Part Four:
"Listen Leah." Drix said softly. "You have to get out of here or else they will find you again."
"What do you mean?"
"Leah, we're gonna have to say you died and you will have to go into hiding until we've captured the dud and Hepatitis."
Leah whimpered.
"If not then you, your child, and Ozzie are all in danger." Drix continued. "Come on I'll take you to the train station."
Drix took Leah to the train station and watched her ride away.
"Ozzie." Drix said over the phone. "Leah's dead. She and her baby died while she was giving birth."
"What?" Ozzie asked. "She wasn't supposed to give birth yet."
"Oh did I say that? I mean….oh Ozzie I'm sorry! When I got to her house it was too late. Hepatitis killed her."
"No…." Ozzie said. "How could I let this happen."
"Ozzie it's not your fault." Drix choked out. He hated putting his partner through this but it was for Leah's protection.
With Leah:
Leah let out a small sigh as she sat. All the people she loved would now think she was gone forever.
"Goodbye old life hello new one." She said quietly.
With Ozzie:
Ozzie sat in his car still. A few tears ran down his face and he wiped them away angrily.
"Why'd I have to be so cruel to her?" He muttered. "Now she's gone forever."
He pulled his car through some traffic and pulled into a small alley way. He rested his forehead on the steering wheel as more tears fell down his face.
With Drix:
Drix sat there thinking to himself.
"Oh no. Hepatitis knows he didn't kill her. He has to think she's dead or else he'll go looking for her."
"Listen Ozzie." He said calling him again. "Don't tell anyone Hepatitis killed Leah. Ok?"
"Wha?"
"Ok?"
"….Fine."
Hepatitis then awoke.
"What the hell yo?" He asked getting up.
"Ummm…"
"Yo…where's the sweet lady?" He asked grinning.
"You don't remember?"
"Remember what?"
"You must have like killed her or something…When I came to check on her she was…dead and you were passed out."
"I killed her? Damn!" Hepatitis yelled. "That wasn't supposed to happen."
"Well you messed up Hepatitis." Drix said solemnly.
Hepatitis glared angrily at Drix while he planned his escape.
"Well it's lovely talking to you but I must be going."
Leah (on train):
Leah watched the scenery pass. She sighed. "Ozzie."
She saw something quick move behind her. She glanced back and didn't see anything.
"Hello." Said Roger who was sitting next to her. She screamed. "Don't be frightened. Everything's gonna be ok." He said coming onto her. She pulled out a stun gun and began to tazer him.
"I'm sick of and tired of you and Hepatitis." She said as she stopped tazering him.
He sat in his seat twitching.
Leah awoke startled.
"It was only a dream." She said to herself wiping a bit of sweat off her forehead. "It must be the pregnancy."
Even though she knew it was only a dream she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched. She shuddered a bit and attempted to relax.
With Ozzie:
Ozzie drove back to the precinct and stormed to his office. He threw himself angrily into his chair and turned his back to the door. After a minute or so he turned back to the desk and submerged himself in his paperwork.
"If I work on this stuff I won't think about…." He mumbled.
Drix arrived at the office and walked in. He looked over to his partner who didn't even raise his head.
"Ozzie? Are you ok?"
"What do you think?" Ozzie retorted.
"Ozzie…"
"No….Leave me alone."
"Ozzie please!"
Ozzie got up and stalked out of the office. He felt his eyes water and he refused to let Drix see him mourn Leah. He went back to his car and went back to his apartment. He went to his room and laid on his bed.
Ozzie sat there watching the blades of spin.
Leah sat on the train watching the scenery pass.
"Leah." Ozzie said to himself as he finally began to weep. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his left arm. He looked at his arm and saw a large tranquilizer sticking out. He looked over out his window and saw Roger sitting there with a tranquilizer gun. The image of Roger began to fade to black…..
With Leah:
Leah arrived to the lower leg. She was met by a younger cell who took her to a small office in a more unpopulated area.
"Hello Miss Estrogen." Another cell greeted. "Come into my office over here." He invited leading the way.
"Thank you." She replied following him. She sat in a chair facing a desk where he sat.
"Mr. Drixenol called me and explained you situation. We're here to help you. We're putting you in a sort of 'witness protection program'." He explained.
She sat staring at him attempting to take all this information in.
"We'll put you in one of our housing facilities and you'll be taken good care of."
She nodded.
"I know this is hard for you. I'm really sorry about all of this."
"Thank you." She muttered.
"I'll have one of my employees settle you into an apartment and I'll be over later to give you some information."
"Ok."
One of the workers came in and Leah followed him to a car. He then drove her to a building of apartments. She looked at it sadly.
"I have no idea what you're going through." The cell said. "But if you need someone to talk to I'm here."
"Thanks." She said a small smile coming on. "That means a lot."
Hepatitis having nothing better to do decided to go to a strip club.
Hepatitis who was drunk as hell continued to throw wads of money at a certain stripper. What he didn't know was that the stripper was actually a man and an officer, undercover.
Outside Frank:
"Dad? Dad?" Shane said. "Are you ok?"
"What? Yeah I think it's probably just a cold."
"You don't look too good."
"I'm fine don't worry about me."
"No I'm calling the doctor."
"It's ok. You don't have to." Frank said falling asleep.
"Dad!" Shane said concerned. "I'm calling a hospital
With Ozzie:
Ozzie woke up in a small room. He tried to sit up but a sharp pain ran through his head. His hand automatically flew up to his temple.
Drix:
Drix went back to his dusting relieved that he could finally finish. Tina Turner played in his headphones.
Leah:
Leah picked up the phone, dialed the first digits of Ozzie's number, then threw the phone across the room and started crying hysterically.
Outside Frank:
"Sir." The doctor said tilting up his glasses. "It seems you have contracted Hepatitis G, also known as Snoop Dogg's disease."
"Is there a cure?"
"Well you are only the 3rd person to contract this disease along with Snoop Dogg, and some purple haired woman."
Frank chuckled uncontrollably.
"There is a drug though; however it kills white blood and brain cells. I'll prescribe it to you."
"Ok.
Leah:
Leah stood up slowly and picked up her phone. She pressed the off button and set it carefully on a table. She liked her new apartment but she missed her old one. She wanted her old life back but knew that it wasn't happening any time soon. She went to her new bedroom and threw herself on the bed.
"I miss Ozzie." She said to herself. She turned on her stomach and slowly fell asleep.
Frank:
"Are you ok Dad?" Shane questioned as her father came into the waiting room.
"Yeah. It's just the flu." He lied.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Come on. Let's go pick up my medicine and go for ice cream.
"Ok."
The 2 headed out. But Shane knew that something more than the flu was bothering her father.