Revenge

Chapter 2

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"Tell Central that we'll take that suspicious vehicle," Sully said to Ty as they pulled up on the scene from their call around the corner.

"Central, 55-Charlie's right here at Arthur and 102. Advise 55-David that we'll take it," Ty advised the dispatcher.

Ty looked over at Sully as the dispatcher acknowledged and then relayed the message to Bosco and Faith. "YOU'RE covering calls for Boscorelli?" he said with surprise.

"Don't start with me, Junior," Sully said jokingly as the two got out of the RMP.

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"Sully's taking a call for us?" Bosco said in amazement as they pulled to the curb to finish the paperwork from their previous call just around the corner from the suspicious vehicle call.

"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, Bos," Faith admonished him as she began writing up the report.

"Yeah, well, while you're writing, I'm gonna go make a phone call," Bosco said as he gestured toward the phone booth.

"Uh huh," Faith said absently as she concentrated on her report.

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Paul Richards slowed his pace as he saw the police car slow and then pull to the curb. He continued slowly as he watched Bosco get out of the car and head over to the phone booth. He walked by without being noticed and rounded the corner to where he'd left the car. He saw two other officers handling the call. They were talking to the woman who'd called in the suspicious vehicle and one of them was just starting to walk over to check out the car.

"So, someone else is doing your work for you, eh Boscorelli?" Paul Richards said to himself. "Well, this ought to get your attention," he said as he reached into his pocket and felt for the button. He took a step into the doorway of a store and pushed the button just as the officer was about ten feet away from the vehicle as the explosion took place.

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"So, what's on the agenda for tonight?" Bosco asked Trisha.

"Oh, I don't know. I thought maybe we'd stay in tonight. I don't want to make you spend all your money," she replied in a playful tone.

"Oh yeah? No ulterior motives?" he said, letting some feigned disappointment show in his voice.

"Now, Maurice. You're not suggesting that I might let you have your way with me, are you?"

"Well, maybe if I play my cards right, you'll let me have MY way with YOU," he said as he heard and felt the concussion from the explosion. "What the hell?!" he exclaimed as he turned toward the RMP to check on Faith, still not sure exactly where the explosion had come from.

"Maurice? What was that? Are you alright?" Trisha yelled into the phone.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. I'll call you back later," he said, hanging up the phone as she told him to be careful, never hearing it.

"Faith?" he called to her as she got out of the RMP and looked over at him.

"Where did that come from?" she asked him as the radio crackled to life with an excited voice.

"10-13, 10-13! My partner's down at Arthur and 102. Start EMS and fire for an explosion and car fire at this location. Repeat 10-13!" came the transmission and Bosco and Faith were running toward him before the officer was done with his call for help.

Faith keyed her radio and said, "55-David, Central. We're around the corner and responding to Charlie's location on foot."

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TBC...