Returning the Favor
Chapter 20
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"She's okay, Littrell," Faith told the paramedic upon his arrival at his sister's apartment. "The medics are just checking her over to make sure. The kids are at school."
Littrell let out a sigh of relief. "Did you catch him?" he asked.
"No, he heard your sister on the phone and took off, I guess," Faith told him as the Lieutenant came into the apartment.
"Yokas, what happened?" asked the Lieutenant as he glanced at Littrell. "You should not have come over here. You should have called us right away," he said, pointing a finger at him.
"I know, Sir. I realized after I left the apartment that I didn't tell them where I was going, but I just wanted to get to her. She sounded so scared," Littrell tried to explain.
"Officer Yokas will give you a ride back to Davis' apartment. You are to stay put. This guy's got to know that you'll come running and he'll have an opportunity to take you out of the picture, so you need to stay out of sight. We'll get your sister and her kids to another shelter. We'll get this guy, Littrell. I promise," the Lieutenant finished, signaling for Faith to take Littrell back to Davis.
"I want to see my sister first," Littrell said and the Lieutenant nodded.
He walked into the bedroom where the medics were attending to her as she sat on the edge of the bed. He took in her appearance, noticing the torn clothing and the fresh bruise on her face. She looked up and saw him and fresh tears started to form. Alex turned and saw him and got up and walked over to him.
"She's okay. Better than she could have been if Faith hadn't gotten here when she did," Alex told him.
"Did he...?" he asked, not wanting to think of his sister being raped.
"No. He tried, but Faith's siren scared him off according to your sister. She's just banged up a little and scared. She's worried about the kids coming home from school and seeing all the cops."
"Can I talk to her?" he asked.
"Sure. Kim," Alex called, intending to give them a little privacy. Kim got up and stepped out of the room with Alex as Littrell went over and embraced his sister.
"How did he find you?" he asked his sister as she sat shaking from fear.
"I don't know. Maybe when I called Lois, she told him. That's the only person I could think of. I just wanted to find out if he was still around. I thought that maybe if Lois hadn't seen him around the apartment, that maybe he took off because he'd shot you and that cop. He had to know the police would be looking for him for that," she said, trying to reason it in her mind. Suddenly, she sat up straighter. "Someone should check on Lois. Maybe he beat it out of her where I was. Please, Littrell, go check on Lois," she pleaded, referring to her next door neighbor.
"Okay, I'll go check. Wait here. Let the medics take you in to get you checked over. You could have a fracture of your cheekbone. They're gonna take you to another shelter and this time you can't tell anyone - not until we find him. Understand?" he said, taking hold of both of her arms in an effort to get her full attention. "Understand?" he repeated again when he didn't get a response.
"Okay, Littrell. Okay," she said in defeat. Littrell walked out of the room as Alex and Kim came back in. He walked over to Faith and the Lieutenant.
"My sister said that she called her neighbor Lois to see if my brother-in-law had been around. She was trying to find out if he maybe took off from the City because of the shooting. Anyway, she's worried that he beat the information out of Lois. We need to check on her. She's the next door neighbor," Littrell explained and Faith and the Lieutenant rushed next door.
Faith was banging on the door without getting a response. "Maybe she's not home," Littrell said.
Faith shook her head. "The TV is on inside. Lieu?"
"Kick it," the Lieutenant said to the other officer that they'd grabbed on their way over. The officer took a step back and raised his foot. He connected with the door just below the doorknob and the doorframe splintered and the door sprang open. The officer and Faith entered the apartment with their weapons drawn to do a primary search of the residence, leaving Littrell and the Lieutenant in the hallway.
Faith looked around and noticed the disheveled appearance of the apartment. "Lois!?" she called out. "NYPD, are you in here?" No response. The two officers made their way through the apartment. The other officer was fairly new and Faith remembered wishing that Bosco were here. They worked so well together; they'd be able to the check the apartment in no time. Faith made her way down the hallway and found Lois in the back bedroom on the floor. The two officers finished checking the apartment to make sure it was clear before they went to check on the woman.
"Clear!" she called back up the hallway to the Lieutenant. "We need EMS in here though," she advised. The Lieutenant and Littrell came down the hallway.
Littrell bent down and felt for a pulse. There was none. He rolled her over and found a knife wound in her heart. "She'd dead," he said sadly. "He killed her after he beat the information out of her," he said, looking at the woman's wounds.
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Littrell, Faith and the Lieutenant were standing in the hallway as other officers tried to control the crowd of curious onlookers. "Okay, Yokas. Take him back to Davis' place and stay there for a while."
"Yes, Sir. C'mon Littrell," Faith said as the two walked down the hallway.
No one knew that in the vacant apartment across the hall, a man stood behind the door listening to where Littrell was going.
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TBC...
Chapter 20
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"She's okay, Littrell," Faith told the paramedic upon his arrival at his sister's apartment. "The medics are just checking her over to make sure. The kids are at school."
Littrell let out a sigh of relief. "Did you catch him?" he asked.
"No, he heard your sister on the phone and took off, I guess," Faith told him as the Lieutenant came into the apartment.
"Yokas, what happened?" asked the Lieutenant as he glanced at Littrell. "You should not have come over here. You should have called us right away," he said, pointing a finger at him.
"I know, Sir. I realized after I left the apartment that I didn't tell them where I was going, but I just wanted to get to her. She sounded so scared," Littrell tried to explain.
"Officer Yokas will give you a ride back to Davis' apartment. You are to stay put. This guy's got to know that you'll come running and he'll have an opportunity to take you out of the picture, so you need to stay out of sight. We'll get your sister and her kids to another shelter. We'll get this guy, Littrell. I promise," the Lieutenant finished, signaling for Faith to take Littrell back to Davis.
"I want to see my sister first," Littrell said and the Lieutenant nodded.
He walked into the bedroom where the medics were attending to her as she sat on the edge of the bed. He took in her appearance, noticing the torn clothing and the fresh bruise on her face. She looked up and saw him and fresh tears started to form. Alex turned and saw him and got up and walked over to him.
"She's okay. Better than she could have been if Faith hadn't gotten here when she did," Alex told him.
"Did he...?" he asked, not wanting to think of his sister being raped.
"No. He tried, but Faith's siren scared him off according to your sister. She's just banged up a little and scared. She's worried about the kids coming home from school and seeing all the cops."
"Can I talk to her?" he asked.
"Sure. Kim," Alex called, intending to give them a little privacy. Kim got up and stepped out of the room with Alex as Littrell went over and embraced his sister.
"How did he find you?" he asked his sister as she sat shaking from fear.
"I don't know. Maybe when I called Lois, she told him. That's the only person I could think of. I just wanted to find out if he was still around. I thought that maybe if Lois hadn't seen him around the apartment, that maybe he took off because he'd shot you and that cop. He had to know the police would be looking for him for that," she said, trying to reason it in her mind. Suddenly, she sat up straighter. "Someone should check on Lois. Maybe he beat it out of her where I was. Please, Littrell, go check on Lois," she pleaded, referring to her next door neighbor.
"Okay, I'll go check. Wait here. Let the medics take you in to get you checked over. You could have a fracture of your cheekbone. They're gonna take you to another shelter and this time you can't tell anyone - not until we find him. Understand?" he said, taking hold of both of her arms in an effort to get her full attention. "Understand?" he repeated again when he didn't get a response.
"Okay, Littrell. Okay," she said in defeat. Littrell walked out of the room as Alex and Kim came back in. He walked over to Faith and the Lieutenant.
"My sister said that she called her neighbor Lois to see if my brother-in-law had been around. She was trying to find out if he maybe took off from the City because of the shooting. Anyway, she's worried that he beat the information out of Lois. We need to check on her. She's the next door neighbor," Littrell explained and Faith and the Lieutenant rushed next door.
Faith was banging on the door without getting a response. "Maybe she's not home," Littrell said.
Faith shook her head. "The TV is on inside. Lieu?"
"Kick it," the Lieutenant said to the other officer that they'd grabbed on their way over. The officer took a step back and raised his foot. He connected with the door just below the doorknob and the doorframe splintered and the door sprang open. The officer and Faith entered the apartment with their weapons drawn to do a primary search of the residence, leaving Littrell and the Lieutenant in the hallway.
Faith looked around and noticed the disheveled appearance of the apartment. "Lois!?" she called out. "NYPD, are you in here?" No response. The two officers made their way through the apartment. The other officer was fairly new and Faith remembered wishing that Bosco were here. They worked so well together; they'd be able to the check the apartment in no time. Faith made her way down the hallway and found Lois in the back bedroom on the floor. The two officers finished checking the apartment to make sure it was clear before they went to check on the woman.
"Clear!" she called back up the hallway to the Lieutenant. "We need EMS in here though," she advised. The Lieutenant and Littrell came down the hallway.
Littrell bent down and felt for a pulse. There was none. He rolled her over and found a knife wound in her heart. "She'd dead," he said sadly. "He killed her after he beat the information out of her," he said, looking at the woman's wounds.
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Littrell, Faith and the Lieutenant were standing in the hallway as other officers tried to control the crowd of curious onlookers. "Okay, Yokas. Take him back to Davis' place and stay there for a while."
"Yes, Sir. C'mon Littrell," Faith said as the two walked down the hallway.
No one knew that in the vacant apartment across the hall, a man stood behind the door listening to where Littrell was going.
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TBC...