Revenge
Chapter 46
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"Detective Yokas, see me after roll call," the Lieutenant told Faith as he finished up the briefing. She had elected to defer her reassignment to the Detectives Squad until Bosco returned to work so she remained in her patrol uniform. She still hadn't gotten used to her new title and Sully had to poke her in the arm to let her know that he was addressing her.
"Oh, uh. Yes, Sir," she said to him and then he finished up the briefing and sent the patrol units our.
"Congratulations, Faith," Sully and Ty told her, shaking her hand.
"Thanks, guys. I still can't believe it," she said, somewhat embarrassed. She was still recovering from the round of applause she'd gotten when the Lieutenant announced it to the officers at the beginning of the briefing.
"Well, you've both earned it," Sully told her. "Ready to hit the streets, Davis?"
Faith wandered to the front of the room to find out what the Lieutenant wanted. "Lieu?" she said, letting him know that she was there as he was engrossed in the paperwork in front of him.
"You're feeling okay?" he asked her.
"Yes, Sir. Back to normal and ready to get to work," she answered and he nodded.
"I got a call from the Detectives Office. They're looking for the arrest file for Peterson. Apparently, Records has it signed out to you?" he asked her.
"Oh, yeah. I pulled all the arrests that Bosco made from the time he started out of the Academy. I was trying to search through them to find this guy. I guess that little boy found him for us," she said. "I'll get all those files back to Records today."
"Bring the file from Peterson up to the Detectives though, then let Records know they've got it. Apparently, someone called to claim the body and they want to look through the file to see if there's any mention of her," he told her.
"Really," Faith said, thinking out loud. "That's strange. I thought he said he didn't have any family left," she said. "I'll bring it up right now," she told the Lieutenant as she turned to gather the records.
"You sure you want to wait for Boscorelli to get back? 'Cause the ceremony is just a formality. You can transfer upstairs now," the Lieutenant offered.
"What? You're trying to get rid of me, Lieu?" she said jokingly.
"No way. We're gonna miss you around here, Faith. It's been a pleasure working with you. Thanks for keeping Bosco in check for all those years," he said, smiling.
"It was trying at times," she agreed. "But, I think our boy has finally grown up," she said, thinking how much he'd changed since he met Trisha. "But, I'd rather wait for Bosco. Unless the Squad has a problem with it?"
"Not at all. They're fine with waiting for you as long as Bosco's "keeper" arrives the same day as he does," the Lieutenant told her. "I'm afraid that his reputation precedes him."
"I'll talk to everyone before we get up there. Thanks, Lieu. Thanks for everything over the years," she said, saluting him before she left.
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"Can I help you, Officer?" the woman at the desk of the Detectives Squad asked her.
"Um, yeah. I'm looking for Detective Thomas," Faith said to her, the file tucked under her arm.
"May I tell him your name?" she asked.
"Sure. I'm Of..., I mean Detective Yokas," Faith said, catching and correcting herself.
The woman immediately smiled. "Oh, yes. Welcome, Detective. I'm Carol - the receptionist," she said, offering her hand to Faith. Faith shook her hand.
"Hi, Carol. It's nice to meet you."
"Well, let's see. Detective Thomas is away from his desk, but he's probably just getting coffee. You can go on back. His desk in the one right back there," Carol said, pointing toward a group of desks. "He should be right back."
"Thanks, Carol," Faith said with a smile and turned to walk back to the indicated area as a man came walking from around the back corner with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"Hey, Faith!" he called to her as he saw she was there. He extended his hand. "Congratulations and welcome. I didn't know you were starting today."
"Well, I'm not really. I'm waiting for Bosco to come back to work," she said awkwardly.
"Right. So, how's he doing? That was pretty freaky," he said, shaking his head.
"Yeah. But, he's doing okay. He'll probably be home by tomorrow." She finally remembered why she was there when she felt the folder still tucked under her arm. She withdrew it and held it out to him. "Swersky said you were looking for this file. Sorry I didn't get it returned to Records sooner," she apologized.
"No problem. You had a lot going on," he said. "So, you've been through this file recently," the detective told her as he rummaged through his notebook. "You ever hear of a Linda Watkins?" he asked, finding the right page finally.
Faith searched her memory for the name in relation to the Peterson case, unable to recall the name in connection with the case. "No. Why?" she asked, sitting down across from him.
"Well, we got a call from the M.E.'s office yesterday. Apparently, this woman called up wanting to claim Peterson's body for burial. Said she wasn't a relative, but had lived next to him one time and that he was always decent to her. The tech that took the call at the M.E.'s said she was pretty vague, but was upset that the body wasn't being released right away. We've checked her name against motor vehicle and census records and we can't find this woman. Unless, she was underaged and living with her parents and is now married. I don't see how we can ever find her, short of releasing the body and questioning her when she shows up to claim Peterson," he said.
"Hmmm. I'll keep thinking on it. If I remember her at all, I'll definitely let you know," Faith said. "I'm going by to see Bosco later, I'll ask him if he remembers the name at all. He spent a lot more time with this guy than I did, although I don't know how much of that time he's gonna remember," she said, thinking back to the bruises and injuries he'd sustained.
"Oh, well as long as you're going to go see him today, I'll let you talk to him. It'll be good experience for you," he said, winking.
"Experience?" she asked, confused as to what he meant.
"You know, for interviewing suspects? As a detective...," he said, laughing at the fact that she was still getting used to her new title.
"Oh!" she said, eyes widening. "Right," she said, chuckling and standing up.
"Don't worry, Faith. You'll get used to it," Thomas said, walking her to Carol's desk. "Let me know what Boscorelli has to say about this Watkins woman."
"I will. Thanks," Faith said, turning to head back down the stairs, but remembering something else.
"Hey, can I talk to you in private for a minute?" she asked the other Detective.
"Sure. Let's go in here," he said, standing to the side as she walked into a small corner office.
"What's up?" he asked, leaning against a desk.
"Well, I just wanted to..., um..., well, I know Bosco has a reputation and I'm thought of as his keeper," she said. "I just wanted to let you know and maybe you can pass the word - without letting him know I said anything," she quickly added, "that he's changed a lot. He's not the same person - hasn't been for awhile now. I just think they should cut him some slack and let him start fresh," she finally finished.
"I understand, Faith. I'll do my best and don't worry. I'll keep it between us," he told her.
"Thanks," she said and heading back down the stairs.
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TBC...
Chapter 46
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"Detective Yokas, see me after roll call," the Lieutenant told Faith as he finished up the briefing. She had elected to defer her reassignment to the Detectives Squad until Bosco returned to work so she remained in her patrol uniform. She still hadn't gotten used to her new title and Sully had to poke her in the arm to let her know that he was addressing her.
"Oh, uh. Yes, Sir," she said to him and then he finished up the briefing and sent the patrol units our.
"Congratulations, Faith," Sully and Ty told her, shaking her hand.
"Thanks, guys. I still can't believe it," she said, somewhat embarrassed. She was still recovering from the round of applause she'd gotten when the Lieutenant announced it to the officers at the beginning of the briefing.
"Well, you've both earned it," Sully told her. "Ready to hit the streets, Davis?"
Faith wandered to the front of the room to find out what the Lieutenant wanted. "Lieu?" she said, letting him know that she was there as he was engrossed in the paperwork in front of him.
"You're feeling okay?" he asked her.
"Yes, Sir. Back to normal and ready to get to work," she answered and he nodded.
"I got a call from the Detectives Office. They're looking for the arrest file for Peterson. Apparently, Records has it signed out to you?" he asked her.
"Oh, yeah. I pulled all the arrests that Bosco made from the time he started out of the Academy. I was trying to search through them to find this guy. I guess that little boy found him for us," she said. "I'll get all those files back to Records today."
"Bring the file from Peterson up to the Detectives though, then let Records know they've got it. Apparently, someone called to claim the body and they want to look through the file to see if there's any mention of her," he told her.
"Really," Faith said, thinking out loud. "That's strange. I thought he said he didn't have any family left," she said. "I'll bring it up right now," she told the Lieutenant as she turned to gather the records.
"You sure you want to wait for Boscorelli to get back? 'Cause the ceremony is just a formality. You can transfer upstairs now," the Lieutenant offered.
"What? You're trying to get rid of me, Lieu?" she said jokingly.
"No way. We're gonna miss you around here, Faith. It's been a pleasure working with you. Thanks for keeping Bosco in check for all those years," he said, smiling.
"It was trying at times," she agreed. "But, I think our boy has finally grown up," she said, thinking how much he'd changed since he met Trisha. "But, I'd rather wait for Bosco. Unless the Squad has a problem with it?"
"Not at all. They're fine with waiting for you as long as Bosco's "keeper" arrives the same day as he does," the Lieutenant told her. "I'm afraid that his reputation precedes him."
"I'll talk to everyone before we get up there. Thanks, Lieu. Thanks for everything over the years," she said, saluting him before she left.
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"Can I help you, Officer?" the woman at the desk of the Detectives Squad asked her.
"Um, yeah. I'm looking for Detective Thomas," Faith said to her, the file tucked under her arm.
"May I tell him your name?" she asked.
"Sure. I'm Of..., I mean Detective Yokas," Faith said, catching and correcting herself.
The woman immediately smiled. "Oh, yes. Welcome, Detective. I'm Carol - the receptionist," she said, offering her hand to Faith. Faith shook her hand.
"Hi, Carol. It's nice to meet you."
"Well, let's see. Detective Thomas is away from his desk, but he's probably just getting coffee. You can go on back. His desk in the one right back there," Carol said, pointing toward a group of desks. "He should be right back."
"Thanks, Carol," Faith said with a smile and turned to walk back to the indicated area as a man came walking from around the back corner with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"Hey, Faith!" he called to her as he saw she was there. He extended his hand. "Congratulations and welcome. I didn't know you were starting today."
"Well, I'm not really. I'm waiting for Bosco to come back to work," she said awkwardly.
"Right. So, how's he doing? That was pretty freaky," he said, shaking his head.
"Yeah. But, he's doing okay. He'll probably be home by tomorrow." She finally remembered why she was there when she felt the folder still tucked under her arm. She withdrew it and held it out to him. "Swersky said you were looking for this file. Sorry I didn't get it returned to Records sooner," she apologized.
"No problem. You had a lot going on," he said. "So, you've been through this file recently," the detective told her as he rummaged through his notebook. "You ever hear of a Linda Watkins?" he asked, finding the right page finally.
Faith searched her memory for the name in relation to the Peterson case, unable to recall the name in connection with the case. "No. Why?" she asked, sitting down across from him.
"Well, we got a call from the M.E.'s office yesterday. Apparently, this woman called up wanting to claim Peterson's body for burial. Said she wasn't a relative, but had lived next to him one time and that he was always decent to her. The tech that took the call at the M.E.'s said she was pretty vague, but was upset that the body wasn't being released right away. We've checked her name against motor vehicle and census records and we can't find this woman. Unless, she was underaged and living with her parents and is now married. I don't see how we can ever find her, short of releasing the body and questioning her when she shows up to claim Peterson," he said.
"Hmmm. I'll keep thinking on it. If I remember her at all, I'll definitely let you know," Faith said. "I'm going by to see Bosco later, I'll ask him if he remembers the name at all. He spent a lot more time with this guy than I did, although I don't know how much of that time he's gonna remember," she said, thinking back to the bruises and injuries he'd sustained.
"Oh, well as long as you're going to go see him today, I'll let you talk to him. It'll be good experience for you," he said, winking.
"Experience?" she asked, confused as to what he meant.
"You know, for interviewing suspects? As a detective...," he said, laughing at the fact that she was still getting used to her new title.
"Oh!" she said, eyes widening. "Right," she said, chuckling and standing up.
"Don't worry, Faith. You'll get used to it," Thomas said, walking her to Carol's desk. "Let me know what Boscorelli has to say about this Watkins woman."
"I will. Thanks," Faith said, turning to head back down the stairs, but remembering something else.
"Hey, can I talk to you in private for a minute?" she asked the other Detective.
"Sure. Let's go in here," he said, standing to the side as she walked into a small corner office.
"What's up?" he asked, leaning against a desk.
"Well, I just wanted to..., um..., well, I know Bosco has a reputation and I'm thought of as his keeper," she said. "I just wanted to let you know and maybe you can pass the word - without letting him know I said anything," she quickly added, "that he's changed a lot. He's not the same person - hasn't been for awhile now. I just think they should cut him some slack and let him start fresh," she finally finished.
"I understand, Faith. I'll do my best and don't worry. I'll keep it between us," he told her.
"Thanks," she said and heading back down the stairs.
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TBC...