When they arrived on the scene, Mercedes ran towards the building and was grabbed by Swertzky. She struggled against him screaming that her brother and husband were in there. Kim and Davis came up behind her, pulling her back as she started to cry. Swertzky looked towards Sully and Davis.
"Yokas called in from under her table. She said that there are 2 gunmen, and 4 confirmed shot. Bosco is in there, as well as 2 paramedics. She said not to radio back because she hadn't been seen and didn't want to be caught." Sully nodded and looked towards Mercedes who was sitting on the back of the Bus, sobbing. He had ever really seen Mercedes like that unless it came to her brother, and even then, she almost never lost composure. She knew there was a job to do and she did it. This time was different. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he knew she was different somehow.
"Merc, you need to calm down. We have a job we have to do, and crying won't help them. Please calm down and compose yourself." Kim talked softly to her as Davis moved towards Swertzky.
"What do we do, Boss?" Davis looked at Swertzky, waiting for orders.
"We are waiting for SWAT and ESU to get here. If we can take these guys out without losing anymore people, we will." Swertzky heard his cell phone ring. Picking it up he answered.
"It's Yokas."
"Yokas! Whats going on inside?"
"The 2 gunmen shot one of the paramedics. Bosco and the others are sitting near him. They have the people huddled together. I don't think they know about me yet, because they haven't come after me. I am going to leave the cell phone open so you can hear everything."
"Alright. ESU and SWAT are on their way. Be careful." Yokas said nothing, just sitting there.
Inside the restaurant, the 2 gunmen held everyone hostage. Looking at the cop, they snarled at him.
"Get away from him!" One of the gunmen barked towards Bosco.
"He will die if you get him help." Bosco said defiantly. The gunman put his gun to Bosco's head and told him to move again. Bosco didn't move and looked up at the guy.
"I warned you." Slamming the butt of the gun against Bosco's head he knocked Bosco unconscious. Looking towards Doc, the gunman held his gun to his head.
"Please. Let us get him out of here. If he dies, it'll be murder and you'll get more than a slap on the hand." Doc didn't know how to negotiate. He only knew that a friend was lying, bleeding to death on the floor. The gunman thought about it for a moment, then nodded.
"Just him! They come in, they take him out. No funny business!" The gunman moved the gun away from Doc and shot the restaurant owner, execution style in the back of the head. Doc cringed.
"Any funny business the cop gets it like this guy just did."
Doc called Kim's phone, knowing she would be outside. Kim answered it.
"Carlos was shot. He is bleeding badly. We need you to come in here and get him. The gunmen are allowing it."
"All right."
Doc hung up on Kim and she moved to Swertzky.
"Doc just called. He said the gunmen shot Carlos and are letting us go in and get him."
Swertzky looked at her, shaking his head.
"Too dangerous. He could kill you."
"Carlos needs our help! I am going in there, with or without your cooperation."
Out of nowhere Mercedes got up, moving to Swertzky.
"Look Lieu, my husband and brother are in there. Give me a gun to hide on me and give us vests. Mo taught me how to use a gun, and we can do something about whats going on in there."
Swertzky sighed. He knew he shouldn't let it happen, but he allowed it.
"Get them vests. They are going in. Davis, give Mercedes your gun. Sully go through the back door and see if you can see anything on the gunmen."
The plan went into motion and Mercedes was suited up with Kim. She hid the gun in her jacket, with her gloves and moved the stretcher towards the door. Knocking they were let in by one of the gunmen. They rushed to Carlos and slowly turned him. Looking down at him Mercedes held back sobbing. Kim tore Carlos shirt open and applied pressure to the wound. Mercedes looked towards Doc and where Faith was and nodded slowly. The gunman grabbed her by her ponytail and yanked her back.
"What the hell do you think you're doing? Take the body out of here! Now!"
Mercedes looked up at the gunman and he looked down at her.
"Look. Let these people go, and keep me. You have a cop and 2 paramedics, that's more than enough. No one else has to get hurt."
The gunman raised the gun to her head and looked down at her.
"You'll get me what I want." The gunman looked to the man holding the others and nodded to let them go out with Carlos. Moving towards Carlos, Mercedes kissed his cool lips softly. He looked up at her, in a half-dazed state.
"No." Carlos spoke softly as Kim started to pull him out as the people lined out the door. The door slammed and the gunman looked at her.
"What is he, your boyfriend or something?"
"Actually he is my husband. And that unconscious cop there is my brother."
"A cop and his family, how cute. Get over there next to him. NOW!" He pointed the gun at Doc who crawled next to Bosco. Bosco moaned and opened his eyes, looking up to see Mercedes sitting next to him.
"One false move, cop, and your cute sister here gets it. Wouldn't want to see her brains splattered all over the ugly carpet, would you?"
Bosco moaned and closed his eyes. His head was killing him. Looking towards where Sully was, Mercedes sneezed.
"Yokas called in from under her table. She said that there are 2 gunmen, and 4 confirmed shot. Bosco is in there, as well as 2 paramedics. She said not to radio back because she hadn't been seen and didn't want to be caught." Sully nodded and looked towards Mercedes who was sitting on the back of the Bus, sobbing. He had ever really seen Mercedes like that unless it came to her brother, and even then, she almost never lost composure. She knew there was a job to do and she did it. This time was different. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he knew she was different somehow.
"Merc, you need to calm down. We have a job we have to do, and crying won't help them. Please calm down and compose yourself." Kim talked softly to her as Davis moved towards Swertzky.
"What do we do, Boss?" Davis looked at Swertzky, waiting for orders.
"We are waiting for SWAT and ESU to get here. If we can take these guys out without losing anymore people, we will." Swertzky heard his cell phone ring. Picking it up he answered.
"It's Yokas."
"Yokas! Whats going on inside?"
"The 2 gunmen shot one of the paramedics. Bosco and the others are sitting near him. They have the people huddled together. I don't think they know about me yet, because they haven't come after me. I am going to leave the cell phone open so you can hear everything."
"Alright. ESU and SWAT are on their way. Be careful." Yokas said nothing, just sitting there.
Inside the restaurant, the 2 gunmen held everyone hostage. Looking at the cop, they snarled at him.
"Get away from him!" One of the gunmen barked towards Bosco.
"He will die if you get him help." Bosco said defiantly. The gunman put his gun to Bosco's head and told him to move again. Bosco didn't move and looked up at the guy.
"I warned you." Slamming the butt of the gun against Bosco's head he knocked Bosco unconscious. Looking towards Doc, the gunman held his gun to his head.
"Please. Let us get him out of here. If he dies, it'll be murder and you'll get more than a slap on the hand." Doc didn't know how to negotiate. He only knew that a friend was lying, bleeding to death on the floor. The gunman thought about it for a moment, then nodded.
"Just him! They come in, they take him out. No funny business!" The gunman moved the gun away from Doc and shot the restaurant owner, execution style in the back of the head. Doc cringed.
"Any funny business the cop gets it like this guy just did."
Doc called Kim's phone, knowing she would be outside. Kim answered it.
"Carlos was shot. He is bleeding badly. We need you to come in here and get him. The gunmen are allowing it."
"All right."
Doc hung up on Kim and she moved to Swertzky.
"Doc just called. He said the gunmen shot Carlos and are letting us go in and get him."
Swertzky looked at her, shaking his head.
"Too dangerous. He could kill you."
"Carlos needs our help! I am going in there, with or without your cooperation."
Out of nowhere Mercedes got up, moving to Swertzky.
"Look Lieu, my husband and brother are in there. Give me a gun to hide on me and give us vests. Mo taught me how to use a gun, and we can do something about whats going on in there."
Swertzky sighed. He knew he shouldn't let it happen, but he allowed it.
"Get them vests. They are going in. Davis, give Mercedes your gun. Sully go through the back door and see if you can see anything on the gunmen."
The plan went into motion and Mercedes was suited up with Kim. She hid the gun in her jacket, with her gloves and moved the stretcher towards the door. Knocking they were let in by one of the gunmen. They rushed to Carlos and slowly turned him. Looking down at him Mercedes held back sobbing. Kim tore Carlos shirt open and applied pressure to the wound. Mercedes looked towards Doc and where Faith was and nodded slowly. The gunman grabbed her by her ponytail and yanked her back.
"What the hell do you think you're doing? Take the body out of here! Now!"
Mercedes looked up at the gunman and he looked down at her.
"Look. Let these people go, and keep me. You have a cop and 2 paramedics, that's more than enough. No one else has to get hurt."
The gunman raised the gun to her head and looked down at her.
"You'll get me what I want." The gunman looked to the man holding the others and nodded to let them go out with Carlos. Moving towards Carlos, Mercedes kissed his cool lips softly. He looked up at her, in a half-dazed state.
"No." Carlos spoke softly as Kim started to pull him out as the people lined out the door. The door slammed and the gunman looked at her.
"What is he, your boyfriend or something?"
"Actually he is my husband. And that unconscious cop there is my brother."
"A cop and his family, how cute. Get over there next to him. NOW!" He pointed the gun at Doc who crawled next to Bosco. Bosco moaned and opened his eyes, looking up to see Mercedes sitting next to him.
"One false move, cop, and your cute sister here gets it. Wouldn't want to see her brains splattered all over the ugly carpet, would you?"
Bosco moaned and closed his eyes. His head was killing him. Looking towards where Sully was, Mercedes sneezed.