"In the Crininal Justice System. The Imperial Starfleet is responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes occured in this galaxy. These are their stories."
HARLEM STREET
"Terry, you turned off Jay-Z for this"
"It's Motown"
"So"
"So, who wants to hear your music blasting all over the city?" Paul Tyson was never one to know when he was losing a battle. He often boasted that he could operate anything that moved. Terry Jackson was used by now to Paul's boasting and his often annoying rap music. Paul had been a TIE pilot assigned to the Moffship's personal escort, but after running into Terry had chosen to remain on Earth. Terry meanwhile had been with the NYPD until the mass departures after the Empire had exposed numerous layers of dirty cops. The two had met during one of the many massive attacks on the city ordered by Moff Thomas Jerjerrod. Paul had been sent to recruit locals to assist in defending Grand Moff Houston from Jerjerrod's troops. Tevin along with Kelly had gone seeking aid in launching a massive attack against the Death Star IV, eventually finding themselves madly in love and Bryn Khayman personally leading the attack on the battle station's construction site at Gratha. Paul thought about all that alot often forgetting things like a ringing cellphone or filling out the paperwork. But, he had to admit it. His life had improved since that battle station had been destroyed. Terry watched as Paul held a young woman close to him.
"Yo, got a call, one of our officers was attacked"
"Who"
"Piett. I guess someone took revenge on him for what his old man did. Two PD detectives are there." They left after Paul finished making out with the woman.
"You may wind up marrying her"
"She's just booty call"
"Until you're on Maury Povich 'cause she says you're the baby's father"
"That will never happen"
"She'll call Rommel and put your butt in the sling." They arrived at the scene and were greeted by one of the detectives.
"Odafin Tutuola"
"The gentle one." Terry responded. The other detective appeared.
"John Munch"
"The loony one." Paul was trying to be funny again.
"Someone beat and sodomized him with a pipe. I guess someone was upset his father hung himself before the state could strap him down and inject him. I know I would have enjoyed watching that. I still think that someone didn't want his execution all over the news." Munch was ranting.
"There he goes again on his theories"
"Lucky for the guy who did this, General Felth is still closing out old cases."
Tevin's breathing had some form of rhythm to it. Kelly stared at him wondering how they could have found happiness in the middle of a war of all things. Not only that, but had created a life. She had woken up to the baby crying but found Davin who had been awaken by the neighbor being annoying tending to it. Tevin mumbled something about the baby's crying.
"Your dad took care of it. Those morons next door woke him up"
"Can't they ever stop picking fights with us"
"I guess they will when they find themselves in court or Rikers"
"More like when a TIE Fighter trashes their brand new Mercedes SUV." She punched him playfully. Things like that made their lives better. He went back to sleep. She went to get something from the kitchen. The phone rang.
"Who could that be at this time?" Kelly answered it.
"Paul, what's going on? Is he okay? Who was that? Munch is always ranting about something. I'll tell him and him too"
"What?" Tevin was in the room looking for his famous six-alarm chili.
"Mike was attacked by someone. Munch thinks it had to do with his father. I threw that chili out before it puts your father in medical"
"Munch always thinks up some crazy theory."
CHATTERBOX - FLUSHING, QUEENS
"Today? Not gonna happen." David walked into the beauty parlor that many of the Empire's female officers frequented.
"Liz been here today?" He asked the lady at the desk.
"Attitude like hers, I'd remember if she was here." The phone rang
"Chatterbox. When? Today? Not gonna happen"
"Where could she have gone"
"Try the deli"
"I was there. They told me she was here." A scream was heard from a back room.
"Bikini wax. She'll be here tomorrow." She went on."Today? Not gonna happen." David left.
MERCY HOSPITAL
Mike Piett sat up in his bed. Fin was asking him about the attack. Munch was going on another theory again. He stared at Tevin.
"Can you toss that wacko out"
"John, coffee." Munch left. After Mike had finished Fin left him alone with Tevin who was laughing.
"What"
"Munch's ramblings are cracking me up"
"I thought it was me"
"No. What happened to you isn't funny. My father's ordering a guard placed on you. Stormtroopers, orders to shoot first and call me later unless the person's on the list of staff or permitted visitors"
"I feel a lot safer."
"Where's Jessie"
"Try the diner. She, Erik, and Joe usually stop there for lunch. Why"
"Her 61s are MIA"
"So"
"Felth wants me to lean on her"
"We're getting our nails done tomorrow. I'll tell her." David looked at her.
"Don't make that face"
"What face"
"The one you always make when I talk about female beauty"
"I don't make a face at that"
"Yes, you do." Liz mocked his facial expression. David grabbed her and just held her forgetting about the missing paperwork. She was more to him than she knew. Somehow she had seen through his silence and eventually fell for him. Kelly had introduced them at her wedding after noticing David giving her the eye. They had fallen in love on the spot although his silence had kept it hidden from her.
LARRY"S CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES
"Did you sell a pipe last night"
"Why"
"Imperial Officer was attacked with one last night"
"Don't know. Not involved." Fin was losing patience with the man.
"How 'bout I haul your ass down to the joint for obstruction"
"Someone came in last night, paid cash for a lead pipe, said he wanted to whack some terrorist's kid"
"So you can't tell us his name"
"Like I said, he paid cash."
Mike was released later that day. Despite being told to go home and rest, he went to the office. Tossing out the hate mail of the day, he settled on one of Tevin's magazines. Hector was having a cup of cold coffee while Paul and Terry were arguing over music again. This was normal for the Empire's officers nowadays.
"You know, if you have nothing to do. Make fresh coffee"
"I don't touch the stuff, makes my father insane"
"I was talking to the trooper behind you"
"Tevin's father said he is go where I go. Something about whoever attacked me might try to do it again." Hector looked at the trooper. Strange, he was never told about that. He figured David would have told him about the trooper, but David was busy keeping up on paperwork.
"Tevin, wake up." Kelly smacked him with the pillow.
"What"
"Why is there a Stormtrooper in the yard"
"Mike's guard detail. My father won't release it until the guy who attacked him's caught and made an example of. That, and it annoys the neighbors. A.J's being reassigned to IDC"
"Why"
"Something about IDC needing a few squads of Stormtroopers to combat the gang problem and his unit was picked"
"Good luck to him." IDC was as bad as Riker's at times. In fact, inmates were often moved between Riker's and IDC because of security issues and the random deployment of Stormtroopers kept the inmates at IDC very much in line.
Mike had very much enjoyed watching the day to day operations as he was still on medical leave. Fin and Munch had interviewed several leads but found no one willing to talk until Fin threatened to arrest them. Paul had also been looking into leads and found the same uncooperativeness until using a squad of Stormtroopers to turn their places were mentioned.
"You know anything or are you just shutting up"
"I don't what you're talking about"
"Corporal, toss this place." Paul said to a Stormtrooper.
"Okay, I know this guy at the bar, said Piett trashed his brand new Beamer. He heard the son was in town and wanted to 'jack him up'. That's all I know"
"What bar"
"It's a biker bar"
"Where"
"Cops aren't welcome." Paul motioned at another trooper.
"Place him in custody as a material witness"
"You can't do that"
"He just did." The trooper said, enjoying how relaxed the Empire had become in recent times. Paul turned to the trooper holding the man's bags.
"Dump them there and finish tossing the place"
"Yes, Sir." The trooper returned to his work. Paul would deal with this suspect himself. Special Vicitims ADA Casey Novak had visited the office to piece SVU evidence and statements with Imperial evidence and statements. She and Davin had agreed that the perp would also face a hate crimes charge. Tevin had stopped by IDC to ensure A.J.'s unit was in place. He of course found and helped A.J. remove a Latin King from a cell along with another pair of Stormtroopers. The inmate kicked at Tevin's face. Tevin and A.J. grabbed the inmate and threw him against the wall. Several Stormtroopers took the inmate and placed him in another cell.
"Normal for this place"
"Just make sure they don't get your blaster"
"I'll shoot them first." Tevin snickered. His brother-in-law had a way with humor, even in the IDC.
"You're the brother I never had, thank you Jabba the Hutt"
"What happened"
"Jabba hired someone to kill my mother because she got mixed up with the wrong people. By the time dad got around to dealing with Jabba, the Rebellion had killed him and his goons. He was pissed, Palpatine issued a direct order that I was more important to him than the upcoming battle at Endor. Of course, Palpatine was destroyed by Vader and the Empire fell apart despite Thrawn and Daala's efforts to reclaim the galaxy. That's where all this crap with Piett and company began. Rommel at least knows how best to use the troops in an effective manner. Expect to be deployed to Riker's at some point." A.J. smiled under his helmet.
"How's he handling IDC"
"His temper at times, he'll survive. I hope"
"Tevin, why don't we take a night out on the town"
"When"
"I don't know. Just go out and forget about this place for a night. Come home wasted and with our clothes a mess after doing it in the car"
"Could happen. Sooner than you think." He threw his arms around her and fell asleep. She stared at his firm chest watching it go up and down. He was alot of things to her; friend, husband, knight in white armor, father to her baby. She found out a few months after their wedding that an OTB had been taking bets on their marriage. Tevin of course told the OTB that it would be shut down for that and it was. The next morning Tevin awoke to one of the most annoying sounds in the city, a gypsy cab had parked itself outside and was honking its horn He called to the Stormtroopers outside.
"Cut that jerk a summons for waking me up"
"Yes, Sir." Kelly stirred but wasn't awake yet. Davin was up and about making coffee and toast. Mike also got up muttering something about how the neighbors were going to get a TIE surprise.
"Where's Kelly"
"Sleeping"
"Who called that cab"
"Not me." Tevin looked at Mike.
"I didn't call it. I swear." Kelly came in.
"Did A.J. come home last night"
"He's staying with someone in Manhattan until his deployment to IDC is over"
"Who? That girlfriend he never told me about? She's a stripper." Mike just went wide-eyed.
"He's dating a stripper and I'm not"
"He as far as I know, has been seeing her for about a week now"
"That is just wrong. Mixed in with a stripper"
"Mike, shut up." Breakfast continued in the normal manner. Mike was due to return to duty although the detail hadn't been lifted yet, so he was assigned to traffic detail with Tevin which released the guard for the day. Kelly was taking the baby to the doctor for her shots. Davin and Casey Novak were still working out the charges to be filed against Mike's attacker.
"How are you getting to her doctor"
"Bus, since A.J. still has the other car"
"When is he returning that"
"I don't know. It's better for him to have it then for it to sit in the driveway"
"With gas prices the way they are, you want to drive the H2 around all over the place"
"The Empire pays for the gas"
"No, they don't"
"It's an Imperial Service Vehicle, it gets serviced the same as Army Patrol Vehicles."