Author Note: Well it's been a while since I have done a new chapter to this story. I would like to apologize,…eeeh seems like I do this to much having to apologize for my tardiness. But this time I really have good excuse, I decided it was time to go back to school, go for a College Degree. Also didn't help I just turned 21, and you know how that goes! So blame it on those two things and everything be great (thumbs up)

So the last chapter of the story, and I am some what sad! You all have been so great with me on this story and I can't tell you how much I appreciated the comments you have left me and or sent me! I just can't think of anyway to thank you but keep saying it; I also have a surprise at the end of the story! A teaser for my next story ;) that is in the making!

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Chapter 13 – Final Showdown

The name is Noreen, Noreen Elizabeth Mann. Donald Mann's wife." Then a snarl came to her face as hatred showed through and her entire body language changed, "His widow and all because of you three…and for that you're going to pay."

Nobody said anything, not a single reaction came out of any of the three officers standing in front of Noreen Elizabeth Mann. Then again when your standing in front of one of the worst mob boss's wife to hit New York City, and had involvement with his murder, what can you say? The one that was able to find her voice was none other then Sgt. Cruz.

"Your dead."

Bosco and Faith glanced at the Sergeant both surprised by the sudden outburst and the comment itself. They then turned and caught each other's eyes, realizing that both of them truly didn't understand this. Then at the same time switched back to looking at Cruz. It was plainly obvious that Cruz knew some information they didn't and they hoped either Noreen or Cruz would share some light on this statement.

Then suddenly a laugh came from within Noreen's vocal cords as she then put her hand in front of her mouth. After her hand left her mouth a small smile was left and she waved Bosco, Cruz and Faith off as though they were having a perfectly and normal conversation. "Sorry, it's just amazing what a couple hundred thousand dollars will do, get a new house, drugs, fake your death."

Noreen Mann was hoping for some kind of shocked expression to come across any one of the three faces that were standing before her. All she got though was stone cold glares from them, as though by doing this she would be set a blaze. But what did she expect these were cops, and they know how to handle themselves when given information, how to hide emotions, fears, that's what kept them alive on the job, but also made it hard to have relationships. They didn't know where the job ended and where their life began. Deciding she wasn't going to get what she desired she was about to tell them why, but somebody beat her to the punch.

"They were going to kill you, Mann's enemies. So instead of losing you, you made them believe you were dead." Cruz narrowing her eyes as she spoke.

Putting her hands up Noreen began to clap very loudly shaking her head simultaneously and then she stopped, the smile still very evident on her face. "Ahhh give one to the Sgt, so you are smarter then you look."

Bosco couldn't believe what a complete schizoid this woman was. Then again what woman wouldn't be in her right mind if they lost their son and husband? If her idea though to torture them by talking to them to death, then it was beginning to work. The more she stood there and jabbed her mouth off, the more time any one of them could come up with a good plan. Right now he didn't have much of one, only thing he kept coming up was knocking her out and holding her hostage to get pass the gunners. He vowed never to hit a woman, but he was willing to make an acceptation on this case, because if he was going to do it one time, she was a perfect candidate.

"So who's idea was it to take out my sweet boy?"

Bosco tried so hard to make sure the laughter that was bellowing at the back of his throat stayed there, that definitely wouldn't go over well with Noreen Mann by laughing at her 'Sweet boy my ass,' he thought, that had to be the understatement of the year.

"Not talkative, that's understandable."

Her eyes traveled past the trio standing in front of her, and if Bosco didn't know any better she was signaling somebody behind them but he dared not take his eyes off her. She was definitely one of those women that if you turned your back on her, you would pay the price for it. But it was lost on him and the others as she began to start her pacing back and forth, as she spoke again.

"I suppose I'm not going to get the information out of you about my husband or my son?"

Stopping again she then shrugged her shoulders, "fine the hard way."

Before any could figure out what she meant by the decrypted message, Bosco felt somebody grab his hair making him take a few steps back to take some of the pain off his scull. Then a beefy arm wrapped around his neck nearly cutting off his air supply, making it very uncomfortable for the Officer. Then the cold semi-automatic being pressed hard up against his temple made Bosco flash back to the one time Glen Hobart held him at gun point, suicide by cop is what Glen wanted to accomplish and he did.

Bosco's eyes traveled to Faith and Cruz's, then he looked back at Noreen desperately knowing there was no way he could talk himself out of this one and that it was almost pointless to pull a gun on him. He really didn't have any idea as to how Mann's husband died, nor did he care. The bastard was the reason he was laid up at the hospital for so long. Looking back at Noreen her eyes were furious and she nodded her head, for nobody still had given her the desired answer she so wanted to hear. The cock of the gun was a thousand pins dropping as Bosco felt his heart hit the ground. Any second his brains were going to go all over the place and the last image would be of Faith and Cruz as his blood splattered across their faces.

Faith knew now what it was like to hyperventilate for her heart began to pound so hard that her chest was beginning to race quicker and faster before she could take in the air. She didn't know what to do, if she came out and said she was the one that killed Mann, then she probably have the gun pointed at her and she would be killed instead. But there all dead anyways, there was no way Noreen was going to let them walk out after she found out, that would be just stupid to think that. She couldn't allow though for somebody else to take the blame, and just as she found her courage a voice rang out.

"STOP! I was the one that killed Mann, your husband and your boy." Faith turned and stared at Cruz really sure not what to think. Though Bosco and Faith somewhat blamed Cruz for getting in the middle of their pursuit and ultimately was the one that killed Joey Mann, never did it cross Faith's mind that Cruz would take full responsibility on both deaths.

Cruz herself wasn't sure why she did it, why she took the heat on herself. She knew she wasn't going to allow Bosco to be shot and killed if she could do something about it. Cruz wasn't sure how long she would get to live now because of this sudden out burst. But her eyes quickly caught Faith's and Bosco's and to be able to read their face and find the shock in their features was almost worth it. They probably never thought in a million years she'd do something so selfless and she knew that's what they were thinking; guess they didn't know her like they thought they did.

The man still hadn't let Bosco go, still keeping the gun to his head. The three of them so uncertain of what this woman was going to do next. There was just no way of reading her and being able to predict her next move. She how ever did study Cruz for a second, which Cruz found a bit unsettling she never faltered though. Cruz would rather die right there on the spot then falter to this Noreen Mann.

Then Noreen stepped up and grabbed Cruz by the throat and before Cruz knew how to react to such an attack she was on the ground and Noreen had her foot pressed right into Cruz's throat with a gun that appeared out of know where aimed at her head. Cruz's legs moved to try and find ground or try and find a way to trip the woman but she wasn't that flexible enough and all she could do was put her hands around the woman's leg trying to release the pressure on her throat.

"How stupid do you think I am Sgt. Cruz?" She twisting her foot into her esophagus causing more immense pain to rip through her throat, she then looked up at Bosco and Faith who looked stunned. "I know what happened with my boy Joey. Remember I have IAB wrapped around my finger, so don't lie to me! I was hoping I would hear it from one of you, get some peace but you, Cruz have to act brave. Let me tell you something," Noreen looking down at Cruz, "you can pretend to hide behind that stone cold mask, but your anything but brave your just a scared little girl desperately wanting to escape."

Noreen then shook her head and then suddenly released Cruz, who began coughing immediately as the fresh air caught her lungs. "You just don't get it, why do you think I took him first," pointing to Bosco, "Because I know how you two women work, know your bad blood between you. I know enough about the three of you that even your kids would be surprised at your actions." Glaring at Faith.

Faith was more then disturbed, she was mortified that this woman could know stuff about the three of them, of herself that not even her ex-husband would know about. This woman had made a strategy with them in mind, studied them and made plans on how to get revenge on them.

"A woman's love to a man it's something that can't be put into words, and I thought you both deserved the same lost you three gave to me. Unfortunately my little snitch Logan decided to help you women out."

Cruz by then had stood back up, rubbing her throat unconsciously as Noreen made a motion with her eyes and Bosco was released again. Bosco turned and looked at the guy and then back at Mann's wife. Noreen again looked at each and every one of them, like she did when they first arrived, then shrugging her shoulders.

"Like the saying goes, when you want something done, you have to do it yourself." She then leveled the gun at Bosco's head and cocked the gun back. "Say good bye to your friends Officer Boscorelli."

Bosco didn't even flinch just stared down the barrel of the gun until a loud crashing sound came from behind them and for a split second Bosco thought the gun had gone off and he saw his life flash before his very eyes. Then quickly not wanting to lose such a distraction had the gun from Noreen's hand and pointed at her. The man behind Bosco, the one that had grabbed him in the first place had turned completely around to see what the commotion was which gave Faith the opportunity to take her foot and land one right in the man's family jewels. Immediate reaction came from the man who dropped to his knees clutching his goods and Faith was able to grab the gun that was loose in his hands. She then pushed him over completely and stared down at him. Almost saying with her eyes, 'that's where you deserve to be is on the ground, you piece of shit.'

Bosco turned around to see what the huge distraction had been to see a NYPD squad car half way through the wall and Sully and Davis coming out of the RMP. 'Now, I truly have seen everything.' When he turned back around Cruz had walked up to Noreen and punched her and was going for another shot when Bosco grabbed her arm. "I think she knows." He said, Cruz looked at Bosco and just pulled her arm out of his grasp.

Sully and Davis were walking up with other officers coming into the warehouse putting the Noreen Mann's men into custody. Faith grinned as she pushed the man into Davis and Sully who began putting him into handcuffs. "I can't tell you how happy I am to see you guys." She then got a puzzled look on her face, "how did you know we were here?"

Finney and Monroe came up behind Sully and Davis; Finney took the one man from Davis and led him away to be put in the squad car. He was still limping still feeling pain from where Faith had kicked him.

"We found you because Logan Weller told us. Wasn't going to believe him, always a shady cop, but," Sully hesitated and looked at Bosco and Cruz then back at Faith, "you and Cruz have been acting funny so I decided to go with what he was saying.

Bosco turned and looked at Sully surprised by what the older officer had reveled. Funny the one man that helped kidnap him in the first place, helped in the long run. Bosco still didn't like the man for what he did, but at least he wouldn't kill Logan if he ever saw him again.

"So who is this?" Davis nodded to Noreen who was still staring at the Officers with hatred in her eyes. Seething hot mad that her plans did not go the way she had wanted.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this would be Mann's wife, Noreen, say hello don't be so rude." Bosco mocked.

"Wow Mann's wife, didn't think that man could have one." Davis mumbled surprised that such a guy could even have one, and keep her without killing her because of some stupid mistake she did.

"Keep this up Officers, I won't forget this, this isn't over."

Cruz looked at her, "Yeah it is, with as many charges we are going to put on you,"

"You won't be seeing much of anything but Bertha as your cell mate." Faith finished Cruz' sentence. Cruz gave Faith a soft smile, which Faith returned.

Bosco then waved the gun at her and pointed towards the door, "Finney get her out of here." Finney had just walked back up to hear Bosco say this, and his shoulders drooped.

Finney grabbed her by the arms pressing them to her body as he directed her out of the building, calling back, "what the hell am I, your errand boy?"

Bosco dropping the gun and looking back at Sully and titled his head a bit a puzzled look on his face. "So I have a question Sully, how did you know where we were in the building? That we weren't by the doors or something."

Everybody looked at Sully and his response to Bosco's question was, "I didn't." Bosco just shook his head with a disapproved look on his face, "Sul, that is not very comforting."

Epilogue

Bosco finished tying up the laces on his shoes as he then stood up and closed his locker. It was his first day back since they had taken the cast off his knee and went through numerous therapy sessions so he could be back in full health. He wasn't even sure who he was working with today, he didn't really care he was just itching to get back out on the street. The door to the locker room opened up and Faith walked in giving him a smile.

"Hey you. Heard you were back." Faith spoke as she then glanced down and she moved her foot around as though she was playing with something on the ground. Bringing her head back up, "So Logan Weller transferred thought you'd like to know."

Bosco gave a short nod; kind of thankful Logan did decide to leave. He just knew the awkwardness would be there if they ever ran into one another again, could just see the conversation in his head. 'So I see your doing good, by the way sorry about kidnapping you again hope you realized it was a mistake. Maybe I can buy you a cup of coffee and we call it even.'

"So you ready to get back out there?"

"More then ever." Bosco and Faith walked out side by side and splitting up as Faith went to her office and Bosco to role call room.

Lt. Swersky was on his way to the role call room when he saw Bosco walking up the hallway, and heard him stop Sullivan who was just passing by. "Hey Sully is that a new hair cut or did you steal Donald Trumps toupee?"

Swersky never did hear the response from the older Officer but he could probably guess what it was. He couldn't help but feel that everything was back to normal, or as close as it would ever be till the next thing. He walked into the room shutting the door, "Okay everybody settle down so we can start role call."

The End!


(Preview of new story)

The vibrant city of New York City lay in ruins. Cars had been turned over as streets were now cracked and twisted as though they were nothing but a slab of dirt, that at one time they had been solid concrete. Buildings that formed the city's unique skyline either had become part of the street as twisted metal and rubble or were left half standing. Other buildings that had survived were still standing on their support beams but making unearthly sounds, as they tried to still hold up a million ton damaged building. While others had been left untouched, as though nothing had happened to them.

Paper littered the entire streets, catching up in the soft wind that had coursed its way down into street level. The winds picked up enough to lift up some of the litter and began moving it, away from were it originally had been.

Everything they had worked for was gone, and it only happened in a matter of seconds. This wasn't supposed to happen to a city like New York. It had survived 9/11, only for something to come along and do what the terrorists couldn't do.

Mother nature had leveled New York City to the ground and anybody who had survived made them wonder how had they.

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