Stella's pov; it's been about 3 to 4 weeks since I officially became the lieutenant on truck 81 it has Felt pretty good to finally have control of something I've work so hard for One of the first things I have to do as a lieutenant was find another fire fighter to be on track and I tried a couple out but the person I end up choosing was Mason the one who Herman and I hope that last year when they met. he has worked out pretty well since he started Right now truck in squad get Carter seen when we arrive

S= just one vehicle involved
W= yeah it was crazy they had to be going 100 miles an hour when they hit that light pole
S= give us some space gave us some space ... ( notice the car) where is the rest of the car
( looks into the car ) hey hang tight all right help is on the way all right squad extricate these two while we figure out what happened to the rest of the car
K= yeah will do a cruz grab the hurst
CZ= copy that
M= not entirely choking to the rest of the car just disintegrate
ML= I think it went that way ( they ran to the left )
S= Hey whoa Gallo Mason you don't get the backboard and the hurst took all right
BG= copy that
S= 61 got another victim
V= copy 61
S= ( checks pulse) she's alive ( she wakes up) just relax OK you've been accident all right( one minute) ETA on that backboard
BG= coming in Lieutenant
S= here we go
BG= Lieutenant this door
S= yeah all right I got you ( holds her hand) what's your name
AD= Adriana
S= pretty name my name is Stella
AD= where are the others
S= there about on a fee away back at the intersection but hey let's not worry about them right now okay let's just focus All right breathing through your nose that's good that's good OK very good going to put a C collar on you okay all right Mason I need your long webbing ( starts to look for it and then Stella gets ready to grab hers )
ML= I got it I got it
S= okay it's okay all right

We get Adriana out of the car in bring her to the main area of the crash

S= we got a broken arm lacerations and possible head trauma
CH= OK 61 take her to Med I got two more ambulance on the way when will take the body to the corner that it will take the driver (looks for the driver) where is the driver
EJ= I don't know he was just here
K= we got a runner

Once Adriana was loaded up into 61 me and Kelly started to talk to a cop to fly out what happened and find the driver

OH= The car is registered to Luke Weber it hasn't been reported stolen is this our runner ( shows)
K= no that looks like the DOA in the passenger seat
OH= really
K= yeah you can check with the corner but either way that's not the driver
OH= You guys got what half a dozen firefighters on scene and nobody seen that I walk away
S= hey we were a little busy
K= Look I didn't small bills on his butt the medics didn't think he was on anything he was a little rattled
OH= so what's The story is here if not a DUI they weren't fleeing from police naughty street ways why are they trying to break the sound barrier on South Kenzie
S= Run of the mill stupidity
OH= stupidity could get him manslaughter no wonder he ran where did the other survivor end up I'll see what she has to say
S= Chicago med
OH= thanks

Once the officer walks away both me and Kelly go hope the others clean up the scene once it was clean up we had back to the firehouse about 30 minutes later I go out on the apparatus floor when the ambulance comes back

V= hey
S= hey
V= looks like the uh woman from the crash is going to be okay
S= yeah
V= Yeah she just has a concussion no internal injuries they're going to keep her for a few days but I think she should be fine
S= oh goodness she could have had it a lot worse
EJ= no kidding
S= thanks Vi
ML= Lieutenant
S= hi
ML= sorry I kept you waiting on that webbing unacceptable
S= it was just two seconds I wouldn't call it a fireable offense
ML= i'm going to work the kinks out of my system it won't happen again
S= I'm gonna show you a little check that I picked up from Captain Casey you always put your long rubbing in your left pocket All right
ML= that's a great tip I'm gonna set it up way that right now
S= all right ( see A piece of paper on the ground)

I pick up the piece of paper on the ground and it seems weird so I go ask Kelly has opinion

K= yeah thanks for the update... hey so the cop Hendrick he said the woman in the backseat couldn't remember how the accident happened and that everything is a blur
S= so did she ID the driver
K= no I guess she only really knows the deceased the driver just a friend of his
S= well I found this in my coat pocket
K= not yours
S= uh good luck withdrawing 1000 bucks fron my checking account
K= looks like blood
S= also not mine look the withdrawal was made this morning 15 minutes before the high-speed crash
K= how does it end up in your coat pocket
S= I mean it didn't fall in there I think that woman put it in there but why

In that moment I decided maybe I should go talk to her to see if maybe she'll tell me why this receipt ended up in my coat pocket so me and truck head off to med

S= Adriana uh do you remember me Stella
AD= yeah uh hi
S= hey how are you feeling
AD= okay yeah thank you well for rescuing me
S= I was just I was just doing my job Um I think this might be yours I found it in my coat pocket after The accident ( shows her)
AD= it's not mine did they catch the driver
S= no not yet how did Luke know the guy
AD= luke
S= sorry I thought you told the police that you were friends with the other passenger
AD= um yeah yeah right but like I don't know how they knew each other
S= um sorry to bother you yeah you should get some rest

Once I saw that bruising on her neck I had to get out of there right when shift is over with I go and find Violet to ask her a question about possibly the place on Adrianas neck that I saw

S= hey violet how long does it take for a bruise to fade and get a purple color going
V= about two or three days I guess but everyone's different why
S= come on

I bring her with me to talk to her about my theory once I change I go meet up with Kelly

S= she insisted that the receipt wasn't hers
K= did you call her out on it
S= I was about to but then I saw this booze on the neck and Violet confirmed that she probably had it prior to the accident
K= what does that mean
S= that this girl is being super KG so I think that boy is part of the reason why... I mean look she was wearing a high neck top when we came up upon her but in a hospital gown there's no hiding
K= you sure that please is relevant that could've been from anything
S= no it couldn't that's the kind of ways you get when... Somebody is trying to choke you out ( sees Kelly's face) yeah my ex
K= it sounds like it's time to get this receipt to the police
S= yeah that's what I was thinking

Me and Kelly head off to the PlayStation once we get there we wait on the officer to come out

OH= hey guys hey what do you got for me
S= so this came from the scene of the accident it's a high value ATM withdrawal just prior to the crash seems like it might be worth looking into
OH= huh interesting where did you find it
S= One of my guys picked it up
OH= Was the cash in the car or on any of the victims
K= no not that we saw
OH= Be nice to catch a break in this case forensics couldn't pull a single unusable points on the car I want this down see what we can find out thanks for bringing it by
S= yeah you bet ( he leaves and see Kelly staring at me ) what
K= nothing

We leave the police station and head home And just hang out the next day on shift the officer shows up and fills me , Kelly and Boden in on what they have found

OH= The ATM receipt was a real find the account belongs to Luke Weber the owner of the vehicle
K= Guy that died in the crash
OH= he actually made three withdraws that morning within an hour all at different branches and all for this maximum amount
CB= sounds like he was being pushed into it
OH= you got that way we pulled footage from the bank security cameras does the sky look familiar ( shows them )
K= yep that's the driver
OH= it's all starting to make sense now
CB= so your gun in here he kidnaps or car jacks other two and then t he drives around draining the victims bank account 1000 bucks at a time
OH= simple as that
CB= The woman you pulled out of the back she's in a stable condition now right
CB= she didn't explain any of this to you
OH= she took a real shot to the head can't we call anything from that morning so we still don't have a name still can't find the guy but at least now we know what happened

I decided that moment that maybe I should go talk to her one more time to see if she can finally tell me anything that could help

AD= Stella
S= hey there you look great how are you feeling
AD= A little better
S= I gave the cops that we see and they took a look at the security footage from the ATM machine ( shuts the door) look Adriana I can't say for sure what's going on here but I do have a pretty good idea I think that you do know the guy who was driving the car I think you know him very well I think that he is the kind of guy who likes to take people by the neck and I get it you're scared and you want to do the right thing but slipping that receipt into my coat pocket it's not enough The cops they want to know his name but if you don't tell them before they figure out what your relationship really is there's nothing anybody can do to help you
AD= you don't understand
S= yeah I do it's hard turning in someone that you once cared about it feels like betrayal but God he has already betrayed you and he'll never stop until you take a stand Adriana if you come forward I will do everything in my power to keep you safe that's a promise

Before Adriana could say anything a nurse comes in to draw some blood so I hope I got through to her about two hours later I was doing some laundry when I saw someone coming to the fire house

S= Adrianna
AD= I didn't know what he was planning look I had no idea
S= it's OK it come on just sit down
AD= look he just pulled a gun on this guy and told me to get in the car like I didn't want to but
S= but you were scared
AD= right and I told myself why make him mad this will all be over in 10 minutes but then he saw how much the guy had in his bank account and he just got this look in his eye and then all atms they just stopped paying out
S= they probably hit their daily
AD= yeah but tiller he wanted to wait until the next day and do it all over
S= tiller
AD= yeah yeah and he wanted to take this guy and hold him president overnight and I told him like baby we cannot do this but he wouldn't listen to me so I tried to get out of the car but then he just hit the gas and he went faster and faster and I could not get out of the car and then we.
S= and then you crashe it's okay Adriana can you help the police find Tiller
AD= I think so

In that moment I went to tell chief and let him know where I was going because I think we finally caught the guy . So me and Adriana headed over to the police station and found the cop and Adriana told him everything she told me plus more

OH= yeah sounds good okay thank you ( hangs up) tiller Martell was just picked up at his cousin's house he's in custody thanks for the tip you got a safe place to go
AD= um my sister she lives in Oak Park
OH= grab your things I'll give you a ride ( she leaves the room)
S= What kind of protection can she expect from coming forward
OH= Protection from what the dirt bag is good for aggravated kidnapping in first to clean murder he's going to be an adult diapers by the time he gets out
S= you and I both know that's a lot has to go like first so until then you need to keep her in the loop where he's been held when he gets transferred if he makes bail all of it
OH= she has to hold up her and two people always talk to talk at this stage that when it comes time to testify
S= she already stuck her neck out for you do not abandon her
OH= well I'll loop her in every step of the way you got my work ( walks away)
S= hey you reach out to any of these numbers that I Gave you the great organizations and do you need anything else just call me
AD= thank you Stella ( hugs)

Once Adriana and the cop leaves I just head home after facing all the stuff again I get changed and gloves some wine and wait for Kelly to get home once it gets home I fell him in on what has happened

S= first degree is at least 20 years so knock on wood he will be locked up for a long time
K= I gotta admit for a while there I was worried you were walking a fine line but you knew exactly what you were doing you should be happy this is the possible outcome
S= I mean tell that Adriana she still has to live with the scars to constant worrying of you know somethings going wrong and him walking free
K= Stella you did all you could and you did good ( leans into kiss her )

Once I kiss Kelly I snuggle closer to him and thank God I got away from quiet and had Kelly as my future husband

Authors note: so sorry it took me forever to post this episode one shot because this episode definitely happened almost 2 months ago. Also there's many people inspeulated that it wasn't Grant because she didn't physically say his name but I think we all know it was Grant that physically abused her look how he was when he was there last he was super mentally a piece of torture so very positive that he was physically abusive toward her to. Hopefully I'll have the next chapter up a little faster than this and I hope you like it.