Abby screamed and stood up.
"That's it, I am going up there!"
"Lockhart, NO!" Frank tried to grab at her but Abby made a run for it.
"Abby, come back!" Elizabeth screamed, almost running after her, but Frank held her back.
"We're in enough trouble as it is without you getting involved," he told her.
Abby sprinted into the building with the police behind her and was surprised to see no one at the door. Surely one of the terrorists should have been standing guard! She ran up to the third floor and was more surprised to find no one there either. She wasn't quite sure her next move was a good idea, but she had never been inside this school much.
"Is anybody up here?" she yelled, hoping no terrorists would come running.
"In here!" they all yelled. Abby ran to the classroom she heard the calls from and found three bodies on the floor.
"Oh God..." she exclaimed. Two were dead, one was dying. She ran over to Carter.
"We did the best we could. We have to get him out of here and to a hospital, otherwise, he won't make it," Luka explained.
"Where's Dave?"
"They took him with them to the roof," Luka told her. Abby couldn't believe it and her eyes began to water, "what is it?"
"There... was another gunshot. I don't know who it hit," Luka sighed. Everyone seemed to be getting hurt by the same weapon.
"It was the boy, the youngest one. Her brother," he motioned to the body of one of the female terrorist, "He left after the other two and Dave with his gun. I asked him what he was doing."
"What was his reply?"
"I believe his exact words were: 'Justice.' I didn't like the sound of that."
"Neither do I," Abby agreed, "Get Carter to a hospital and bring these children out of here. I'm going to find Dave," Luka nodded and Abby left up to the roof.
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Practically the only thing the ER staff needed was popcorn as they surrounded the television set. Even Romano had given up in trying to pull them away from it and decided to join them.
"A brave, brave woman by the name of Abby Lockhart has rushed to the aid of her friends trapped in the building. We know that Dr. Carter, the spy, has been shot and, though not dead yet, is in a serious condition. Two other doctors, supposedly friends of Dr. Carter by the names of Dr. Dave Malucci and Dr. Luka Kovac, were aloud in to aid their colleague. There have been three other shots fired since the injuring of Dr. Carter, and we are not sure if the victims are dead or alive. We do know that one of the victims was a young eighth grade girl, shot by the leader because the police failed to pay the ransom on time. That is all we know for now. Oh look up there! Who's that up there on the roof?" the camera changed from the reporter, up to the roof of the school where one could plainly see a helicopter and four figures standing. The camera zoomed in and you could see one of the figures was female, one had a gun, and the other two of them were being held at gunpoint.
"Oh my God!" Haleh exclaimed, "That isn't Malucci, is it?"
"And that woman can't be Abby!" Mark shook his head.
"Whoever they are, they're in serious trouble!" Romano said.
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When she got there, Abby saw three men. Two standing near the chopper with their hands up, and another, holding a gun at them. Then, her eyes fell on another, a crumpled body at the two men's feet. One of the men kept looking down at the dying man at his feet, but then back up at the gun again.
"Gimme the hostage!" Tee ordered. Dee shook his head, "Give him to me! Jason's dead! What are you going to do, huh Denis? Tell me, huh? You were nothing before Jason found you! A nobody! Jason made you who you are! He did the same to me. He taught me to lie, to cheat, to steal. Melissa and me were perfect! We were doing great together! Until he came and ripped that apart! Now, he's responsible for my sister's death. My sister! The only thing in the world that mattered to me! The only thing I kept close to my heart other then a gun! And now, he's dead! And you are left without him. A nobody like before! Now, give me the hostage!" a muscular man looked from Dave to Tee and then shook his head again, "I'll shoot! I swear, I'll shoot!"
"Stop it!" Abby yelled. This diverted everyone's attention.
"Abby?" Dave asked.
"Who are you and how did you get up here?" Tee demanded, "Are you a cop?"
"No, my name is Abby Lockhart, I work at Cook County General Hospital with that man. I demand you let him go!"
"And why would *he* give *you* the hostage when he wouldn't give him to *me?*" Tee asked her, half-laughing. But no one else seemed to find the situation funny in the least. Dee looked from Tee, to Dave, to Abby and then to Tee again. He gave out a grunt and slowly moved towards Abby.
"What are you doing?" Tee demanded, finger firmly on the trigger. Dee stopped moving. For the first time since Dave had known him, Dee actually spoke real words.
"You're right, Jay's dead, what else is there to do?" Dee asked Tee. It was a ruff, harsh voice and it sounded like it wasn't used very often. Up until now, Dave assumed he couldn't speak. Tee's eyes narrowed.
"You bastard!" Tee spat.
"No, I think you have your identities crossed!" Dave retorted as Dee pushed him over to Abby. Now, it was Dee and Tee. Tee with the gun out, Dee unarmed. Suddenly, there was a shot fired. But it wasn't from Tee's barrel.
"That's it, I am going up there!"
"Lockhart, NO!" Frank tried to grab at her but Abby made a run for it.
"Abby, come back!" Elizabeth screamed, almost running after her, but Frank held her back.
"We're in enough trouble as it is without you getting involved," he told her.
Abby sprinted into the building with the police behind her and was surprised to see no one at the door. Surely one of the terrorists should have been standing guard! She ran up to the third floor and was more surprised to find no one there either. She wasn't quite sure her next move was a good idea, but she had never been inside this school much.
"Is anybody up here?" she yelled, hoping no terrorists would come running.
"In here!" they all yelled. Abby ran to the classroom she heard the calls from and found three bodies on the floor.
"Oh God..." she exclaimed. Two were dead, one was dying. She ran over to Carter.
"We did the best we could. We have to get him out of here and to a hospital, otherwise, he won't make it," Luka explained.
"Where's Dave?"
"They took him with them to the roof," Luka told her. Abby couldn't believe it and her eyes began to water, "what is it?"
"There... was another gunshot. I don't know who it hit," Luka sighed. Everyone seemed to be getting hurt by the same weapon.
"It was the boy, the youngest one. Her brother," he motioned to the body of one of the female terrorist, "He left after the other two and Dave with his gun. I asked him what he was doing."
"What was his reply?"
"I believe his exact words were: 'Justice.' I didn't like the sound of that."
"Neither do I," Abby agreed, "Get Carter to a hospital and bring these children out of here. I'm going to find Dave," Luka nodded and Abby left up to the roof.
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Practically the only thing the ER staff needed was popcorn as they surrounded the television set. Even Romano had given up in trying to pull them away from it and decided to join them.
"A brave, brave woman by the name of Abby Lockhart has rushed to the aid of her friends trapped in the building. We know that Dr. Carter, the spy, has been shot and, though not dead yet, is in a serious condition. Two other doctors, supposedly friends of Dr. Carter by the names of Dr. Dave Malucci and Dr. Luka Kovac, were aloud in to aid their colleague. There have been three other shots fired since the injuring of Dr. Carter, and we are not sure if the victims are dead or alive. We do know that one of the victims was a young eighth grade girl, shot by the leader because the police failed to pay the ransom on time. That is all we know for now. Oh look up there! Who's that up there on the roof?" the camera changed from the reporter, up to the roof of the school where one could plainly see a helicopter and four figures standing. The camera zoomed in and you could see one of the figures was female, one had a gun, and the other two of them were being held at gunpoint.
"Oh my God!" Haleh exclaimed, "That isn't Malucci, is it?"
"And that woman can't be Abby!" Mark shook his head.
"Whoever they are, they're in serious trouble!" Romano said.
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When she got there, Abby saw three men. Two standing near the chopper with their hands up, and another, holding a gun at them. Then, her eyes fell on another, a crumpled body at the two men's feet. One of the men kept looking down at the dying man at his feet, but then back up at the gun again.
"Gimme the hostage!" Tee ordered. Dee shook his head, "Give him to me! Jason's dead! What are you going to do, huh Denis? Tell me, huh? You were nothing before Jason found you! A nobody! Jason made you who you are! He did the same to me. He taught me to lie, to cheat, to steal. Melissa and me were perfect! We were doing great together! Until he came and ripped that apart! Now, he's responsible for my sister's death. My sister! The only thing in the world that mattered to me! The only thing I kept close to my heart other then a gun! And now, he's dead! And you are left without him. A nobody like before! Now, give me the hostage!" a muscular man looked from Dave to Tee and then shook his head again, "I'll shoot! I swear, I'll shoot!"
"Stop it!" Abby yelled. This diverted everyone's attention.
"Abby?" Dave asked.
"Who are you and how did you get up here?" Tee demanded, "Are you a cop?"
"No, my name is Abby Lockhart, I work at Cook County General Hospital with that man. I demand you let him go!"
"And why would *he* give *you* the hostage when he wouldn't give him to *me?*" Tee asked her, half-laughing. But no one else seemed to find the situation funny in the least. Dee looked from Tee, to Dave, to Abby and then to Tee again. He gave out a grunt and slowly moved towards Abby.
"What are you doing?" Tee demanded, finger firmly on the trigger. Dee stopped moving. For the first time since Dave had known him, Dee actually spoke real words.
"You're right, Jay's dead, what else is there to do?" Dee asked Tee. It was a ruff, harsh voice and it sounded like it wasn't used very often. Up until now, Dave assumed he couldn't speak. Tee's eyes narrowed.
"You bastard!" Tee spat.
"No, I think you have your identities crossed!" Dave retorted as Dee pushed him over to Abby. Now, it was Dee and Tee. Tee with the gun out, Dee unarmed. Suddenly, there was a shot fired. But it wasn't from Tee's barrel.