Desperate Measures
Summary: Angst/Drama
Disclaimer: I do not own any Third Watch characters except for Meghan Boscorelli. My stories take place towards the end of season six, but before "Goodbye to Camelot".
Chapter 2
A well dressed man around 40 years old is walking out of the airport carrying only a briefcase. He looks like someone who gets whatever he wants. Another man is behind him pulling a pair of suitcases that are on wheels. The man leading the way is Craig Phillips, a very powerful senator from Tennessee. He is also Meghan Boscorelli's husband. He is in New York to take Meghan back to Tennessee no matter what. He will not let her ruin what he has fought for so long to accomplish. The man following him is Scott Johnson, a smalltime thug trying to make it big.
"Where is she?" Craig asks the man behind him without even looking back.
"As of right now, I believe she is at the 55th police precinct." Scott replies, trying to keep up.
"I didn't want her to make contact with her brother. This might complicate things a little." Craig says a little annoyed that things are not going as he planned.
Both men walk out the main airport doors. There is a black limo waiting right at the curb. Scott rushes over to the back door after giving the suitcases to the limo driver.
He opens the door and stands aside so that Craig can get in.
"I want Meghan back at my hotel room tonight."
"I'll personally make sure of it." replies Scott.
Craig gets in the limo and sits down. Scott closes the door. The rear window slowly lowers. Craig looks out at Scott.
"Don't fail me. You mean nothing to me. I can just as easy make you disappear."
The window slowly goes back up. Scott is left standing watching the limo leave wondering how in the world he is going to pull this one off. He has heard stories about how erratic and unpredictable Officer Maurice Boscorelli is.
Bosco opens the door to Lou Swersky's office still having no clue who is there waiting for him. As he does so, the person sitting in a chair facing the desk turns around. He recognizes immediately that it's his younger sister, Meghan, who he hasn't seen her in eight years. Not since she married that jag-off who took her to Tennessee and completely isolated her from even her own family. Tears start streaming down Meghan's cheeks as soon as she sees Bosco. She gets up out of her chair and rushes towards Bosco. Both brother and sister embrace.
"Oh, God. I can't believe it's you." Meghan says between sobs.
For once in his life, Bosco is at a loss for words. He just wants to hold onto her praying that he isn't dreaming. They finally break the hug and just look at each other for a minute.
"Maurice, you have to help me." pleads Meghan.
Bosco leads her back to the two chairs facing Lou's desk where they both sit down.
"What happened?" asks Bosco. Whatever it is, he decides that it has to be bad if his sister is sitting before him. Meghan can be just as stubborn as he was at times.
"I left Craig, I had to. I couldn't put up with the abuse anymore. I need you to protect me from him. I know he followed me to New York to drag me back to Tennessee. If he succeeds, I'm better off dead.
Bosco stands up and walks across the room. He is fuming at the idea that anyone laid a hand on his sister. He slowly turns around to look back at Meghan.
"You let that son of a bitch abuse you all this time?" Bosco said angrily
"What was I supposed to do?" Meghan replies. "He threatened to kill me and everyone I ever cared about if I left. I couldn't let him hurt you, Mikey or Ma."
"Let him try and come near you. He'll wish he stayed in Tennessee." Bosco tells her.