal." He stated with his lawyer not liking the idea of giving up all this information.

"I will get right on it with placing undercover officers at the site. Is there anything else Mr. Carey?" Kate turned to face Nevins on whether he had anything else to say.

"What about the books on how much was taken in lately from those shipments?" Nevins asked.

"My lawyer has the computer disk in his office, I asked him to hold it for me in his safe. He will be able to get it once he's leaves here with of course a police escort." Carey says with his lawyer agreeing to the idea with police protection.

"Now to my protection, I want the Witness Protection program to get me out of here to a secure area until this mess blows over. And once it's over I want a jail sentence for a couple of years depending on what the judge decides in the matter." Carey announced with Police Commissioner Nevins feeling his blood pressure rising.

"We will see what I can do with talking to Captain Donalds of the Witness Protection Office in Manhattan, even though his agents are all over the United States and overseas. " Nevins replied with seeing Carey's expression on his face feeling slightly better.

"Is there anything else Carey?" Captain Beckett needed to asked with the question. She still had the Internal Affairs officers to deal with downstairs.

"No, just be sure to protect me quick before I wind up dead." He had taken a deep breath in his lungs relieving some of the tension.

Moments later his lawyer, Beckett and Nevins left the cell area to have her head downstairs, while his lawyer with a police escort left the 12th precinct to drive on over to his office. Police Commissioner Nevins left for his own office with a press conference on other matters concerning the protection of the city.

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Sergeant Esposito and his partner Kevin Ryan were waiting in the conference room for the Internal Affairs officers, along with Captain Beckett to arrive. The tension in the conference room was high with both officers on edge...

Moments later ...

The door opened with Captain Kate Beckett walked in alone. "I understand Internal Affairs will be here momentary Javi and Ryan." She stated with looking at both of her officers a real mess emotionally and mentally.

"It's about time they get here Beck, the tension with waiting is just too much too bare!" Esposito relayed the information to his friend and boss.

"I completely understand Javi. It's going to be over soon with the questions, they had been busy with other cases with-in the department."

It was at this time when the two Internal Affairs officers Lt. Jack Kindred and Lt. Robert Stevens walked in heading for their seats. "I am sorry, we are late. We were out in the field working on another case. We will try to keep this short with the questioning, even though the case it cut and dry."

"What is that supposed to mean Lt. Stevens?" Captain Beckett needed to asked with curiosity.

"Never mind Captain, we will get started with the questions." Lt. Stevens said with taking out his notes from the briefcase.