Title: A Heartbreak, A Crime & A Declaration
By: greygoose70
Summary; In the aftermath of the dirty bomb Castle has some thinking to do but something happens that changes his life. (A/U for S03/E17)
Chapter 5
Kate got no further before one of them open fired from the AR15 he was holding, several rounds hitting the side of Karpowski's car one shattering the passenger side window.
Jane immediately began firing back with her M4 using short three round burst just like she had been taught during her Army days. She hit one of the perps in the leg and he went down but was grabbed by one of the others and dragged back inside the house. A house window was suddenly broken, a gun barrel then appearing and shots coming from it, again pounding into the side of the car providing cover for Becket and Rizzoli.
Ryan and Esposito hearing the gunfire coming from the front of the house began making their way up towards the back entrance but they were too late. Whomever was giving the orders inside must have figured the cops would have people in the back and instructed to cover it for they hadn't made it ten feet before they were fired upon. They immediately scrambled back to their cover location and returned fire.
LT with Will providing cover moved up to the side door him and Will had been keeping watch on. Standing up to one side of the door he signaled to Will he was going in. The door didn't have a window and didn't appear to have a deadbolt lock so he proceeded to kick it in then spinning to the side for cover and it's a good thing he did for a long burst of fire came from the inside. Will returned fire popping off a three round volley from his service weapon. LT reached around through the open door and did the same. He heard a couple of his shots ping off something metallic figuring the perp was behind a metal structure, maybe a furnace. He figured the shooter would however have to come out into full view to shoot using the automatic rifle he was using.
LT motioned Will to shoot again so he let loose with another three round burst. This time LT was ready he had unslung the M4 from his shoulder and had dropped to the ground. Laying on his back his weapon at the ready so as soon as Will fired he rolled into the open doorway and as he saw the muzzle flash of the perps weapon he fired back hearing the scream coming from inside. He maintained his position until he was relatively sure his opponent was down.
Captain Marvel (yeah he took a lot of ribbing because of his name) SWAT commander and his unit were two blocks away when they started hearing the gun fire. "Find out what channel that Detective Beckett is using; I need to talk to her." He ordered his radio operator.
Working furiously the radioman made contact with her signaling his superior she was on channel three. The commander switched his radio to that channel and speaking into his mouthpiece spoke. "Detective Beckett this is Captain John Marvel, SWAT commander. Were a block away, give me a sit-rep."
Beckett relayed to him their situation and from which direction she felt would be the best way for his team to approach and her position. "Very good detective, keep your head down I'll be there shortly.
Shortly turned out to be forty-five seconds (maybe) later when a six foot four inch hunk of a man squatted down next to her. "Captain Marvel I presume," Beckett said in greeting a slight chuckle in her voice just as another burst of gunshots came from the windows of the house.
"We think one of perps is down but not sure of his condition so we're in a hold situation there. That's on the east side of the house, the west side has been quiet. I have a team there but its a second story entrance and not sure if those inside have it covered. We do have the back covered but there's no cover so my team can approach."
"Weapons," Marvel said.
" They have AR15s and Glocks," She replied. "One person in each of my teams has an M4 with two extra magazines."
"What can you tell me about your personnel."
"LT on the east side is a former SEAL, Esposito at the back was Special Ops, Karpowski on the west and Rizzoli here former Army. Me, I've been in more fire fights than I can count."
"Not worried about you Beckett. I know your reputation," Marvel replied complementing her. He then said, "'Everyone ready." After receiving a ready from his men he turned back to Beckett and Rizzoli." Okay detectives here's the plan. I have two snipers in second story windows in the house behind us; we'll keep these two busy so that our combined teams can dispense of the rear and sides. Whatta say you try to talk them out first Beckett. I'm always in favor of a peaceful surrender."
"Can't hurt," she responded picking up the bullhorn then speaking. "Come on Benson you've got…" That's as far as she got before bullets came flying, one shattering the drivers side window this time sending shards of glass down on top of her. Then suddenly it stopped and the only gun fire Beckett could hear was that that was coming from the rear of the house and probably the east and west sides which both ended rather quickly.
"Spread out and let's go!" Marvel shouted scooting around the front of the car taking the center position with Beckett and Rizzoli ten feet to the left and right of him. He hit the door with his shoulder quickly looking left then right seeing two dead bodies; his snipers had done their job well. "Clear! He yelled to his two female companions loud enough to be heard through the entire house, then receiving the same response from the other teams.
"Looks like this one here bleed out from a hit to his femoral artery," as he stood over another body.
"That would be the one I hit during our initial exchange," Rizzoli said in response.
"Well looks our job is done here. Sorry Beckett, I'll email you my report."
"Sure leave us to clean up, Captain Mar-vel," Beckett replied stretching out his last name which brought chuckles from his team members still in the room.
"Good one, Beckett. You take care. And FYI your people handled themselves very well"
"Thank you Sir, look forward to working with you again sometime."
"Count on it," He replied walking out the door just as Lanie was entering almost knocking her over. "Excuse me," He said, "You are."
"Lanie Parish, M.E., now get out of my damn way," she said shoving her way past him.
"Any of our people get hit?" Lanie asked moving up next to Beckett."Nope. All we have are five dead bad guys," answered Beckett.
"I've already contacted CSU, they're on the way," Beckett heard Karpowski shout out while Lanie got on her phone calling for buses to pick up the bodies.
Three hours later when the dead bodies have been bagged and were on their way to the morgue, when Karpowski's bullet riddled car has been hauled off, when CSU had completed their work seven very tired detectives plus one sergeant piled into their vehicles and quietly headed back to their precinct.
Upon their arrival they found a very happy Captain Montgomery and the scent of Bar-b-Que. "Dinner is in the breakroom," he cried out. "Help yourself."
Inside the breakroom they found where additional tables had been brought in and set up. One eight foot table was loaded with aluminum pans containing either beef brisket, chicken, sausage, beans, potato salad and/or coleslaw. There was a large crock with sauce and two large glass containers labeled Tea, one sweet, one unsweetened. "WOW!" Came a chorus of voices as they all began assembling into a line to partake of the feast.
After gazing (gawking more like it) Kate caught glance of two figures sitting in a far back corner, she recognized them right away, Martha and Alexis so she walked to where they were seated bending over giving each a brief but assuring hug.
"We got them," she said while taking a seat herself. "They're dead."
"Good," Alexis replied almost joyfully before Martha answered. "Thank you Katherine we knew you would."
"So whatta say we get in line and eat. I'm starving."
"Okay everybody listen up. After you've filled your bellies I want you to go home, get a good nights sleep and be here at ten o'clock in the morning and not before. Got it!"
"Got it," they all replied loudly.
TBC