Returning the Favor
Chapter 18
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Bosco was at physical therapy and Littrell was having the dressing to his wound changed when Lieutenant Swersky came into the room with a man in a suit that Littrell didn't know.
"Mr. Griffith," the Lieutenant began. "This is Detective Jamison. How are you doing?" he said as the Detective reached over to shake his hand.
"I'm doing okay, I guess. I should be getting out of here probably tomorrow or the next day," Littrell answered.
"Feel up to answering a couple of questions?" asked the Detective. Littrell shrugged his consent.
The Lieutenant sat on the edge of the windowsill while Detective Jamison pulled a chair up to the bedside. "Mr. Griffith, the Lieutenant here told me that the man who shot at you and Officer Boscorelli was your brother-in-law. Is that correct?"
"Yeah. His name's Johnny Branson, like I told the Lieutenant the day it happened. I'm sorry that Bosco got caught up in all this. I didn't know this was gonna happen or I never would have....," Littrell said, getting upset at the fact that his friend got hurt.
"It's okay, Littrell. Bosco's gonna be fine. In fact, he's better now that the piece of bone broke loose and was removed. He'll probably be able to come back to full duty - we weren't sure about that before," the Lieutenant said, trying to calm him down.
"You say he was after you?" Jamison asked him and he shook his head.
"Yeah. He's trying to find my sister and her kids. He beats on her, real bad. I finally got her talked into getting out of there with the kids. I've got her at a shelter. The Lieutenant knows where. She still okay?" he asked the Lieutenant.
"Absolutely. I've got Officer Yokas checking in on them daily and your sister has my phone number to call if there's a problem," he answered.
"I appreciate it, Sir," Littrell said.
"Okay. Do you have any idea of where he might be. Who he might go to for help in hiding out?" Jamison continued.
"No, Sir. I wish I did because the sooner you get him off the street, the sooner my sister and her kids can start living a normal life again."
"Well, we're doing our best. We ran his name and prints for a record and he's got a long one. Are you aware of that?" the Detective asked him.
"Yeah. He's a pretty bad guy. She didn't know that - none of us did - until after they were married," he answered.
"Okay. Well, we'll keep looking for him. If you hear from him or see him, please call the Police right away. Do you have somewhere safe to stay when you get out of here?" the Lieutenant said.
"Yeah, he'll be staying with me," came Bosco's voice from the doorway.
"Actually, they'll both be staying with us," came a voice from behind Bosco and all four men turned toward that voice to see Alex and Ty standing together in the doorway behind Bosco.
"We just got done talking to your doctors. You both get discharged tomorrow. Littrell, you need someone to change your dressings and keep checking on your wound - that's Alex. Bosco, you need physical therapy - that's Littrell. The PT Department is going to show Littrell here what therapy you need and he'll make sure you do it. You both need to be safe from this Johnny Branson guy - that's me," he finished, patting the off duty weapon at his waist, very pleased with himself.
The Lieutenant stood up and added, "Officer Davis is assigned to the both of you in case this guy comes looking for you. You go nowhere without him until the guy is caught or until we're sure he's no longer a threat. Are we on the same page here?"
"I don't need a babysitter, Lieu," Bosco complained.
"Shut up, Bos. Or you're stuck with me and Fred and the kids. What's it gonna be?" Faith chimed in as she entered the room also, knowing that there was no way that Bosco would be able to tolerate Fred for two hours let alone possibly days. Bosco looked over at Littrell who had a grin on his face, and his face dropped as he conceded defeat.
"Alright, it's settled," said the Detective as he and the Lieutenant made their way to the doorway to leave.
"Davis, you're all set on your end?" the Lieutenant asked.
"Absolutely, Sir," Ty replied.
"And no one - not even the crew from Camelot - is to know where you two are staying," the Lieutenant added looking at both Ty and Alex. The two nodded their understanding.
The Lieutenant stopped as he passed Alex. "You're a brave woman, Ms. Taylor."
"Not so brave, Lieutenant. I get to leave to go to work, remember?" she said.
"True," the Lieutenant said with a smirk as he walked out.
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TBC...
Chapter 18
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Bosco was at physical therapy and Littrell was having the dressing to his wound changed when Lieutenant Swersky came into the room with a man in a suit that Littrell didn't know.
"Mr. Griffith," the Lieutenant began. "This is Detective Jamison. How are you doing?" he said as the Detective reached over to shake his hand.
"I'm doing okay, I guess. I should be getting out of here probably tomorrow or the next day," Littrell answered.
"Feel up to answering a couple of questions?" asked the Detective. Littrell shrugged his consent.
The Lieutenant sat on the edge of the windowsill while Detective Jamison pulled a chair up to the bedside. "Mr. Griffith, the Lieutenant here told me that the man who shot at you and Officer Boscorelli was your brother-in-law. Is that correct?"
"Yeah. His name's Johnny Branson, like I told the Lieutenant the day it happened. I'm sorry that Bosco got caught up in all this. I didn't know this was gonna happen or I never would have....," Littrell said, getting upset at the fact that his friend got hurt.
"It's okay, Littrell. Bosco's gonna be fine. In fact, he's better now that the piece of bone broke loose and was removed. He'll probably be able to come back to full duty - we weren't sure about that before," the Lieutenant said, trying to calm him down.
"You say he was after you?" Jamison asked him and he shook his head.
"Yeah. He's trying to find my sister and her kids. He beats on her, real bad. I finally got her talked into getting out of there with the kids. I've got her at a shelter. The Lieutenant knows where. She still okay?" he asked the Lieutenant.
"Absolutely. I've got Officer Yokas checking in on them daily and your sister has my phone number to call if there's a problem," he answered.
"I appreciate it, Sir," Littrell said.
"Okay. Do you have any idea of where he might be. Who he might go to for help in hiding out?" Jamison continued.
"No, Sir. I wish I did because the sooner you get him off the street, the sooner my sister and her kids can start living a normal life again."
"Well, we're doing our best. We ran his name and prints for a record and he's got a long one. Are you aware of that?" the Detective asked him.
"Yeah. He's a pretty bad guy. She didn't know that - none of us did - until after they were married," he answered.
"Okay. Well, we'll keep looking for him. If you hear from him or see him, please call the Police right away. Do you have somewhere safe to stay when you get out of here?" the Lieutenant said.
"Yeah, he'll be staying with me," came Bosco's voice from the doorway.
"Actually, they'll both be staying with us," came a voice from behind Bosco and all four men turned toward that voice to see Alex and Ty standing together in the doorway behind Bosco.
"We just got done talking to your doctors. You both get discharged tomorrow. Littrell, you need someone to change your dressings and keep checking on your wound - that's Alex. Bosco, you need physical therapy - that's Littrell. The PT Department is going to show Littrell here what therapy you need and he'll make sure you do it. You both need to be safe from this Johnny Branson guy - that's me," he finished, patting the off duty weapon at his waist, very pleased with himself.
The Lieutenant stood up and added, "Officer Davis is assigned to the both of you in case this guy comes looking for you. You go nowhere without him until the guy is caught or until we're sure he's no longer a threat. Are we on the same page here?"
"I don't need a babysitter, Lieu," Bosco complained.
"Shut up, Bos. Or you're stuck with me and Fred and the kids. What's it gonna be?" Faith chimed in as she entered the room also, knowing that there was no way that Bosco would be able to tolerate Fred for two hours let alone possibly days. Bosco looked over at Littrell who had a grin on his face, and his face dropped as he conceded defeat.
"Alright, it's settled," said the Detective as he and the Lieutenant made their way to the doorway to leave.
"Davis, you're all set on your end?" the Lieutenant asked.
"Absolutely, Sir," Ty replied.
"And no one - not even the crew from Camelot - is to know where you two are staying," the Lieutenant added looking at both Ty and Alex. The two nodded their understanding.
The Lieutenant stopped as he passed Alex. "You're a brave woman, Ms. Taylor."
"Not so brave, Lieutenant. I get to leave to go to work, remember?" she said.
"True," the Lieutenant said with a smirk as he walked out.
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TBC...