ABC Owns Them
Chapter 23
"John don't," was all Natalie said.
Agent Hower was trying so desperately to salvage this operation and was unsure how to do it when he saw John walk back into the room.
"John, what's going on?"
"I need you to look away for a few minutes, don't follow him"
"I already told you, we can't do that"
"I know but I have a plan, have Agent Roberts bring in Harry for questioning, find out where Foley is meeting Martino. Have him beat it out of him if he has to or I'll beat it out of him myself, do it right now, just make the call."
John explained the plan to Hower. That they get the info from Harry, forcibly if they had to, then John would go back and tell Izzy that he had a deal. The only problem was that he knew Izzy wouldn't just let her go once he knew he was free and clear. He was hoping that Natalie had her own plan in motion for trying to get away from him. John went back to Izzy's room and told him he had a deal, none of them would be following him, to his meeting, and then Izzy told John he would let her go after his meeting went successfully, he reassured John that if he thought he was being followed he would kill her.
They shook on the deal as Natalie looked on trying not to show any emotion as she watched John's stone cold face. She shook her head as a tear threatened to fall but pushed it back knowing she needed to be at her best.
John stood not to far from Izzy's car and watched as Izzy and one of his men got into a car, then they brought Natalie out and shoved her into it. He noticed that her hands were no longer tied together and he watched her eyes. Natalie knew that he had some sort of plan, she could read it in his eyes.
John prayed the plan would work as Izzy, after telling John that he would call and tell him where to pick Natalie up once they confirmed that they were not followed, drove off with the woman he loved.
Agent Roberts interrogated Harry for only a few minutes before Harry gave up the information that they needed. Roberts called John with the info. John waited a few minutes to make sure he wasn't being watched and then he took off in his car to the location Harry had given him. Agent Hower and Agent Smith stayed at the Hotel waiting to make sure still all wasn't some kind of ploy to get everyone from the hotel. John raced to the location Harry had given him, he raced as if his life depended on it, and it did. Natalie's life depended on it, she was his heart and his love; with out her he knew he would be dead inside. John radioed in to Bo, it seemed Izzy was heading back towards Llanview for this meeting with Martino. The meeting was supposed to happen down by the docks and although this was FBI business John knew the LPD would be at his disposable. He knew that everyone there would be willing to give their all to have Natalie return to them in one piece, she was one of them and they respected her.
Bo agreed to have men standing by. He didn't ask to many questions and he understood the urgency of the situation.
As Izzy's car drove towards the docks Izzy's driver assured them they weren't followed.
"Good, it seems your boyfriend has kept his promise," Izzy said as Natalie sat next to him in the back seat. The car parked at the lot by the docks and waited for Martino to show so he and Izzy could finish the business they had started before the FBI found out about it.
"So, what do you and Martino got going, You might as well tell me. You're probably gonna kill me anyway, so... tell me. At least I won't die curious. Unless... unless of course you want to make some type of arrangement, a deal of sorts," Natalie told him as she looked into his eye's with a sinful grin.
"You don't stop do you?" he said, enjoying the sudden attention she was showing him. Although he wasn't stupid he played along. It wouldn't hurt he thought, why the hell not, she was gorgeous and built.
"No, I don't," she said as she took a hand and forced herself to run it down his arm. Izzy smiled and took his own hand and was about to pull her head in for a rough kiss when his driver interrupted him.
"Martino's here," the driver told Izzy. Izzy licked his lips then gave her a quick harsh kiss and got out of the car.
"I'll be back after my business and we'll finish things between us once and for all," he said as he got out of the car.
Natalie watched as Izzy conducted his business with Martino. She knew she had to try anything to get away from them. She checked the car doors but the driver had her locked in, so she started flirting with the driver. She started to try and work her charms with him, she even climbed over the seat to sit in the front with him to try and persuade him up close and personal but he wasn't going for it.
From a distance Bo and a few Detectives watched as Izzy and Martino talked and then exchange a briefcase for a large duffel bag. As soon as Bo witnessed the exchange he and his men moved in. Just as they were moving in to arrest them Izzy spotted them and ran for his car. Bo screamed at him to stop but Izzy continued to run. When he got to the car his driver quickly unlocked the door so he could jump in. Natalie saw the driver unlock the door for Izzy and tried her hardest and fastest to get out while the door was open but couldn't and the driver sped off as Bo fired a few bullets hitting the side of the car.
John was still racing to the Llanview Docks when he saw Izzy's car being followed by several police cars. He spun his car around in a quick move and joined in the chase. Following behind he was right on Izzy's tail and he could see Natalie in the front seat with the driver. Natalie saw John chasing behind the car and she knew she knew she was going to have to do something to stop this chase. Noting earlier that the car was equipped with front passenger side air bags and forgetting for a few minutes that she was pregnant and shouldn't be taking such risks she surveyed the area.
Heading towards the quarry Natalie decided she couldn't stay idle any longer, she slide closer to the driver little by little as she saw Izzy watching John's car and the other cop cars out the back window. As she waited for the right moment she looked out to her side and timed it perfectly. Elbowing the driver in the face, grabbing the wheel and pulling it to the left she crashed them into a large pile of gravel. The car made its way half way thru the pile of gravel before it came to a stop. The airbags went off in the front and the force of the air bags combined with the sudden stop caused both Natalie and the driver to be knocked unconscious.
Izzy had turned back to see what Natalie had done but it was too late, the car was already in a large gravel pile. So he grabbed his gun and started to climb out of the car thru the window.
John saw the car swerve and his heart stopped; he felt better when he saw it crash into a pile of gravel rather than a concrete wall that was on the right side of the car. Not knowing who was hurt he brought his car to a screeching halt and jumped out. Running over to Izzy's car with his gun drawn he saw Izzy running frantically away from the car.
"Stop!" John screamed, "FBI !" When Izzy didn't listen and instead aimed his gun at John, ready to take a shot, John crouched down and leapt at him before he could fire. Crashing down in pile Izzy lost his gun and the 2 men began to fight for John's. As they continued to struggle for the gun Izzy knew he wasn't going to get out of this alive. The other officers screamed for Izzy to stop or they would shoot. As they continued to fight for the gun suddenly the gun went off.
Izzy stood up covered in blood and Johns gun in his hand. Bo didn't say a word as Izzy raised the gun and aimed it sideways ready to fire, instead firing three shots into Izzy's chest.
Izzy's body jerked as the slugs tore through his body then collapsed into a bloody heap onto the ground. Bo ran to John as one of the other officers called for an ambulance not even noticing that Tony and Agent Hower until Tony knelt down next to John. As they waited for the ambulance John, who could barely talk, pulled on Tony's hand indicating he want to say something.
"Natalie," John gasped out then sunk into oblivion. Tony held on to his friend as he heard an officer scream for Bo.
"Commissioner, how long before the ambulance gets here? Natalie won't wake up!"
