This One's Personal
Chapter 13
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Billy and his wife walked up to D.K.'s car and lightly tapped on the window, causing both men in the car to jump. They were busy keeping an eye on the diner in case Shaun came out. Jimmy rolled down the window as Billy and his wife leaned down, out of sight.
"Thanks for coming. We're not sure, but I think I saw Shaun go into that diner with a guy. I don't know what this Palmer character - or whatever his name is now - looks like, but I think we should check it out," Jimmy explained.
"Did you call the police?" Billy asked, looking across the street.
"No. I don't want to get anyone's hopes up in case I'm wrong. That's why we called you. D.K. knew you were close by and could be here in a few minutes," Jimmy said.
"Do you remember what Shaun looks like?" Billy asked his wife. "I could come in with you," Billy said.
"I remember him, but whatever you think is best," she said to the three men.
There was a moment of silence while they thought about what to do. Finally, Billy's wife spoke up, "Okay. I'll go by myself. It's just a diner," she said. "And, you're all right here, right?"
"Right," the three replied in unison.
"Okay, then here I go. I'll walk in and get a cup of coffee at the counter. If I don't see him, I'll come back out. If I see him, I'll call you on the cell. What's your number?" she said to Jimmy. He wrote down the number and she started across the street.
Jimmy's phone rang and he quickly answered it in order to get the line clear before Billy's wife entered the diner.
"Doherty," he said into the phone as he watched her get to the other side of the street.
"Hey Jimmy. It's Bosco. Sully and Davis found the truck. Some guy remembers seeing a guy matching Palmer's description with a young boy who was crying," Bosco told Jimmy. He had met up with Sully and Davis and gotten the information.
"Yeah, well I was just about to call you. D.K. and I think we know where Shaun is. We saw a guy with someone who looked an awful lot like Shaun walk into the diner on 135th. Billy Walsh's wife is going in to see if it's him. We figured Shaun wouldn't recognize her as easily and tip off Palmer if it is him in there. She's supposed to call me right back," Jimmy said into the phone.
"I'm on my way over there. Keep me posted," Bosco said as he hung up the phone and ran toward Faith's car with Faith right behind him.
"Bos! What's up?" Faith called to her partner as they both got in Faith's car.
"Jimmy and D.K. think they saw Shaun. Walsh's wife is going in to look around," he explained. "Keep the phone on, Sul," he called to Sully as he ran toward the car.
"You wanna call Katy?" Faith asked as Bosco put the car in drive and took off.
"Not yet. I don't wanna get her hopes up," Bosco said, trying not to let his own hopes get too high.
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Billy, Jimmy and D.K. had been sitting in the car across the street from the diner for about ten minutes with no news from Billy's wife. "What d'you think?" D.K. said to his two friends.
"I dunno. Maybe I should go in there," Billy said, starting to get worried. Bosco and Faith pulled up behind D.K.'s car and got out and walked up to the side.
"Anything yet?" Bosco asked, looking across the street and feeling for his off-duty weapon on his belt.
"Not yet. Billy was just gonna go over and check," Jimmy said.
"How long's it been?" Faith asked.
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Billy's wife entered the coffee shop and walked slowly over to the counter as she looked around. She saw a man with a young boy sitting in the rear of the diner, by the restrooms. She sat down and ordered a coffee when the waitress came over. She took a few sips of her coffee and decided to walk back to the ladies room to see if she could get a better look.
"Be right back," she said to the waitress as she got up and headed to the back of the diner. She walked slowly by the table that the man and boy were sitting at. She opened the door to the ladies room and purposely turned to close the door so she could look back at the boy. She recognized him at once and quickly closed the door as she thought she saw a look of recognition come across his face.
She leaned against the counter in the bathroom and dialed Jimmy's number, her hand shaking. "I hope he doesn't say anything to Palmer to make him bolt out of here," she thought to herself as Jimmy picked up on the first ring.
"It's him. He's in the back by the bathrooms," she reported. "I'm still in the bathroom. What do you want me to do?" she asked, trying not to sound as nervous as she felt.
"Hold on," Jimmy said.
He turned to Bosco and Faith. "She said he's in there. He's in the back by the bathrooms. She's in the ladies room now. What should she do?" Jimmy asked him.
"Nothing. I don't want her to get hurt," Bosco said. "I'll take care of this guy myself," he said, standing up straight preparing to go across the street.
Faith grabbed on tightly to him. "Bosco! You can't just barge in there. You don't know if he's got a weapon or an accomplice. Just stop and think for a minute," she urged him, not letting go until she knew that he had calmed down.
"Tell her to go back and sit down, but to keep an eye on them. Tell her to call back right away if they try to leave," Bosco said to Jimmy. Jimmy relayed the information to her and hung up the phone.
Bosco dialed Ty's cell phone to let them know what was going on.
"We'll be right there, Bos. Don't do anything until we get there. I'm calling the precinct to send over some backup," Ty said to him, hearing the tension in his friend's voice.
"Tell the RMPs to stay out of sight. We're gonna get this jag-off without scaring Shaun any more than he already is," Bosco said, hanging up the phone.
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TBC...
Chapter 13
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Billy and his wife walked up to D.K.'s car and lightly tapped on the window, causing both men in the car to jump. They were busy keeping an eye on the diner in case Shaun came out. Jimmy rolled down the window as Billy and his wife leaned down, out of sight.
"Thanks for coming. We're not sure, but I think I saw Shaun go into that diner with a guy. I don't know what this Palmer character - or whatever his name is now - looks like, but I think we should check it out," Jimmy explained.
"Did you call the police?" Billy asked, looking across the street.
"No. I don't want to get anyone's hopes up in case I'm wrong. That's why we called you. D.K. knew you were close by and could be here in a few minutes," Jimmy said.
"Do you remember what Shaun looks like?" Billy asked his wife. "I could come in with you," Billy said.
"I remember him, but whatever you think is best," she said to the three men.
There was a moment of silence while they thought about what to do. Finally, Billy's wife spoke up, "Okay. I'll go by myself. It's just a diner," she said. "And, you're all right here, right?"
"Right," the three replied in unison.
"Okay, then here I go. I'll walk in and get a cup of coffee at the counter. If I don't see him, I'll come back out. If I see him, I'll call you on the cell. What's your number?" she said to Jimmy. He wrote down the number and she started across the street.
Jimmy's phone rang and he quickly answered it in order to get the line clear before Billy's wife entered the diner.
"Doherty," he said into the phone as he watched her get to the other side of the street.
"Hey Jimmy. It's Bosco. Sully and Davis found the truck. Some guy remembers seeing a guy matching Palmer's description with a young boy who was crying," Bosco told Jimmy. He had met up with Sully and Davis and gotten the information.
"Yeah, well I was just about to call you. D.K. and I think we know where Shaun is. We saw a guy with someone who looked an awful lot like Shaun walk into the diner on 135th. Billy Walsh's wife is going in to see if it's him. We figured Shaun wouldn't recognize her as easily and tip off Palmer if it is him in there. She's supposed to call me right back," Jimmy said into the phone.
"I'm on my way over there. Keep me posted," Bosco said as he hung up the phone and ran toward Faith's car with Faith right behind him.
"Bos! What's up?" Faith called to her partner as they both got in Faith's car.
"Jimmy and D.K. think they saw Shaun. Walsh's wife is going in to look around," he explained. "Keep the phone on, Sul," he called to Sully as he ran toward the car.
"You wanna call Katy?" Faith asked as Bosco put the car in drive and took off.
"Not yet. I don't wanna get her hopes up," Bosco said, trying not to let his own hopes get too high.
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Billy, Jimmy and D.K. had been sitting in the car across the street from the diner for about ten minutes with no news from Billy's wife. "What d'you think?" D.K. said to his two friends.
"I dunno. Maybe I should go in there," Billy said, starting to get worried. Bosco and Faith pulled up behind D.K.'s car and got out and walked up to the side.
"Anything yet?" Bosco asked, looking across the street and feeling for his off-duty weapon on his belt.
"Not yet. Billy was just gonna go over and check," Jimmy said.
"How long's it been?" Faith asked.
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Billy's wife entered the coffee shop and walked slowly over to the counter as she looked around. She saw a man with a young boy sitting in the rear of the diner, by the restrooms. She sat down and ordered a coffee when the waitress came over. She took a few sips of her coffee and decided to walk back to the ladies room to see if she could get a better look.
"Be right back," she said to the waitress as she got up and headed to the back of the diner. She walked slowly by the table that the man and boy were sitting at. She opened the door to the ladies room and purposely turned to close the door so she could look back at the boy. She recognized him at once and quickly closed the door as she thought she saw a look of recognition come across his face.
She leaned against the counter in the bathroom and dialed Jimmy's number, her hand shaking. "I hope he doesn't say anything to Palmer to make him bolt out of here," she thought to herself as Jimmy picked up on the first ring.
"It's him. He's in the back by the bathrooms," she reported. "I'm still in the bathroom. What do you want me to do?" she asked, trying not to sound as nervous as she felt.
"Hold on," Jimmy said.
He turned to Bosco and Faith. "She said he's in there. He's in the back by the bathrooms. She's in the ladies room now. What should she do?" Jimmy asked him.
"Nothing. I don't want her to get hurt," Bosco said. "I'll take care of this guy myself," he said, standing up straight preparing to go across the street.
Faith grabbed on tightly to him. "Bosco! You can't just barge in there. You don't know if he's got a weapon or an accomplice. Just stop and think for a minute," she urged him, not letting go until she knew that he had calmed down.
"Tell her to go back and sit down, but to keep an eye on them. Tell her to call back right away if they try to leave," Bosco said to Jimmy. Jimmy relayed the information to her and hung up the phone.
Bosco dialed Ty's cell phone to let them know what was going on.
"We'll be right there, Bos. Don't do anything until we get there. I'm calling the precinct to send over some backup," Ty said to him, hearing the tension in his friend's voice.
"Tell the RMPs to stay out of sight. We're gonna get this jag-off without scaring Shaun any more than he already is," Bosco said, hanging up the phone.
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TBC...