"In the Crininal Justice System. The Imperial Starfleet is responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes occured in this galaxy. These are their stories."
CRIMINAL COURT, SENTENCING HEARING
"Mr. McCoy, I've been reviewing your pre-sentence report. Mr. Macklin, I've also received a note from your client's son"
"Your honor, it's inadmissible. It should have been brought up at trial"
"Sit down, Mr. McCoy. Half of this is your doing. It appears that someone else was the mastermind of the horror that occuredat the World Trade Center. I also reviewed the jury selections in this case and have found that the jury was intentionally rigged by the prosecution to return a verdict in their favor"
"I did no such thing"
"Mr. McCoy, one more outburst and you will be held in contempt. Therefore I have no choice but to vacate the jury verdict. However, I am releasing the defendant to the custody of the Imperial Field Marshall until this implant is removed and any other issues are taken care of. We're adjourned." Firmus Piett turned and noted the big smile on his son's face.
"I'll take you over to the base and we can deal with that implant. Then, Tevin and I are throwing Veers in a cell"
"He'll deserve it."
"Your hair's a mess"
"That's because of you. Frisky." Tevin laughed at her comment. Kelly began attempting to fix her hair as a cellphone rang. "What Mike? You want to pick up Veers. Tell Firmus to stop babbling." That caught Kelly's attention although it was no secret that Firmus had been released due to misconduct on the D.A.'s part.
"No, she's with me and she wouldn't be happy with him on the car. She doesn't even like you in the car. I'll ask her"
"Do you want to pick up General Veers"
"Can I beat him up"
"If you want to"
"Fine." Tevin returned to the phone. "Mike, she wants to pound him into the ground and throw what's left on the third rail." Kelly snickered at his little comments.
"We're going to try this again. Name, place of birth, date of birth"
"Stauf, Namon. Wing Commander. Imperial Starfighter Corps. 152654"
"Shut up and answer my question." Hector punched the man in the back.
"Stauf, Namon. Wing Commander. Imperial Starfighter Corps. 152654." Outside Ryan and Davin watched. Joe came in.
"Anything"
"Same damn thing for the past two hours." Mike and Firmus walked up to them.
"Should we try it"
"What do we have to lose? He's been in custody since yesterday so he doesn't know about the hearing." Davin turned to Firmus.
"Admiral, good luck"
"I don't need luck." Ryan knocked on the window. Hector came out.
"The verdict was overturned. Tevin and Kelly are enroute to pickup Veers. Rommel has attached Piett Sr. to us. He's been here since yesterday so maybe he'll talk to Piett." Firmus entered the room. Namon looked up at him.
"Admiral Piett. It's an honor"
"Shut up. I heard what you did to my son. Why did you do it"
"This guy said he and some other guy trashed his car. He asked me to find him and let him have it"
"Who"
"Some guy I met in a Italian place. He said he'd pay me $50,000 to whack your kid and $25,000 to whack Felth's kid. He and his group are there every Friday"
"Where"
"Raimondo's" Davin and Ryan exchanged looks and then turned to Joe.
"I'm thinking mob. Considering how many times Khayman and the mob crossed paths. I would give it a thought that Mike pissed them off and Tevin's just in the way"
"Find out who these people are and haul them in." Erik stood in the dorway.
"Erik, we've got work to do."
HOME OF GENERAL MAXIMILIAN VEERS
Kelly knocked on the door. She turned to Tevin.
"I hope he's home. Mike said he wasn't in court"
"He doesn't even know that dad's in town so we'll catch him off guard"
"I hope you're right." Veers answered the door.
"Felth, I thought you were dead." Tevin laughed.
"Me dead. Not on your life. Meet the Misses. Oh, and the General woud like to have a few words with you. He sent us to get you." Veers stepped out. Kelly grabbed his arms.
"Unhand me or that will be the last thing you ever do." Kelly ignored him and placed a pair of handcuffs on him.
"Maximilian Veers, you are under arrest for mass murder, treason, falsifying Imperial documents, unlawful use of Imperial funds, and possession of an illegal weapon. Grand Moff Houston outlawed the use and construction of Death Stars for a reason"
"I will see to it that you are both locked away for this"
"Yeah, well under Rommel's new ranking system. My dad outranks you by three stars. So shut up." Another car arrived and two Stormtroopers stepped out.
"A.J., this is General Veers. Treat him with kid gloves." A.J. snickered under his helmet.
"Yes, Sir." A.J. turned to the other trooper.
"Heather, toss him in with the dirty laundry from IDC." Kelly just stared at Tevin. Veers was stunned.
"Female Stormtroopers"
"EEOC directive. Top five from the female classes were sent to Stormtrooper Training. She was one of them. Nice body too." Kelly smacked his arm.
"I hope he knows what he's doing with her. He wore out his last partner"
"He also left his girlfriend. I found him asleep on the couch the other day. He said she brought home some other guy and he caught them in bed"
"He seemed to be alright to me. If you count bashing Veers' head against the car."
"So we'll bring Stauf up for arraignment on assult one and sodomy and when whoever hired him is found we'll throw the book at them. Sorry for making you follow me around like this." Casey Novak was walking along Centre Street with Davin and Ryan following her.
"We've got two people going over to the restaurant to get a name"
"If we have to we'll convine a Grand Jury to issue a subpoena and compel them to give a name. The walk isn't so bad we have to see someone at the D.A.'s office anyway"
"Heard that Veers was just picked up"
"Yep, McCoy's off the Imperial cases because of the stunt he pulled with the Piett case"
"They've reassigned People vs. Veers to Ron Carver"
"Carver? So Branch has sent Veers to Major Case then?" Ryan had faced Carver on one occassion. "I was defense counsel in a case against him once. Jury acquitted." Davin and Casey stared at him. "He had no case to begin with unless a bloody book found on the street near a box with some homeless guy living in it counts." They walked into the courthouse. Davin went in one direction while Ryan followed Casey.
"Arraignment court is over here. He'll be brought up from the Tombs. Then again you've dome some criminal work so you basically know how it works"
"I'm not here very often, but I'll watch you and Davin's going to be doing most of the questioning anyway." They walked into a courtroom. Judge Mark Seligman was hearing a case about a person who threw his wife down a flight of stairs. Casey turned to him.
"We're next." The clerk called out. "Docket 452558, People versus Stauf. Charges are assult in the first degree and sodomy." Judge Seligman looked up.
"Oliver Gates for the defense. I assume there is a reason for the Imperial Officer's presence here"
"Colonel Pratchard is here because the defendant is charged with assulting and sodomizing an Imperial Officer with a pipe"
"If the Empire is involved, they have a right to have someone present. What's his plea"
"Not guilty"
"$500,000 seems fair"
"What? For beating up a potential terrorist"
"Judge Anderlee overturned that verdict this morning"
"Bail is set at $250,000." Stauf was led away by a court officer.
"So Oliver, I assume you're doing this pro-bono"
"HIgh profile case. I figured why not see my face in the papers. Oh, motion to bar your Imperial friend from the trial."
"He seems really happy with her"
"I don't know, he's doing the same thing I did with you. Rush from a bad relationship into an unsure one"
"And yet, here we are, married." Tevin ran a hand against her back. Kelly stared out the window.
"I'm just afraid that he'll run into something and wind up regretting it. I'm just not ready to deal with that again"
"I've known you for three years. Maybe he'll take it slow this time. Maybe he won't. We'll have to live with it. But, he might not be ready to pursue another relationship yet. I mean Michael is still living in our basement or sleeping on the other couch depends on how wasted he is. All I'm saying is don't worry about him. He'll be fine. I hope"
"On the topic of Michael. When is he moving out? A.J.'s getting tired of tripping over his junk every night"
"I don't know. It's my basement anyway, if anything I should throw A.J. out." Kelly punched him.
"Don't hit me when I'm driving"
"Why? You like to frisk me when you're driving"
"Your point is"
"You deserved it."
"Judge Taylor won't entertain his motion." Casey & Ryan were walking around the courthouse while they waited for Davin.
"Harrison Taylor. I've heard he once threw the book at the Bronx DA"
"The Bronx DA refused to hear new evidence in a case that we had concurrent jursidiction on, the Yankee Stadium clause. McCoy went through prosecuting his suspect and filed a writ for the man convicted by the Bronx DA." Davin joined them.
"What did he get"
"$250 grand. How'd it go wtih Carver"
"He's being represented by Oliver Gates. He likes trying cases in the media first and the courtroom second"
"Carver's asked that you sit second chair. I told him that you would be available to him"
"I just love when I'm volunteered for something before I'm told what it is"
"You're sitting second chair for me too, since Gates' motion is going to be tossed out." Casey walked off leaving Davin with a stunned Ryan.
"I don't carry a gun anymore"
"I know you don't, it's just that I feel like C-3PO"
"You just called yourself a droid"
"Well, I'm being treated like one."
RAIMONDO'S RESTAURUNT
Erik and Joe walked into the restaurant. They spotted a man in a suit.
"Are you the manager"
"Yes, why"
"Rodgers, Jensen. FBI." They flashed their badges.
"What's the name of the gentleman who's here every Friday"
"I can't tell you that"
"Where does he sit"
"I can't tell you that." Joe towered over the man.
"I can have a squad of Stormtroopers tear this place apart. If that's what you want"
"Donatelli, he always sits by the piano"
"Good. Friday, I'll bring my wife here. I want the table next to that one. We will be here 15 minutes before them. Do not tell Mister Donatelli anything." The manager wrote down Joe's reservation and watched him and Erik leave.
"Now we have a name. Donatelli, that's the guy who wanted Khayman dead all those times. I'll wear a wire and Jessie can keep a blaster in her purse"
"I'll be in a van with a squad ready to go when he incriminates himself. We should ask Ryan about getting a wiretap for his phones"
"The sooner the better, in the meantine have Intelligence tail him and his companions"
"Maybe they'll start incriminating themselves before Friday"
"I'm still taking Jessie out for dinner anyway. She complains that I don't do anything for her"
"You don't. You spend more time with me then you do with her and the kid."
"I personally don't like to use the subway, but since Tevin has one car and A.J. has the other car. I kinda have no choice"
"It's very noisy." Firmus stared at the man walking around with a cup in his hand. "Do not give him money." The man stopped near them and held out his cup. Mike shooed the man along. The man went on to pesturing other passengers. Some of the other passengers in the car stared at Firmus and ignored the man panhandling. The train stopped at a station. A young woman entered the car and sat next to Mike. Firmus moved to the other end of the car and left them alone.
"Was that"
"Yea, the case got thrown out because the DA fixed the jury and someone else was found to be the ringleader. He was just a pawn." Mike watched to make sure that Firmus didn't try to move between cars unaware that she had brushed her hand against his thigh.
"I'm Shannon"
"Mike and you already know Firmus." Mike pointed towards the end of the car to where Firmus had begun to stare at the map. Shannon wanted to grab Mike and jump off the train, but knew that Firmus would be lost. Mike caught her putting her hand in his.
"What are you planning to do with me"
"Take a guess"
"Sex. Evening alone with me. Dad can take the bus home since it's closer to where he's being put up for right now"
"That's what I was hoping for." Shannon put her head on Mike's shoulder. Firmus came back over.
"Who's more important? Me or the girl"
"Um, take the X68 to Springfield Boulevard and then take the Q1 to 232nd Street"
"Michael, I will not be tossed out like trash so you can go screw around with someone you just met"
"I just told you how to get to Tevin's"
"Seriously, you're better off taking the bus, since you have to make multiple transfers anyway. You could walk from the X68 to the place also. My aunt lives in the area." Mike leaned in close to her and wound up in a kiss with her.
"How was that"
"Wonderful." The train stopped at 34th Street. "Dad, this is your stop for that bus." He turned to Shannon as Firmus left the train.
"Where are you going"
"Forest Hills." Mike snickered, he would enjoy spending the night with his newfound girlfriend.
"Look, dude. I don't know what you're talking about." A.J.'s attitude was all cop with this guy.
"Dude? What's with dude? Do I look like a dude to you"
"No, Sir." Heather got his companion out of the car.
"What were you doing over in those projects? I want the truth and I want it now"
"We were lost and stopped to ask for directions"
"Then why did we see something exchange hands"
"Don't think we're stupid"
"Look, dude. We really were lost"
"Dude again. She look like a dude to you?" Heather pulled a few small bags from the car.
"Hey, Tony. We've got some crack shoved between the seat and console." A.J. began putting the men in cuffs.
"You're under arrest for possession of a controlled substance. We may also charge you with intent to sell and distribute"
"That's not mine"
"It was in your car. So it's yours."
Veers was marched down a hallway by two Stormtroopers. He attempted to talk his way into being released.
"I can give you things you never imagined"
"I lost people at the World Trade Center. Can you give me that back?" The taller Stormtrooper shot back.
"I demand that you remove these binds immediately"
"We don't take orders from the inmates, either." The shorter Stormtrooper gave Veers a shove.
"If you let me go, I'll see to it that you have the nicest things on the planet"
"We don't need that stuff from you. Rommel pays us very decently for the work we do, including locking traitors in cages." The two troopers led Veers into an interrogation room.
"Now what"
"Someone will be right with you." Veers sat down in a chair and thought about what was happening to him. The door opened and Veers looked up to see who it was.
"Pratchard, I thought you were dead"
"Hardly, although you had my parents quite scared when you reported me dead to them. We are quite busy however and someone will get to you soon." Ryan left the room. Veers went back to thinking about what awaited him now. Davin was next. Veers looked at the man who had ruined his career.
"How could you do this to me"
"I'm reminded of a defect in the AT-AT design that went uncorrected until after it was reported to the Emperor and he rolled heads. The time you told me dropping Tevin on his head would be the best thing to happen to him with Vader standing behind you. The time you tried to toss Tevin in the garbage compactor. When you told me that Tevin was dead and three days later I find out he bailed out before you killed him. How's that for why I'm doing this"
"You could never stand to lose anything"
"I couldn't stand having to come all this way to claim Tevin's body because you and that impostor Moff poisoned Houston and were setting Piett up to take the fall for it." Unknown to either of them Tevin had taken up a place on the opposite side of the one-way window.
"I see now, that stupid brat meant more to you than my orders"
"My orders to tend to him after his mother was killed were given by the Emperor himself with Vader as a witness to it"
"You were a deserter and you raised one." Tevin was furious, but thought about the fact that in the end he had done his duty and Veers was the deserter. A small smile took over his face as Davin slapped Veers so hard that Veers fell to the floor.
"My hand hurts, but that felt good." Davin knocked on the glass. Tevin walked in still grinning from seeing Veers getting hit.
"I knew you were out there. You as much as anyone would want to see this sack of Rancor food get beaten"
"Well, to be fair. Your son-in-law also had his head bashed against the roof of a car." The two Stormtroopers returned.
"We're here to take the traitor back to his cage"
"Take him." The troopers hoisted Veers to his feet and walked him out of the room. Kelly appeared.
"I've been looking for you. Someone has to go let Firmus into the house, because Mike ran off with some girl." Davin couldn't resist yelling at the departing Veers. "Hey, moron. Meet my daughter-in-law." Tevin and Kelly just snickered as the dumbfounded Veers was led back to his cell.
Paul Tyson sat and listened to the wiretap on Donatelli's phone. He made a note of someone named Tarkin possibly related to the late Grand Moff Tarkin asking about hiring the mobster to deal with someone.
"Now why do you want this person dealt with"
"He and his friend have brought shame to what my family stands for. You should know all about family honor"
"Would you like the friend dealt with also"
"Yeah, and the one guy's family"
"This will cost some big time money. Like the sum of $1,000,000"
"I can give you half that and the location of a certain Jedi Master that one of my grandfather's former coworkers is looking for." Paul motioned Terry over and pointed at his notes. Grand Moff Tarkin's grandson was going to use the mob to kill several people including Khayman. Paul and Terry stared at each other and then scrambled for the door.
"Wait, we don't even know who Tarkin wants dead yet"
"Let's find out before we trip, stumble, and fall over each other to report these findings." They continued listening.
"The one guy with the family is called Tivin or something like that the other one is the kid of that Admiral that got out of jail today." They ran for the door and tripped over Paul's untied shoelace at Davin's door.
"Can I help you two with something"
"Tarkin has a grandkid"
"What is he up to now"
"He and those mobsters they're going after Tev and Mikey. Tarkin said he wants Tev's family whacked and he'll give them Khayman's location." Davin was on the phone to someone.
"Captain, can you bring Veers up to Interrogation again? Thank you." He turned back to Terry and Paul.
"Veers hopefully will answer your questions. If he doesn't you should ask Admiral Piett about Tarkin's family. Oh, Paul fix that shoe before it gets caught in a door somewhere or Terry decides to trip you"
"He wouldn't do that." Terry stepped on Paul's shoelace and sent him to the floor. Davin just stared at Paul. "I told you so."
Tevin, Kelly and Firmus walked into the diner. The waitress sat them at a table and took their drink orders.
"Coke"
"Diet"
"Tea." Firmus turned to Tevin. "Coffee makes me a little odd at times." The waitress returned with their drinks. A man looked up from his newspaper at the group. Tevin began doodling on the back of the paper placemat. Firmus looked around and got up. He walked toward the man with the newspaper.
"Virar Needa, I thought you were dead"
"I was held on the Avenger until I was able to walk again. I was released a few weeks before Felth's father arrived." Needa motioned at Tevin.
"I thought you were being put to death"
"Veers tried to get everyone out of his way, but now Felth has him in a cell." They were soon joined by Tevin and Kelly.
"Felth's son and his wife." Needa shook hands with the younger officers.
"Why did Mike run off with some girl?" The waitress returned with the food.
"I wish I knew the answer to that"
"He's still alive? I thought he would have done something to himself by now." The four of them just laughed, Tevin through a cheeseburger.