Returning the Favor
Chapter 23 - Epilogue
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The ambulance had just left with the body of Johnny Branson. The detectives were finishing up their questioning and the lab techs were wrapping up the processing of the shooting scene.
The Lieutenant was contacted at home as was Faith and Sully by Ty. They seemed to all arrive at the same time - just as Branson was being removed.
"Hey, you guys all okay?" Faith asked as she came up alongside Bosco who was still sitting in the chair.
"Yeah," Bosco said as he finished answering the questions from the detective about the shooting.
"What happened?" the Lieutenant and Sully asked in unison.
"Well, Bosco said he wanted to try sleeping on the couch tonight because the mattress was hurting his back. So, me and Alex were in there and Littrell was in that room," Ty explained, gesturing to each bedroom.
Faith watched as Alex came out of the kitchen and placed a moist heat pack behind Bosco and he settled back against it. She then handed him another pain pill, but he refused. Faith smiled at her partner's stubbornness.
"So, we were all asleep when we heard this gunshot and then Bosco called out," Ty continued. "I came out with my gun and found Bosco on the floor near Littrell's door. Littrell flipped on the bedroom light and that's when I saw Branson on the floor."
"I woke up when I felt the breeze coming from Littrell's room," Bosco picked up from there. "I was gonna get up and shut the window, but I couldn't get up," he said, quickly glancing at Faith because he knew that she knew about the 'window thing'.
"Anyway, I couldn't get back to sleep so after awhile I managed to get myself up off the couch and was about to go in and close the window. That's when I saw the wet footprint below the window. The moonlight reflected off the water. I grabbed my weapon and quietly walked over to the room. That's when I saw Branson standing over Littrell, holding him down. Littrell was trying to reach for something to hit him with or get someone's attention. I raised my gun to tell the guy to freeze. But before I could say anything, I saw his arm raise up and the glint of the steel blade of the knife. He brought his arm down toward Littrell's chest and I fired. The firing of the gun jarred my back and that's how I ended up on the floor," Bosco finished.
"That's it?" the Lieutenant asked, looking at Ty, Littrell and Bosco.
Bosco nodded, "Pretty much, Lieu." Littrell stood there rubbing his side, still sore from his healing gunshot wound, compounded by Branson's knee pressing on him.
"Okay. You two go get checked out. You're gonna need to come in tomorrow to make some formal statements, but I don't see any problems. IAB'll wanna look into it, but it sounds like a clean shoot to me," the Lieutenant said as the ambulance arrived to take Littrell and Bosco into the hospital.
"Aw, Lieu. I've ridden in enough of those. Can't we just have Faith give us a ride over?" Bosco asked, looking at his partner.
"No problem, Lieu. I've got enough room in my car," Faith agreed.
"Okay. But, make sure you get checked out and bring the paperwork in for the files at work," the Lieutenant said.
"Yes, Sir," Bosco replied.
"I've gotta call my sister first," Littrell said, walking over to the phone.
"She's already on her way over to the hospital to meet up with you. I told her you're fine, that it's just a precaution. I'll let YOU tell her that she can go back home now," the Lieutenant said with a smile.
"Thanks, Sir," Littrell said, shaking the man's hand. "Thanks to all of you," he added looking around at his friends.
"Alright. Move out everyone," the Lieutenant said.
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Littrell was checked out and discharged. He said goodnight to Bosco and Faith and went with his sister and the kids to get them settled back into their apartment.
"Well, that was some night you had," Faith said to her partner as he tried to re-position himself on the uncomfortable ER bed with a grimace.
"Man, I hate this place," he said as the doctor came.
"Then get the hell out," the doctor joked, hearing his comment.
"I can leave?" he asked.
"Yeah, we need the bed for someone who really needs it. I checked over your x-rays - you should glow by now with the amount of films you've had done - and everything looks great. As a matter of fact, the films look better than the last set. I wouldn't be surprised if after a couple more weeks, you were back out on the streets, Officer," the doctor reported.
"Great news, Doc," Bosco replied with a smile.
"Okay, let's get you back to your place so you can get comfortable," Faith said, grabbing onto Bosco's hand and arm to help him sit up.
"That's the best thing I've heard in a few weeks," he said standing up.
"The desk will have your discharge papers. So, I'll see you in a couple of weeks?" the doctor replied.
"What? Why?" Bosco asked, puzzled.
"Well, you'll be back to work, right?" the doctor said.
"Yeah," Bosco said, still confused.
"I give it a week before you're in here for some other injury or hang nail. Face it, Officer Boscorelli. You like us, you really like us," the doctor joked.
Bosco and Faith were still chuckling as they left to sign out.
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The End.
Chapter 23 - Epilogue
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The ambulance had just left with the body of Johnny Branson. The detectives were finishing up their questioning and the lab techs were wrapping up the processing of the shooting scene.
The Lieutenant was contacted at home as was Faith and Sully by Ty. They seemed to all arrive at the same time - just as Branson was being removed.
"Hey, you guys all okay?" Faith asked as she came up alongside Bosco who was still sitting in the chair.
"Yeah," Bosco said as he finished answering the questions from the detective about the shooting.
"What happened?" the Lieutenant and Sully asked in unison.
"Well, Bosco said he wanted to try sleeping on the couch tonight because the mattress was hurting his back. So, me and Alex were in there and Littrell was in that room," Ty explained, gesturing to each bedroom.
Faith watched as Alex came out of the kitchen and placed a moist heat pack behind Bosco and he settled back against it. She then handed him another pain pill, but he refused. Faith smiled at her partner's stubbornness.
"So, we were all asleep when we heard this gunshot and then Bosco called out," Ty continued. "I came out with my gun and found Bosco on the floor near Littrell's door. Littrell flipped on the bedroom light and that's when I saw Branson on the floor."
"I woke up when I felt the breeze coming from Littrell's room," Bosco picked up from there. "I was gonna get up and shut the window, but I couldn't get up," he said, quickly glancing at Faith because he knew that she knew about the 'window thing'.
"Anyway, I couldn't get back to sleep so after awhile I managed to get myself up off the couch and was about to go in and close the window. That's when I saw the wet footprint below the window. The moonlight reflected off the water. I grabbed my weapon and quietly walked over to the room. That's when I saw Branson standing over Littrell, holding him down. Littrell was trying to reach for something to hit him with or get someone's attention. I raised my gun to tell the guy to freeze. But before I could say anything, I saw his arm raise up and the glint of the steel blade of the knife. He brought his arm down toward Littrell's chest and I fired. The firing of the gun jarred my back and that's how I ended up on the floor," Bosco finished.
"That's it?" the Lieutenant asked, looking at Ty, Littrell and Bosco.
Bosco nodded, "Pretty much, Lieu." Littrell stood there rubbing his side, still sore from his healing gunshot wound, compounded by Branson's knee pressing on him.
"Okay. You two go get checked out. You're gonna need to come in tomorrow to make some formal statements, but I don't see any problems. IAB'll wanna look into it, but it sounds like a clean shoot to me," the Lieutenant said as the ambulance arrived to take Littrell and Bosco into the hospital.
"Aw, Lieu. I've ridden in enough of those. Can't we just have Faith give us a ride over?" Bosco asked, looking at his partner.
"No problem, Lieu. I've got enough room in my car," Faith agreed.
"Okay. But, make sure you get checked out and bring the paperwork in for the files at work," the Lieutenant said.
"Yes, Sir," Bosco replied.
"I've gotta call my sister first," Littrell said, walking over to the phone.
"She's already on her way over to the hospital to meet up with you. I told her you're fine, that it's just a precaution. I'll let YOU tell her that she can go back home now," the Lieutenant said with a smile.
"Thanks, Sir," Littrell said, shaking the man's hand. "Thanks to all of you," he added looking around at his friends.
"Alright. Move out everyone," the Lieutenant said.
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Littrell was checked out and discharged. He said goodnight to Bosco and Faith and went with his sister and the kids to get them settled back into their apartment.
"Well, that was some night you had," Faith said to her partner as he tried to re-position himself on the uncomfortable ER bed with a grimace.
"Man, I hate this place," he said as the doctor came.
"Then get the hell out," the doctor joked, hearing his comment.
"I can leave?" he asked.
"Yeah, we need the bed for someone who really needs it. I checked over your x-rays - you should glow by now with the amount of films you've had done - and everything looks great. As a matter of fact, the films look better than the last set. I wouldn't be surprised if after a couple more weeks, you were back out on the streets, Officer," the doctor reported.
"Great news, Doc," Bosco replied with a smile.
"Okay, let's get you back to your place so you can get comfortable," Faith said, grabbing onto Bosco's hand and arm to help him sit up.
"That's the best thing I've heard in a few weeks," he said standing up.
"The desk will have your discharge papers. So, I'll see you in a couple of weeks?" the doctor replied.
"What? Why?" Bosco asked, puzzled.
"Well, you'll be back to work, right?" the doctor said.
"Yeah," Bosco said, still confused.
"I give it a week before you're in here for some other injury or hang nail. Face it, Officer Boscorelli. You like us, you really like us," the doctor joked.
Bosco and Faith were still chuckling as they left to sign out.
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The End.