This One's Personal
Chapter 14
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Bosco hung up the phone. He'd just spoken with the detectives assigned to the case. The detectives were going to take care of positioning the uniformed officers so they didn't scare Palmer away. He wanted to take this guy himself, but didn't want to be accused of hiding information. Most of all, he didn't want to make a mistake and ruin the case. He wanted this jag-off in jail for a long time.
He told Jimmy to tell Walsh's wife to go back to the counter and finish her coffee, but to try to see if Palmer was carrying a weapon on the way by. He sent Billy in to sit at the counter with his wife to help keep an eye on things. He sent Jimmy and Faith to the back of the diner. He wasn't about to let this guy slip away. He thought about calling Katy to let her know that they found him, but then decided not to. He was afraid she'd try to come down here and if things didn't go well, she didn't need to see it.
The detectives had sent in a plainclothes police officer wearing a wire so she could radio those outside of what was happening. Detective Sloan had given Faith and Bosco each a radio so they could monitor the situation.
Suddenly, the radio crackled and the policewoman's voice was heard. "Palmer is paying the bill and preparing to leave. He seems oblivious to us," she advised. "He's walking toward the front of the diner," she advised as Bosco began to cross the street so that he could be at the door when Palmer came out. He positioned himself just to the side of the door so that Palmer couldn't see him, but he could see Palmer. The door opened and Shaun came down the stairs first, with Palmer's hand gripping the back of his shirt. Bosco heard him talking to Shaun.
"Stay right next to me, boy. A mistake on your part now, could be the last mistake you make. It's up to you whether we're happy together or if I'M just happy," Palmer warned Shaun. They came down the steps of the diner and turned right heading away from Bosco.
Bosco fell into step a few feet back behind some other people on the sidewalk. He put the radio to his mouth and whispered. "I have him. I'm following him on foot. He's headed south. As soon as he reaches that empty lot, I'm gonna take him," he advised. The detective didn't want Bosco to effect the arrest. He'd heard about Bosco's temper and didn't want the case destroyed by an overzealous cop.
"Negative, 55-David. Do NOT take action. Let us handle it," Detective Sloan advised over the radio. "Do you copy, 55-David?" was the last transmission Bosco heard as he turned his radio off.
Faith had heard what Bosco said and knew there was no way he was going to back off of this case. She told Jimmy to stay where he was and she made her way to the front of the diner, meeting Palmer and Shaun at the corner of the building. Bosco seemed to know that she would be there and he made a move at the same time that Faith came around the corner.
Palmer froze as he heard Shaun say, "Officer Faith. Are you here to take me home? Where's Bosco?"
But, Palmer's reflexes weren't fast enough. Faith grabbed onto Shaun and pulled him to her as Bosco tackled Palmer from behind, taking him down and causing him to strike his face on the sidewalk. "I'm right here, Buddy," Bosco said as he was taking down Palmer. "And you're just about home," he said as he pulled Palmer's hands behind his back and cuffed him roughly. He pulled him to his feet, blood coming from his mouth and nose.
Shaun broke free of Faith and raced over to Bosco's side. Faith took control of the prisoner as the uniformed officers arrived at the scene and Bosco picked Shaun up and held him tight. "I knew you'd come for me," the boy yelled, throwing his hands around Bosco's neck.
"No doubt," Bosco said, looking at his partner and taking the cell phone out of his pocket. Faith was amazed that he was able to control his emotions. She'd expected a lot more damage to Palmer and Bosco could see her surprise.
"I just wanted Shaun to be safe," he said simply, as he walked a few feet away and dialed Katy's number, still holding Shaun in his arms. As he waited for Katy to pick up, he looked the boy over to make sure there were no physical injuries and he appeared to be fine.
"Swersky," came the answer on the other end.
"Lieu, it's Bosco," he told him. "I've got him. He's fine," Bosco reported. "You'll let Katy know and meet us at Mercy so they can make sure he's okay?" he asked.
"Why don't you talk to Katy yourself," the Lieutenant suggested, taking the phone away from his ear and handing his daughter the phone.
"Hello?" Katy said, hesitantly on the phone, not knowing who it was.
"Hey," Bosco said calmly.
"Bosco? Are you okay? What's going on?" she asked impatiently.
"I've got someone here that wants to talk to you," he told her, holding the phone up to Shaun's ear and whispering, "Say hi to your Mom."
"Mom? I want to come home," Shaun said, beginning to cry. Bosco tightened his grip on the child, trying to offer him the comfort only his mother could provide right now.
"Shaun?! Is it really you, Baby," Katy practically screamed into the phone. "I'm coming to get you, Shaun. Don't you leave Bosco's side. Do you hear me? Don't let go of him," she ordered.
"I won't Mommy," Shaun said, looking at his rescuer and beaming. Bosco took the phone back.
"Katy? I'm bringing him to Mercy. He looks fine, but I just want him checked out," Bosco said.
"Thank you, Bosco. Thank you for bringing my son home," she said, beginning to cry. Bosco's eyes filled slightly also and he cleared his throat trying to get control of his emotions as well.
"I wasn't coming home without him," Bosco said. Faith heard him and even if Bosco hadn't realized it yet, she knew that Bosco felt like he was at home when he was with Katy and the kids.
He hung up the phone and walked over to Faith, who was standing with Faith, Ty, Sully, Jimmy, D.K., and Billy.
They all oohed and aahed over Shaun - who ate it up - and congratulated Bosco on a job well done. D.K. told Bosco that Alex and Kim were coming with the bus to take them over to Mercy.
"Thanks, guys," Bosco said. "I couldn't have done it without you all. Thank you for helping me keep my promise to Katy."
Sully slapped Bosco on the back as 55-Boy came around the corner and stopped right next to them. He climbed into the back of the ambulance with Kim, Shaun sitting on his lap. The doors closed and the ambulance headed for the hospital.
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TBC...
Chapter 14
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Bosco hung up the phone. He'd just spoken with the detectives assigned to the case. The detectives were going to take care of positioning the uniformed officers so they didn't scare Palmer away. He wanted to take this guy himself, but didn't want to be accused of hiding information. Most of all, he didn't want to make a mistake and ruin the case. He wanted this jag-off in jail for a long time.
He told Jimmy to tell Walsh's wife to go back to the counter and finish her coffee, but to try to see if Palmer was carrying a weapon on the way by. He sent Billy in to sit at the counter with his wife to help keep an eye on things. He sent Jimmy and Faith to the back of the diner. He wasn't about to let this guy slip away. He thought about calling Katy to let her know that they found him, but then decided not to. He was afraid she'd try to come down here and if things didn't go well, she didn't need to see it.
The detectives had sent in a plainclothes police officer wearing a wire so she could radio those outside of what was happening. Detective Sloan had given Faith and Bosco each a radio so they could monitor the situation.
Suddenly, the radio crackled and the policewoman's voice was heard. "Palmer is paying the bill and preparing to leave. He seems oblivious to us," she advised. "He's walking toward the front of the diner," she advised as Bosco began to cross the street so that he could be at the door when Palmer came out. He positioned himself just to the side of the door so that Palmer couldn't see him, but he could see Palmer. The door opened and Shaun came down the stairs first, with Palmer's hand gripping the back of his shirt. Bosco heard him talking to Shaun.
"Stay right next to me, boy. A mistake on your part now, could be the last mistake you make. It's up to you whether we're happy together or if I'M just happy," Palmer warned Shaun. They came down the steps of the diner and turned right heading away from Bosco.
Bosco fell into step a few feet back behind some other people on the sidewalk. He put the radio to his mouth and whispered. "I have him. I'm following him on foot. He's headed south. As soon as he reaches that empty lot, I'm gonna take him," he advised. The detective didn't want Bosco to effect the arrest. He'd heard about Bosco's temper and didn't want the case destroyed by an overzealous cop.
"Negative, 55-David. Do NOT take action. Let us handle it," Detective Sloan advised over the radio. "Do you copy, 55-David?" was the last transmission Bosco heard as he turned his radio off.
Faith had heard what Bosco said and knew there was no way he was going to back off of this case. She told Jimmy to stay where he was and she made her way to the front of the diner, meeting Palmer and Shaun at the corner of the building. Bosco seemed to know that she would be there and he made a move at the same time that Faith came around the corner.
Palmer froze as he heard Shaun say, "Officer Faith. Are you here to take me home? Where's Bosco?"
But, Palmer's reflexes weren't fast enough. Faith grabbed onto Shaun and pulled him to her as Bosco tackled Palmer from behind, taking him down and causing him to strike his face on the sidewalk. "I'm right here, Buddy," Bosco said as he was taking down Palmer. "And you're just about home," he said as he pulled Palmer's hands behind his back and cuffed him roughly. He pulled him to his feet, blood coming from his mouth and nose.
Shaun broke free of Faith and raced over to Bosco's side. Faith took control of the prisoner as the uniformed officers arrived at the scene and Bosco picked Shaun up and held him tight. "I knew you'd come for me," the boy yelled, throwing his hands around Bosco's neck.
"No doubt," Bosco said, looking at his partner and taking the cell phone out of his pocket. Faith was amazed that he was able to control his emotions. She'd expected a lot more damage to Palmer and Bosco could see her surprise.
"I just wanted Shaun to be safe," he said simply, as he walked a few feet away and dialed Katy's number, still holding Shaun in his arms. As he waited for Katy to pick up, he looked the boy over to make sure there were no physical injuries and he appeared to be fine.
"Swersky," came the answer on the other end.
"Lieu, it's Bosco," he told him. "I've got him. He's fine," Bosco reported. "You'll let Katy know and meet us at Mercy so they can make sure he's okay?" he asked.
"Why don't you talk to Katy yourself," the Lieutenant suggested, taking the phone away from his ear and handing his daughter the phone.
"Hello?" Katy said, hesitantly on the phone, not knowing who it was.
"Hey," Bosco said calmly.
"Bosco? Are you okay? What's going on?" she asked impatiently.
"I've got someone here that wants to talk to you," he told her, holding the phone up to Shaun's ear and whispering, "Say hi to your Mom."
"Mom? I want to come home," Shaun said, beginning to cry. Bosco tightened his grip on the child, trying to offer him the comfort only his mother could provide right now.
"Shaun?! Is it really you, Baby," Katy practically screamed into the phone. "I'm coming to get you, Shaun. Don't you leave Bosco's side. Do you hear me? Don't let go of him," she ordered.
"I won't Mommy," Shaun said, looking at his rescuer and beaming. Bosco took the phone back.
"Katy? I'm bringing him to Mercy. He looks fine, but I just want him checked out," Bosco said.
"Thank you, Bosco. Thank you for bringing my son home," she said, beginning to cry. Bosco's eyes filled slightly also and he cleared his throat trying to get control of his emotions as well.
"I wasn't coming home without him," Bosco said. Faith heard him and even if Bosco hadn't realized it yet, she knew that Bosco felt like he was at home when he was with Katy and the kids.
He hung up the phone and walked over to Faith, who was standing with Faith, Ty, Sully, Jimmy, D.K., and Billy.
They all oohed and aahed over Shaun - who ate it up - and congratulated Bosco on a job well done. D.K. told Bosco that Alex and Kim were coming with the bus to take them over to Mercy.
"Thanks, guys," Bosco said. "I couldn't have done it without you all. Thank you for helping me keep my promise to Katy."
Sully slapped Bosco on the back as 55-Boy came around the corner and stopped right next to them. He climbed into the back of the ambulance with Kim, Shaun sitting on his lap. The doors closed and the ambulance headed for the hospital.
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TBC...