Revenge
Chapter 11
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Bosco brought the car to a screeching halt, half on the sidewalk and half in the road, causing numerous bystanders to scatter for fear of getting hit. He threw the car in park and he and Faith were out of the car before it stopped rocking from the abrupt stop.
"Where the hell are they?" Faith asked in a panicked voice as Bosco helped her look through the crowd.
"There, Faith. Over there with the Lieutenant," Bosco answered, pointing in the direction of the group. The Lieutenant had Emily and Charlie right by his side, his hand protectively on Charlie's shoulder and he was talking to Emily.
Faith and Bosco arrived at the group, Faith enveloping her children while dropping to her knees to inspect them for herself. "Are you alright? Are you sure you're alright?" she asked and they shook their heads 'yes.' Bosco took hold of Emily's arm at the elbow and looked the children over as well.
"Bosco. Come over here with me," the Lieutenant said quietly, motioning for Bosco to follow him.
When he and Bosco were out of earshot of Faith, the Lieutenant said, "I'm pulling you two off the streets, effective immediately."
"But, Lieu," Bosco started only to be interrupted.
"It's no longer open to discussion, Bosco. This has gone too far," Swersky warned him.
"What the hell happened, Lieu?" Bosco asked him, just now realizing they didn't really have the whole story. Faith assured herself that her children were okay and stepped over to the Lieutenant and her partner.
"Are they okay?" Bosco asked her.
"Yeah, they're just shook up. What's going on, Lieu?" she asked.
"It seems that this guy just came screeching up onto the playground and barreling toward the group of kids playing. From what I can tell, Emily and her girlfriend there saw him coming and jumped up and yelled for the kids to scatter. The car continued until it ran into the wooden playground equipment, where you see it now. Crime scene guys are checking the car out and they'll tow it back to look it over thoroughly. Anyway, Emily says she saw the guy jump out of the car and start running that way," he said, gesturing toward the other side of the park.
He stopped talking for a moment, but both Bosco and Faith sensed there was more.
"And?" Bosco asked.
"And, she said she heard him yell something like, "Tell Officer Boscorelli I said hi," he finished.
"Jesus Christ," Bosco said through his exhaled breath,looking back over at Charlie and Emily, thankful they hadn't gotten hurt or worse.
"That's it, Faith," he said, turning to his partner. "I'm solo from here on out."
"No way, Bos. I'm not gonna let you ride around by yourself, just waiting for this psycho to strike," Faith protested.
"Faith, I'm not gonna be responsible for you or the kids getting hurt because of me," he argued back.
"Excuse me," the Lieutenant interrupted. "But I do believe that I said you're both off the streets until further notice." One of the detectives working on the case came up to the officers.
"I don't think that's gonna solve the problem, Lieutenant," the detective said.
"Oh you don't, do you? Well, I know that if my targeted officers aren't on the street, this jag-off can't get to them," Swersky answered.
"Obviously, this 'jag-off' as you call him, isn't limiting his anger toward just Boscorelli and Yokas any more. If you pull them off the streets, then he'll just go after their families. At least if you leave them on the streets, he'll keep coming back to them. We'll just have to be ready for them," the detective explained.
"You seem pretty casual with my officers' safety," the Lieutenant said.
"He's right, Lieu," Bosco agreed. "But, I don't want Faith on the streets. Make her take some time - maybe go out of town for a couple of days with Fred and the kids - just until I draw this jerk out and catch him."
"I'm not leaving you by yourself, Bos," Faith argued.
"He's right, Faith. Take some time. Keep your family safe. We'll watch out for Bosco," the Lieutenant said.
Faith was about to argue again, but the Lieutenant beat her to it. "Donaldson!" he yelled over to one of the uniformed officers with Emily and Charlie. "Take the kids home and stay with them until Officer Yokas gets home. Bosco, you and your partner are done for tonight. Faith you're off the roster until I tell you otherwise. Boscorelli, you report in hourly with the Desk Sergeant in between your shifts and see me tomorrow before you hit the streets."
Faith and Bosco looked at each other and began walking to their RMP.
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TBC...
Chapter 11
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Bosco brought the car to a screeching halt, half on the sidewalk and half in the road, causing numerous bystanders to scatter for fear of getting hit. He threw the car in park and he and Faith were out of the car before it stopped rocking from the abrupt stop.
"Where the hell are they?" Faith asked in a panicked voice as Bosco helped her look through the crowd.
"There, Faith. Over there with the Lieutenant," Bosco answered, pointing in the direction of the group. The Lieutenant had Emily and Charlie right by his side, his hand protectively on Charlie's shoulder and he was talking to Emily.
Faith and Bosco arrived at the group, Faith enveloping her children while dropping to her knees to inspect them for herself. "Are you alright? Are you sure you're alright?" she asked and they shook their heads 'yes.' Bosco took hold of Emily's arm at the elbow and looked the children over as well.
"Bosco. Come over here with me," the Lieutenant said quietly, motioning for Bosco to follow him.
When he and Bosco were out of earshot of Faith, the Lieutenant said, "I'm pulling you two off the streets, effective immediately."
"But, Lieu," Bosco started only to be interrupted.
"It's no longer open to discussion, Bosco. This has gone too far," Swersky warned him.
"What the hell happened, Lieu?" Bosco asked him, just now realizing they didn't really have the whole story. Faith assured herself that her children were okay and stepped over to the Lieutenant and her partner.
"Are they okay?" Bosco asked her.
"Yeah, they're just shook up. What's going on, Lieu?" she asked.
"It seems that this guy just came screeching up onto the playground and barreling toward the group of kids playing. From what I can tell, Emily and her girlfriend there saw him coming and jumped up and yelled for the kids to scatter. The car continued until it ran into the wooden playground equipment, where you see it now. Crime scene guys are checking the car out and they'll tow it back to look it over thoroughly. Anyway, Emily says she saw the guy jump out of the car and start running that way," he said, gesturing toward the other side of the park.
He stopped talking for a moment, but both Bosco and Faith sensed there was more.
"And?" Bosco asked.
"And, she said she heard him yell something like, "Tell Officer Boscorelli I said hi," he finished.
"Jesus Christ," Bosco said through his exhaled breath,looking back over at Charlie and Emily, thankful they hadn't gotten hurt or worse.
"That's it, Faith," he said, turning to his partner. "I'm solo from here on out."
"No way, Bos. I'm not gonna let you ride around by yourself, just waiting for this psycho to strike," Faith protested.
"Faith, I'm not gonna be responsible for you or the kids getting hurt because of me," he argued back.
"Excuse me," the Lieutenant interrupted. "But I do believe that I said you're both off the streets until further notice." One of the detectives working on the case came up to the officers.
"I don't think that's gonna solve the problem, Lieutenant," the detective said.
"Oh you don't, do you? Well, I know that if my targeted officers aren't on the street, this jag-off can't get to them," Swersky answered.
"Obviously, this 'jag-off' as you call him, isn't limiting his anger toward just Boscorelli and Yokas any more. If you pull them off the streets, then he'll just go after their families. At least if you leave them on the streets, he'll keep coming back to them. We'll just have to be ready for them," the detective explained.
"You seem pretty casual with my officers' safety," the Lieutenant said.
"He's right, Lieu," Bosco agreed. "But, I don't want Faith on the streets. Make her take some time - maybe go out of town for a couple of days with Fred and the kids - just until I draw this jerk out and catch him."
"I'm not leaving you by yourself, Bos," Faith argued.
"He's right, Faith. Take some time. Keep your family safe. We'll watch out for Bosco," the Lieutenant said.
Faith was about to argue again, but the Lieutenant beat her to it. "Donaldson!" he yelled over to one of the uniformed officers with Emily and Charlie. "Take the kids home and stay with them until Officer Yokas gets home. Bosco, you and your partner are done for tonight. Faith you're off the roster until I tell you otherwise. Boscorelli, you report in hourly with the Desk Sergeant in between your shifts and see me tomorrow before you hit the streets."
Faith and Bosco looked at each other and began walking to their RMP.
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TBC...