"Desperate Measures"
Summary: Angst/Drama
Disclaimer: I do not own any Third Watch characters except for Meghan Boscorelli
Chapter 9
Craig and Meghan are now back in their hotel room. Meghan is sitting on the sofa. Craig is walking towards the window when his phone rings. He answers it. Meghan only hears Craig's half of the conversation.
"Yes? (pause) When the hell did this happen? (pause) See if you can get our clearance back. (pause) Officer Boscorelli has gone too far. (pause) I'll take care of him. Don't worry about that.
He hangs up his cell phone and he looks back at Meghan from where he is standing by the window.
"Your brother won't leave well enough alone." He tells her.
"Why? What did he do?" She asks.
"He has managed to get our flight grounded."
He just happens to look out the window and notices that there are now 3 police cars in front of the hotel.
"Son of a bitch!"
He walks away from the window and over towards the door. Meghan gets up and walks over to the window. She looks down and sees the police cars in front of the hotel. She gets a small smile across her face.
"I wouldn't get too excited. Everything that your brother is doing is just going to be in vain." He tells her.
Downstairs, the group is standing around their squad cars. Bosco, Faith, Cruz, Davis and Finney are trying to figure out their next move.
"I think we need to be blocking every available means of escape." Cruz suggests.
"Finney and I will take the back exit in the alley." Davis tells them.
Davis and Finney leave.
"I'll stay out here and cover the front." replies Faith.
"I'll stay here and help you." Cruz tells her.
"Good, I'll go inside and cover the lobby. I'm not going to let that bastard get by me that easily." Bosco tells them
Bosco goes inside the hotel. He goes over to the payphones outside the main elevator pretending to use the phone. He hears Davis on the radio confirming that he is on guard out back.
"Finney and Davis are stationed at the only back door. No activity yet."
Upstairs, Craig is holding onto Meghan's left arm as they walk down the stairwell.
"Why are we walking down the stairs?" Meghan asks Craig
"It would be stupid if we went down the main elevator. Your brother would be expecting that. I wouldn't be surprised if he was there waiting. No, we are going down the stairs and out the back door. I have a car waiting who will take us to the ferry. We'll get over to Newark and fly home from there."
"Why can't you just leave me here and go back to Tennessee? I promise I won't say anything. You can be rid of me and find someone who you really want." Meghan asks him.
They both stop. Craig looks Meghan in the eye.
"I need you for my political career. I didn't say I needed you for the sex. I have plenty of girls who give me that."
"You pig. I can't stand you. I hope Maurice gives you what you deserve."
"Your brother will be the one getting what he deserves. I'm glad that he didn't die with that incident at the hospital. I've been waiting for this for a long time."
They continue to walk. After a few minutes they reach the bottom. Craig looks out the window on the stairway door and doesn't see anything. He then leads Meghan out of the stairwell and down the hall towards the back door. Davis and Finney are leaning against the dumpsters in the back. All of the sudden, they hear the back door open. They stand up and point their guns towards the door. The door opens and they see Craig and Meghan. Finney gets on the radio and yells for the others.
"Coming out the back!"
Craig realizes that the police are there. Craig puts his left arm around Meghan's throat and pulls a gun out of his suit jacket with his right hand. He then points the gun to Meghan's right temple.
"Get out of here or I'll kill her." Craig yells to Davis and Finney.
Inside, Bosco has heard Finney call. He is running towards the back door. Faith and Cruz rush into the hotel and through the lobby towards the back door. Craig is still holding onto Meghan with the gun pointed to her head.
"Leave her go and no one is going to get hurt." Davis informs Craig.
"You think I'm stupid? The minute I let her go, that's when I'm dead. No, I'll just hold onto her a little longer. Nothing will happen to me as long as I have her."
"Let her go, Jag off!"
Craig and Meghan turn their head behind them and see Bosco standing there pointing a gun towards them. Meghan sees this as her only chance to get away so she stomps on Craig's foot. He let's go of her. She starts to run away when he points the gun towards her and fires. Bosco, Davis and Finney open fire at Craig. Craig falls to the ground about a minute later, dead.