Revenge
Chapter 7
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"Boscorelli!" the Lieutenant shouted into the locker room as the officers of the Third Watch were getting ready for roll call.
"Dammit!" Bosco swore under his breath, looking quickly at his watch with a puzzled look.
"You're not late. Just see me in my office before roll call. You too, Yokas," he ordered and then was gone before Faith finished saying, "Yes, Sir."
"What did you do this time, Boscorelli?" Sgt. Christopher said with a smirk.
"I don't know, Christopher. Maybe he wants to give me a Command Recognition and needs me to sign the paperwork," Bosco said sarcastically as he left the room, with Faith behind him.
Out in the hallway, Faith said, "So, everything alright last night? I tried to call you, but I kept getting your machine."
"Yeah. Fine. I was at Trisha's. By the time I got out of here after talking to the detectives, it was too late to go see Ty. I couldn't relax, so I went out to Haggerty's with some of the guys and then I went to Trisha's. She was waiting up for me," he said, inwardly smiling at the thought of someone waiting for him to get home.
Faith raised an eyebrow as they reached the Lieutenant's office. "Is this getting serious?" she asked him.
They stopped at the door and looked at each other. Without saying anything, Bosco raised his arm and knocked on the door.
"Enter!" came the voice from inside and the two officers entered and closed the door behind them.
"Sir?" Bosco said warily as he looked around the room at the two other men from the Detectives Squad upstairs.
"Officers Boscorelli and Yokas, I think you know Detectives Barrons and Stephano," the Lieutenant began as they all shook hands in greeting.
"Boscorelli. This was delivered for you right before you arrived to get ready for your shift. It was immediately dusted for prints and placed in this baggie to avoid any new fingerprint contamination," Swersky said, handing Bosco a sealed, clear plastic bag containing a piece of paper with handwriting on it.
Bosco's stomach immediately tightened as he took the letter and held in front of him so that both he and Faith could read it.
"I want to make it clear that yesterday was an unfortunate accident. Had you, Officer Maurice Boscorelli, not been shirking your duties and letting another Officer pick up your slack, perhaps the error could have been avoided.
"You can rest assured that these unfortunate circumstances will not be repeated. I can only hope that you will make every attempt to keep those you hold dear out of harm's way.
Paul."
Bosco looked at the people in the room. "Any hit on the fingerprints?" he asked.
"Not yet. We're running them again, just to make sure. Did you have any revelations during the night that might shed some light on this character?" asked Detective Stephano.
Bosco shook his head. "No. I would've contacted you right away." Bosco looked over at his partner and then back to the Lieutenant.
"Lieu, I want to ride solo until this guy is caught," Bosco stated, much to Faith's surprise.
"Like hell," she said, more to Bosco than anyone else. She then realized that she was in a room with superior officers and turned to them. "I'm sorry, Lieutenant. I just mean that I don't think that's a very good idea. Maybe it'll keep this guy at bay if Bosco's not alone on patrol. Maybe he won't try anything if I'm with him. Besides, an extra pair of eyes at any calls can't hurt," she explained.
"No, Sir. I don't want anyone else getting hurt because of me," Bosco said with sternness in his voice, not looking at Faith.
"Well, let's make sure that doesn't happen then, shall we?" the Lieutenant responded. "I've instructed Dispatch that you are not to be sent on any call - regardless of how minor it seems - alone. You'll have a back-up unit at all times," he said as Bosco started to object.
The Lieutenant held up a finger. "That is not open to debate, Boscorelli. Am I clear on that?"
"Yes, Sir," Bosco answered, not liking it at all.
"That is all. The Detectives will keep you apprised of any progress they make and you'll let them know if you think of anything that will help. You two get to roll call and hit the streets," the Lieutenant said, indicating that the meeting was over.
Just as Bosco and Faith were about to exit the room, the Lieutenant added, "Be alert out there."
Once out in the hallway and headed to roll call, Faith took hold of Bosco's arm and turned him toward her. "What was that all about? You don't honestly think that I'd let you go out by yourself with this whacko out there, did you?"
"Look, Faith. I just don't want you getting hurt because of me. It already happened once. Ty was bad enough, but if something ever happened to you...," he said, not finishing the sentence.
"Well, we weren't aware of all this before Ty got hurt. Now we are and we'll be more careful," Faith said, starting back down the hall without giving him a chance to object.
Bosco shook his head and followed her. After a few more minutes, Sgt. Christopher finished giving out the information to the shift and everyone stood up to get their radios and hit the streets.
Bosco caught Sully's attention and said, "Hey, Sul. How's Ty doing? You think it'd be okay if I stopped by his Mom's house?"
"I talked to him earlier. He's tired, but better. I think it'd be okay to stop by. You have the address?" Sully asked him.
"Yeah, thanks," Bosco said and they left to start their shifts.
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TBC...
Chapter 7
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"Boscorelli!" the Lieutenant shouted into the locker room as the officers of the Third Watch were getting ready for roll call.
"Dammit!" Bosco swore under his breath, looking quickly at his watch with a puzzled look.
"You're not late. Just see me in my office before roll call. You too, Yokas," he ordered and then was gone before Faith finished saying, "Yes, Sir."
"What did you do this time, Boscorelli?" Sgt. Christopher said with a smirk.
"I don't know, Christopher. Maybe he wants to give me a Command Recognition and needs me to sign the paperwork," Bosco said sarcastically as he left the room, with Faith behind him.
Out in the hallway, Faith said, "So, everything alright last night? I tried to call you, but I kept getting your machine."
"Yeah. Fine. I was at Trisha's. By the time I got out of here after talking to the detectives, it was too late to go see Ty. I couldn't relax, so I went out to Haggerty's with some of the guys and then I went to Trisha's. She was waiting up for me," he said, inwardly smiling at the thought of someone waiting for him to get home.
Faith raised an eyebrow as they reached the Lieutenant's office. "Is this getting serious?" she asked him.
They stopped at the door and looked at each other. Without saying anything, Bosco raised his arm and knocked on the door.
"Enter!" came the voice from inside and the two officers entered and closed the door behind them.
"Sir?" Bosco said warily as he looked around the room at the two other men from the Detectives Squad upstairs.
"Officers Boscorelli and Yokas, I think you know Detectives Barrons and Stephano," the Lieutenant began as they all shook hands in greeting.
"Boscorelli. This was delivered for you right before you arrived to get ready for your shift. It was immediately dusted for prints and placed in this baggie to avoid any new fingerprint contamination," Swersky said, handing Bosco a sealed, clear plastic bag containing a piece of paper with handwriting on it.
Bosco's stomach immediately tightened as he took the letter and held in front of him so that both he and Faith could read it.
"I want to make it clear that yesterday was an unfortunate accident. Had you, Officer Maurice Boscorelli, not been shirking your duties and letting another Officer pick up your slack, perhaps the error could have been avoided.
"You can rest assured that these unfortunate circumstances will not be repeated. I can only hope that you will make every attempt to keep those you hold dear out of harm's way.
Paul."
Bosco looked at the people in the room. "Any hit on the fingerprints?" he asked.
"Not yet. We're running them again, just to make sure. Did you have any revelations during the night that might shed some light on this character?" asked Detective Stephano.
Bosco shook his head. "No. I would've contacted you right away." Bosco looked over at his partner and then back to the Lieutenant.
"Lieu, I want to ride solo until this guy is caught," Bosco stated, much to Faith's surprise.
"Like hell," she said, more to Bosco than anyone else. She then realized that she was in a room with superior officers and turned to them. "I'm sorry, Lieutenant. I just mean that I don't think that's a very good idea. Maybe it'll keep this guy at bay if Bosco's not alone on patrol. Maybe he won't try anything if I'm with him. Besides, an extra pair of eyes at any calls can't hurt," she explained.
"No, Sir. I don't want anyone else getting hurt because of me," Bosco said with sternness in his voice, not looking at Faith.
"Well, let's make sure that doesn't happen then, shall we?" the Lieutenant responded. "I've instructed Dispatch that you are not to be sent on any call - regardless of how minor it seems - alone. You'll have a back-up unit at all times," he said as Bosco started to object.
The Lieutenant held up a finger. "That is not open to debate, Boscorelli. Am I clear on that?"
"Yes, Sir," Bosco answered, not liking it at all.
"That is all. The Detectives will keep you apprised of any progress they make and you'll let them know if you think of anything that will help. You two get to roll call and hit the streets," the Lieutenant said, indicating that the meeting was over.
Just as Bosco and Faith were about to exit the room, the Lieutenant added, "Be alert out there."
Once out in the hallway and headed to roll call, Faith took hold of Bosco's arm and turned him toward her. "What was that all about? You don't honestly think that I'd let you go out by yourself with this whacko out there, did you?"
"Look, Faith. I just don't want you getting hurt because of me. It already happened once. Ty was bad enough, but if something ever happened to you...," he said, not finishing the sentence.
"Well, we weren't aware of all this before Ty got hurt. Now we are and we'll be more careful," Faith said, starting back down the hall without giving him a chance to object.
Bosco shook his head and followed her. After a few more minutes, Sgt. Christopher finished giving out the information to the shift and everyone stood up to get their radios and hit the streets.
Bosco caught Sully's attention and said, "Hey, Sul. How's Ty doing? You think it'd be okay if I stopped by his Mom's house?"
"I talked to him earlier. He's tired, but better. I think it'd be okay to stop by. You have the address?" Sully asked him.
"Yeah, thanks," Bosco said and they left to start their shifts.
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TBC...