Returning the Favor
Chapter 21
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Faith knocked on the door and Ty opened it to see Littrell standing behind Faith. They both walked in as Ty stepped aside.
After he shut the door, Ty turned toward Faith. "What happened?"
"Littrell got a call from his sister. She was at her apartment and her husband found her there. He roughed her up some. She's at Mercy getting checked out, then we're gonna move her to another shelter. This guy beat the neighbor and then stabbed her to death. He's wanted for murder now," Faith told him as Bosco listened. "Oh, and Alex said she'd be home regular time," she added as an afterthought.
"Littrell, what were you thinkin'?" Ty asked him. "You should have told me and I would have sent units there and then we could have gone there - when help was there. You're lucky your sister's not dead."
"I know, I know. The Lieutenant already reamed me out. I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. I just heard the terror in her voice and I took off," Littrell tried to explain, knowing that he couldn't.
"Alright," Ty said, changing the subject. "So what's going on now?"
"Well, Swersky told me to bring him back here. I gotta go to Mercy and pick up his sister and the kids and bring them to another shelter. After that, I guess we just have to wait until the detectives come up with something. But, we're all out looking for this guy too," she said, more for Littrell's benefit.
Faith walked over to where Bosco was sitting. "So, what do you know?" he asked his partner.
Faith shrugged her shoulders. "Just what I said. There's not much to go on. We got the guy's description out on the street and we've checked with everyone that we know of that knows him. This guy's either got a tight gang or he's solo out there, but he's good at staying lost," she said.
"This is killing Littrell," Bosco said, looking over at his friend.
"Yeah. I know. We're working hard on this, Bos. Littrell's one of our own and he shot you too and then killed that woman this afternoon. So, you need anything or are you all set?" Faith asked him.
"Nah. I'm good. I actually walked some today. It felt good. That pain is gone from where that piece of bone was before. Maybe this jagoff did me a favor," Bosco commented.
"Well, let's find him so we can reward him then," Faith said, turning to head out the door. She turned to Littrell, "Okay. Everybody sit tight and I'll let you know what's going on as soon as I can. You've got my cell, so call me if you need anything, boys."
"Thanks, Faith," Littrell said as she left the apartment.
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Faith drove the police car away and from around the corner a person peered from the darkness. When he saw the police car was out of sight, he stepped from the shadows and looked up at the building that held his brother-in-law.
"I'm not gonna get back with my woman until her brother's outta the picture," he said quietly to himself. He walked across the street to the bar and sat in a darkened corner that still had a view of the building across the street. He'd wait until he was certain they were asleep and then he'd make his move.
What he didn't know was that the apartment held off duty police officers - armed off-duty police officers. Some of NYPD's finest.
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TBC...
Chapter 21
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Faith knocked on the door and Ty opened it to see Littrell standing behind Faith. They both walked in as Ty stepped aside.
After he shut the door, Ty turned toward Faith. "What happened?"
"Littrell got a call from his sister. She was at her apartment and her husband found her there. He roughed her up some. She's at Mercy getting checked out, then we're gonna move her to another shelter. This guy beat the neighbor and then stabbed her to death. He's wanted for murder now," Faith told him as Bosco listened. "Oh, and Alex said she'd be home regular time," she added as an afterthought.
"Littrell, what were you thinkin'?" Ty asked him. "You should have told me and I would have sent units there and then we could have gone there - when help was there. You're lucky your sister's not dead."
"I know, I know. The Lieutenant already reamed me out. I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. I just heard the terror in her voice and I took off," Littrell tried to explain, knowing that he couldn't.
"Alright," Ty said, changing the subject. "So what's going on now?"
"Well, Swersky told me to bring him back here. I gotta go to Mercy and pick up his sister and the kids and bring them to another shelter. After that, I guess we just have to wait until the detectives come up with something. But, we're all out looking for this guy too," she said, more for Littrell's benefit.
Faith walked over to where Bosco was sitting. "So, what do you know?" he asked his partner.
Faith shrugged her shoulders. "Just what I said. There's not much to go on. We got the guy's description out on the street and we've checked with everyone that we know of that knows him. This guy's either got a tight gang or he's solo out there, but he's good at staying lost," she said.
"This is killing Littrell," Bosco said, looking over at his friend.
"Yeah. I know. We're working hard on this, Bos. Littrell's one of our own and he shot you too and then killed that woman this afternoon. So, you need anything or are you all set?" Faith asked him.
"Nah. I'm good. I actually walked some today. It felt good. That pain is gone from where that piece of bone was before. Maybe this jagoff did me a favor," Bosco commented.
"Well, let's find him so we can reward him then," Faith said, turning to head out the door. She turned to Littrell, "Okay. Everybody sit tight and I'll let you know what's going on as soon as I can. You've got my cell, so call me if you need anything, boys."
"Thanks, Faith," Littrell said as she left the apartment.
*^*^*^*^*^**^
Faith drove the police car away and from around the corner a person peered from the darkness. When he saw the police car was out of sight, he stepped from the shadows and looked up at the building that held his brother-in-law.
"I'm not gonna get back with my woman until her brother's outta the picture," he said quietly to himself. He walked across the street to the bar and sat in a darkened corner that still had a view of the building across the street. He'd wait until he was certain they were asleep and then he'd make his move.
What he didn't know was that the apartment held off duty police officers - armed off-duty police officers. Some of NYPD's finest.
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TBC...