The Only One: Chapter 32
The police had arrived in less than ten minutes to the apartment. Shamus O'Regan and his partner Phillip MackAvie, were the first on the scene.
The two middle aged men took the steps two at a time and ran up to the apartment. Both had their guns drawn, ready to protect their fellow officers.
Upon arriving at the landing, they saw that the door was wide open and there was a brown paper bag and two coffees that had spilled on the floor where they had been dumped. They walked in silently, and checked out the kitchen and livingroom. There was no one in sight.
O'Regan shouted out, " NYPD! Come out with your hands up!" as he opened up the front closet to check if anyone was hiding.
MackAvie started down the hall. " Boscorelli! Are you in here?" he called.
" In here. In the bedroom. Hurry up! And call for a bus right now!" Bosco shouted.
Both men put their weapons away and ran into the bedroom. MackAvie dialed the number of the firehouse and gave the address. Faith was lying on the floor passed out. There was a pillowcase wrapped around one of her hands. It was drenched with blood.
Another woman, a very pregnant woman, was lying on the other side of the floor holding her stomach and moaning loudly.
Bosco turned around when the men entered the room. His shoulders shook from the intensity of the sobs that were coming from him. He was trying to get another pillowcase ready to put on Faith's hand.
Shamus O'Regan walked over to Bosco and put his hand on his shoulder, while Phillip MacAvie tended to Alicia. " What happened here?" he asked.
Bosco shook his head, trying to remember the events of the last hour. He seemed confused as he looked from one pregnant woman to another.
" She stabbed Faith with that knife over there" he said, pointing toward the far end of the room where the bloody knife lay.
He put his hands over his face and broke again, harsh sobs coming from deep within. " I did't protect her. I wasn't here. She must have come in after I left to go to the deli". he babbled. " I didn't help her...."
O'Regan pulled Bosco to his feet and pointed at Alicia, who was still groaning with the pain of her labour. " What about her? Is she the one who stabbed Faith?" he asked, confused.
Bosco started toward Alicia " That's right and she's gonna ROT IN HELL! IF SHE WASN'T PREGNANT I'D KILL HER WITH MY OWN HANDS!" he screamed over her.
He lifted his foot and kicked her shin as hard as he could. Despite wanting to kick her in the face, he just couldn't justify doing that to a pregnant woman. Even Alicia, so he went for the next best thing.
Alicia cried out in pain. " Maurice, baby, don't you see? Now we can be together...you..me...and...our...son." she gasped out between breaths.
O'Regan grabbed Bosco from behind and pulled him away from Alicia. He was having a hard time holding onto the other man, who was livid enough to take on two or three men.
" YOU WITCH! YOU'LL NEVER SEE THAT BABY AS LONG AS I HAVE BREATH! WE'RE GONNA GET CUSTODY AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ALONE WITH NO ONE TO HELP YOU, YOU CRAZY ASS BIT**..." He yelled at the top of his lungs, as O'Regan tried to pull him out of the room.
" No! I'm stayin' with Faith" he said, breaking loose and going to her side. MackAvie had bandaged Faith's hand and was trying to get her to wake up.
In between the police officers and the paramedics, the apartment resembled a hurricane. People running around, yelling orders at each other.
There had to be another bus called to take Alicia to the hospital. Bosco refused to let Faith be anywhere near Alicia.
When everything had been taken care of, and taken to the hospital, O'Regan and MackAvie had a chance to sit down for a minute.
Phillip looked over at Shamus, who had a troubled look on his face. " What are you thinking about" he asked, knowing full well that something was up. Phillip knew his partner like the back of his hand and he knew that there was something eating at him. Phillip MacAvie had seen that look a thousand times. " What's the angle?" he said, anticipating an answer he didn't want to hear.
Shamus shook his head and covered his face with his palms, scrubbing away the tension that had crept inside him. He ran his hand through his short blond hair and blew the air out of his lips.
" That girl, Alicia" he started.
" Ya. What about her?" Phillip asked.
" I know her from somewhere. I've seen her before, only...." he muttered, troubled that he couldn't remember where.
Phillip couldn't tell if this was good news or bad. He leaned forward and and clasped his hands together and bowed his head, as if in prayer. He didn't want to hear what came next. He didn't know why, but he sensed that it was bad.
Shamus chewed on his bottom lip thoughtfully. He hit Phillip on the arm and snapped his fingers. " I got it"! he said.
Phillip sat up in his seat and stared at his partner. " Well what's the big secret?" he asked impatiently. Phillip MackAvie had next to no patience when it came to guessing something. He didn't have much patience at all.
Shamus stood up and grabbed his coat. " I told you I knew her from somewhere and it just came to me. Remember a couple of years ago when I bought Lydia that diamond she was begging me for?
Phillip nodded. " What does that have to do with anything?" he asked.
Shamus rolled his eyes. " She was at the store where I bought the ring. She was getting a ring sized that she said her fiancee gave her. I was talking to her a little bit and she told me that her fiancee's name was Mo. She said they were getting married in the spring.
Phillip stood up. " So. What's so important about that? Boscorelli probably dated her and broke it off later. You know how his reputation is. He's a player". Phillip said, shrugging it off.
Shamus shook his head. " Don't you remember this morning at roll call? Lieu told us that this Alicia woman is mentally ill. She thinks that Boscorelli is gonna marry her. Don't you see? She had to have been planning this for a very long time." he said, getting worried.
" And she tried to kill Faith today. She was planning this all along, Phil. She knew exactly what she was doing. She's not mentally ill, she's just plain evil" he finished, looking at his watch.
The two men walked out to their RMP and started towards the hospital. O'Regan wanted to tell Boscorelli about the time he had seen Alicia. He was sure that they would be able to get her a longer sentence if they could use the information in court.
The only other thing that was bothering O'Regan was the fact that when he had seen Alicia two years ago at the jewellery store she was pregnant then, as well. He wondered where the other child was.
TBC
The police had arrived in less than ten minutes to the apartment. Shamus O'Regan and his partner Phillip MackAvie, were the first on the scene.
The two middle aged men took the steps two at a time and ran up to the apartment. Both had their guns drawn, ready to protect their fellow officers.
Upon arriving at the landing, they saw that the door was wide open and there was a brown paper bag and two coffees that had spilled on the floor where they had been dumped. They walked in silently, and checked out the kitchen and livingroom. There was no one in sight.
O'Regan shouted out, " NYPD! Come out with your hands up!" as he opened up the front closet to check if anyone was hiding.
MackAvie started down the hall. " Boscorelli! Are you in here?" he called.
" In here. In the bedroom. Hurry up! And call for a bus right now!" Bosco shouted.
Both men put their weapons away and ran into the bedroom. MackAvie dialed the number of the firehouse and gave the address. Faith was lying on the floor passed out. There was a pillowcase wrapped around one of her hands. It was drenched with blood.
Another woman, a very pregnant woman, was lying on the other side of the floor holding her stomach and moaning loudly.
Bosco turned around when the men entered the room. His shoulders shook from the intensity of the sobs that were coming from him. He was trying to get another pillowcase ready to put on Faith's hand.
Shamus O'Regan walked over to Bosco and put his hand on his shoulder, while Phillip MacAvie tended to Alicia. " What happened here?" he asked.
Bosco shook his head, trying to remember the events of the last hour. He seemed confused as he looked from one pregnant woman to another.
" She stabbed Faith with that knife over there" he said, pointing toward the far end of the room where the bloody knife lay.
He put his hands over his face and broke again, harsh sobs coming from deep within. " I did't protect her. I wasn't here. She must have come in after I left to go to the deli". he babbled. " I didn't help her...."
O'Regan pulled Bosco to his feet and pointed at Alicia, who was still groaning with the pain of her labour. " What about her? Is she the one who stabbed Faith?" he asked, confused.
Bosco started toward Alicia " That's right and she's gonna ROT IN HELL! IF SHE WASN'T PREGNANT I'D KILL HER WITH MY OWN HANDS!" he screamed over her.
He lifted his foot and kicked her shin as hard as he could. Despite wanting to kick her in the face, he just couldn't justify doing that to a pregnant woman. Even Alicia, so he went for the next best thing.
Alicia cried out in pain. " Maurice, baby, don't you see? Now we can be together...you..me...and...our...son." she gasped out between breaths.
O'Regan grabbed Bosco from behind and pulled him away from Alicia. He was having a hard time holding onto the other man, who was livid enough to take on two or three men.
" YOU WITCH! YOU'LL NEVER SEE THAT BABY AS LONG AS I HAVE BREATH! WE'RE GONNA GET CUSTODY AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ALONE WITH NO ONE TO HELP YOU, YOU CRAZY ASS BIT**..." He yelled at the top of his lungs, as O'Regan tried to pull him out of the room.
" No! I'm stayin' with Faith" he said, breaking loose and going to her side. MackAvie had bandaged Faith's hand and was trying to get her to wake up.
In between the police officers and the paramedics, the apartment resembled a hurricane. People running around, yelling orders at each other.
There had to be another bus called to take Alicia to the hospital. Bosco refused to let Faith be anywhere near Alicia.
When everything had been taken care of, and taken to the hospital, O'Regan and MackAvie had a chance to sit down for a minute.
Phillip looked over at Shamus, who had a troubled look on his face. " What are you thinking about" he asked, knowing full well that something was up. Phillip knew his partner like the back of his hand and he knew that there was something eating at him. Phillip MacAvie had seen that look a thousand times. " What's the angle?" he said, anticipating an answer he didn't want to hear.
Shamus shook his head and covered his face with his palms, scrubbing away the tension that had crept inside him. He ran his hand through his short blond hair and blew the air out of his lips.
" That girl, Alicia" he started.
" Ya. What about her?" Phillip asked.
" I know her from somewhere. I've seen her before, only...." he muttered, troubled that he couldn't remember where.
Phillip couldn't tell if this was good news or bad. He leaned forward and and clasped his hands together and bowed his head, as if in prayer. He didn't want to hear what came next. He didn't know why, but he sensed that it was bad.
Shamus chewed on his bottom lip thoughtfully. He hit Phillip on the arm and snapped his fingers. " I got it"! he said.
Phillip sat up in his seat and stared at his partner. " Well what's the big secret?" he asked impatiently. Phillip MackAvie had next to no patience when it came to guessing something. He didn't have much patience at all.
Shamus stood up and grabbed his coat. " I told you I knew her from somewhere and it just came to me. Remember a couple of years ago when I bought Lydia that diamond she was begging me for?
Phillip nodded. " What does that have to do with anything?" he asked.
Shamus rolled his eyes. " She was at the store where I bought the ring. She was getting a ring sized that she said her fiancee gave her. I was talking to her a little bit and she told me that her fiancee's name was Mo. She said they were getting married in the spring.
Phillip stood up. " So. What's so important about that? Boscorelli probably dated her and broke it off later. You know how his reputation is. He's a player". Phillip said, shrugging it off.
Shamus shook his head. " Don't you remember this morning at roll call? Lieu told us that this Alicia woman is mentally ill. She thinks that Boscorelli is gonna marry her. Don't you see? She had to have been planning this for a very long time." he said, getting worried.
" And she tried to kill Faith today. She was planning this all along, Phil. She knew exactly what she was doing. She's not mentally ill, she's just plain evil" he finished, looking at his watch.
The two men walked out to their RMP and started towards the hospital. O'Regan wanted to tell Boscorelli about the time he had seen Alicia. He was sure that they would be able to get her a longer sentence if they could use the information in court.
The only other thing that was bothering O'Regan was the fact that when he had seen Alicia two years ago at the jewellery store she was pregnant then, as well. He wondered where the other child was.
TBC