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Chapter 12

Jeffrey entered the cold storage facility and walked towards the small office inside his area. He brought in the few bags of groceries that he had purchased and placed them on a table. He threw his keys on the desk there and sat down on the chair. He huffed as he sat there and thought about what he saw at his house when he arrived there 30 minutes ago.

Back across town at the PAB, Sharon and her team were working diligently to find Jeffrey. Mike was looking at Jeffrey's laptop computer at his desk, going through all of his files. Julio and Amy were still at the house, waiting for SID to show up and process the crime scene. Provenza was on his phone speaking to one of the five cold storage facilities left on the list.

Andy was on his phone speaking to Jimmy Beltman, another owner of a cold storage facility located in the warehouse district. "Are you sure?" Andy said over the phone as he tried to get the attention of Provenza and Sharon, who was in her office at the time. Provenza looked over at him and thanked the person on the other end of his phone before hanging up.

"You got something?" Provenza asked as he walked over to Andy's desk. Andy turned around and saw Sharon was walking towards his desk as well. "What is it, Andy?" she asked. Andy placed his phone on speaker. "Jimmy, I have my Commander on the phone with me along with another Lieutenant in my division. Can you say again what you just told me?" Andy asked.

"Oh, ah, yes, like I was telling Lieutenant Flynn, I thought it was strange the other day that one of the cold alarms were going off in one of my storage areas that I rent out. Now, I called the owner and he came over to have a look and said that everything was fine. Lieutenant Flynn asked if we rent to individuals and I told him yes," Jimmy started dragging out the conversation, repeating his conversation earlier with Andy.

"Jimmy, cut to the chase, what you told me a few minutes ago," Andy interrupted him, shaking his head which brought a smile to Sharon's face and made Provenza roll his eyes. "Oh, sorry Lieutenant. The picture that you sent over to my office is the guy that I'm renting to on a monthly basis," Jimmy finally stated on the phone.

"Um, excuse me, Jimmy is it?" Sharon asked. "Yes ma'am," Jimmy replied. "Commander Flynn here, I just want to confirm that you are renting a facility to a Jeffrey Donovan or a Jeffrey Kaminski, is that correct?" she asked him.

"Yes, Commander, that is correct. The name he has on the contract is Jeffrey Kaminski though, but that's his picture all right," Jimmy stated. Sharon nodded and looked at Provenza. "Hey Jimmy I just want to confirm the address of your location," Andy told him and they did.

"Yeah, he drives a black truck, and a matter of fact, I think I saw him pulling in here not too long ago," Jimmy added. Andy looked up at Sharon and she nodded. "Okay, thank you Jimmy, um we will probably be heading to your location soon. I'm going to give you my number in case you see Jeffrey leave the facility," Andy told him.

"Okay Lieutenant, no problem," Jimmy said and the two hung up their phones. Andy leaned back in his chair and looked at Sharon and Provenza. "We haven't even finished processing anything yet, and Julio and Amy are still at his house waiting on SID to come," Provenza stated.

"We need to act now. Sharon, if he's there we can go and arrest him," Andy suggested and Sharon listened to both of her Lieutenants. She stood there thinking for a moment. "Lieutenant Provenza, call SOB and see if they are available to come with us to the facility," Sharon turned before walking over to the Murder Board.

Andy glanced at Provenza before he stood up and followed Sharon to the board. She was looking over all the information they had discovered at Jeffrey's house and throughout their investigation. She knew that they had to act fast in order to finally catch him. Sharon didn't know if he was capable of killing anyone else, for the matter.

He touched her elbow and she glanced over to look at him. Before they could say anything to each other, Provenza hung up his phone. "Uh, Commander, apparently there is a hostage situation going on at a bank in LA, therefor everyone within the Special Operations Bureau is tied up with that," Provenza sat back in his chair.

Sharon sighed and turned around to see how far along Mike was with Jeffrey's computer. "How are we doing here?" she asked him. "Well, there's nothing relating to any other murders, but I did find information about the Millers, and the Gonzalez's," Mike pointed out. "How so?" she asked him. Mike pointed to the computer screen and she saw pictures of the Millers, and of Richard, his wife, and son.

"He had researched them before killing them?" Andy asked as he stood behind Sharon. "It seems that way," Mike stated, folding his arms and leaned back in his chair. "He had a picture of you, Sharon," Andy said, barley above a whisper. Sharon knew what Andy was alluding to with that, but she had never encountered Jeffrey. Everyone that he had killed, he had known on a personal basis.

"And I also found this in his computer," Mike added and pulled up what Jeffrey had searched in Google. "He wanted to know about us," Sharon rubbed her forehead with her fingers as she looked at the screen.

"Lieutenant Provenza, call Detectives Sanchez and Sykes, find out if SID is there, and if so, have Julio and Amy meet us at the facility," Sharon directed Provenza as she turned around and went to her office. A few seconds later she walked out with her vest and jacket again. "Let's head out to the facility and arrest Jeffrey," she nodded to Andy and the rest of them.

Mike closed the computer and turned it off, placing it inside the evidence bag and sealing it, so that no one else would tamper with it while they were gone. He then placed it inside an empty desk drawer and locked it. Standing up, he put on his vest and threw his jacket on.

Provenza did the same thing, putting his vest on over his dress shirt and then grabbed his jacket. He took the keys from his desk and looked at Mike and then at Buzz. "Come on Buzz, you're riding with us again," he said and Buzz grabbed his camera and followed the two Lieutenants out of the office.

Andy grabbed his jacket after he placed his vest on over his head and strapped the Velcro together. Sharon and Andy walked out of the office and waited for the next elevator to take them back downstairs to their car.

"Andy, I know what you're thinking. But," Sharon started to say, however Andy interrupted her. "This guy's a psycho, Sharon. He researched us and was fixated on you," Andy shook his head as they stepped inside the elevator.

"You shouldn't even be going with us on this," he mumbled and as soon as he said it, he knew he was going to regret it. "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear you say that," she told him as the elevator doors opened to the parking garage.

She walked out and Andy was behind her. All he wanted to do was protect her but at the same time, he had to respect her command. He never had a problem with it before they were dating, while they were dating, and even after they had gotten married, so why was he having such a hard time now? 'Because she got shot, you idiot,' he told himself, as he unlocked the car and caught up to Sharon, holding the car door for her and then closing it behind her when she got settled in.

Sharon pulled out her phone and dialed Provenza's number. "Are you ready?" she asked. "We're good, and we'll follow you," Provenza said over the phone. Andy backed the car out of the spot and waited till Provenza and his car came around the corner before driving towards their destination.

"Go just with lights, I don't want to spook our chances with Jeffrey hearing sirens as we approach," Sharon informed Provenza and company over the radio in their cars. Andy flipped the switch for the light bar as soon as he pulled out into the street.

It took them around 20 minutes to reach their destination and when they did, they parked off to the side of the cold storage facility. Two other patrol cars parked at an angle leading up to the gate of the facility.

As Sharon stepped out of the car, Provenza was right next to her. "Julio called, he and Amy are on their way over here," he informed her and she nodded. "Good," she looked to Andy who was dialing the owner of the facility, Jimmy, on his phone.

"Jimmy, Lieutenant Flynn," he said over the phone and after a brief exchange he hung up and looked at Sharon and Provenza. "He's on his way out here to show us where Jeffrey's storage is located," he told them and he looked over and saw someone coming out of what he assumed was the front office of the facility.

"Lieutenant, wow, you brought a few people with you," Jimmy said as he greeted Andy. "He's just up here over to the left and back," Jimmy pointed out the location to Andy and handed him a layout map of the inside. They passed by Jeffrey's truck so they knew he was still at the location. "Do you have a key to unlock the front door?" he asked Jimmy as he glanced at Sharon.

"Here you go," Jimmy handed him the key on the ring. "Great, thank you Jimmy. If you could return to your office," Sharon asked and Jimmy nodded in compliance as the team started to set up.

"Alright, I say we unlock the door and search the place for this psycho Jeffrey, but we need to be methodical about it. Two officers at the entrance and two others at the far exit around the side," Provenza stated and Sharon agreed.

The four patrol officers went to their posts immediately after Provenza told them. "Buzz, I want you behind us," Sharon told him and he nodded, getting his camera ready for the entry to the place. Andy looked at the map and saw that there was the possibility of three rooms once they were inside. One was the cold storage area; the other was a small office.

"Looks like there's a wide hallway and then three rooms," Andy showed Sharon, Mike, and Provenza the map. They nodded as Andy placed the map in the inside pocket of his jacket. "Unlock the door Flynn," Provenza pointed to the front door.

Jeffrey had heard the commotion outside the facility and knew he was in trouble. He quickly made his way to the other exit but he peeked through the sliver of the door and saw two police officers standing there. Quickly shutting the door, he made his way to the room that had the table and plastic tarps inside and waited.

Provenza, Mike, and Sharon drew their weapons as Andy placed the key in the keyhole and unlocked the door. Before opening it fully, he also drew his weapon and then slowly, he opened the door. Mike went first this time, followed by Provenza, Sharon, and then Andy.

As they made their way inside, the lights were on in the facility and the door to the small office was open. Mike glanced inside the office, quickly, and noted that the office was empty. He made his way towards the back of the facility, staying along the wall. Provenza kept close to him.

Sharon made her way into the small office and looked around. Andy stayed at the front of the office, watching Provenza and Mike down the hallway. Buzz followed Andy and turned his camera to the front office where Sharon was standing. Again, Sharon saw a picture of her, the same picture that Jeffrey had at his house. She shook her head as Andy met her gaze.

Mike opened the door to the cold storage area, glancing inside and seeing bodies. "Uh, I think we either found more bodies, or the body parts that were missing," he pointed to the hand and body parts inside. Provenza looking as well. "Dammit," Provenza muttered as he waved for Buzz to come over to where there were.

Sharon and Andy made their way up the hallway, and as Sharon was passing up the other room, the door quickly opened and Sharon was thrown inside the room. The door closed immediately and Jeffrey locked it.

"Sharon!" Andy repeatedly screamed as he pounded on the door. Jiggling the handle, he frantically tried to get the door to open.

"Hello Commander," Jeffery said as he pulled her inside. Sharon fought her attacker and doing so, dropped her gun a few feet away from where she stood. Jeffrey had grabbed a knife from the table and Sharon did her best to fight him off, keeping the knife from away from her. She braced her arms against his hand that held the knife. His other arm grabbed Sharon's jacket.

"I knew you looked familiar when I saw your picture on TV," he snarled at her as they fought. "I've seen you with your son at school," he continued as Sharon tried her best to control the knife. Sharon knew in her mind that he had just mentioned something about Matthew which placed her in fight mode even more so.

Sharon kneed him in his groin area which distracted Jeffrey for a brief moment but he came swinging back at her and ended up slicing her left arm with the knife. She cried out in pain. Jeffrey came back at her and she punched him, stepped on his foot, and kneed him in the groin again, which caused Jeffrey to fall over. Sharon ended up tripping as she also fell to the floor.

She turned around and crawled to where her gun was laying. She grabbed it and pointed her gun towards Jeffrey. Jeffrey had gotten up and started aggressively towards her again. She fired her gun twice, hitting him in the chest and head and he fell to the ground in front of where she was laying.

Andy was still trying to get the door open and threw his left shoulder into the door several times. He started to kick the door. Mike had found a crow bar and handed it to Andy. He placed the crow bar in the door frame and that's when they heard several gun shots.

"Sharon!" Andy yelled again and cursed before the door finally opened, breaking the door frame. He dropped the crow bar and immediately ran inside, seeing Sharon on the ground and Jeffrey a few feet from her, dead.

Mike went in behind Andy and went to check Jeffrey's body. He searched for a pulse but didn't find one.

Andy knelt down next to her. He gently pried the gun out of Sharon's hands and secured it. "Sharon?" he whispered, looking her over with his eyes trying to see if she was hurt. "I'm fine, Andy," she told him as she kept staring at Jeffrey's body. Andy helped her up from the floor and in doing so, that's when he noticed that her arm was bleeding. She had blood all over her jacket and on the floor where she was laying.

"Sharon, your arm," he said as he moved her back to the hallway. Provenza had grabbed the chair from the office and Andy had her sit there while he looked her over. He removed her jacket and that's when he was able to get a better look at her arm. Blood was still seeping from the wound and he took off his jacket and rolled it up, placing it and putting pressure on her arm.

"I'll call for paramedics and also for the medical examiner," Provenza informed Andy and he nodded, still keeping his eyes on Sharon. "I don't need paramedics," she muttered as she looked at Andy. "Now who's the stubborn one?" Andy chuckled as he kept pressure on Sharon's arm.

Sharon was looked over by the paramedics after they arrived. She was still sitting on the chair as one of the paramedics looked at her arm. He cleaned it as best as he could do with the supplies he had. "I think you're going to need stitches," he noted and Sharon groaned and hissed as he touched the wound.

After he cleaned the wound and wiped away the dried blood on her arm, he took a numbing spray out of his bag and started to spray it on Sharon's arm. She winced as he did this and Andy placed his hand on her shoulder and gave her a gentle squeeze. "Sorry, it should numb your arm and relieve your pain until we get you to the hospital," he told her.

"Also, when was the last time you had a Tetanus shot?" he asked her. "She had one a year ago," Andy chimed in before Sharon could speak. "Okay, then you should be covered," the paramedic gave Sharon a wink as he placed gauze over her wound. "I'm going to cover it up now," he explained.

"I'm not getting stitches," she muttered to Andy as the paramedic worked on her arm. "Sharon, that wound won't heal on its own," Andy tried to convey to her. She huffed. "Fine, but I don't need to go there in an ambulance," she stated. "Okay," he chuckled as the paramedic finished.

"Keep your arm elevated for the time being, that will help with the bleeding, and we recommend getting to the hospital as soon as possible, to avoid an infection," the paramedic told both Sharon and Andy. "I'll take her as soon as you're done," Andy assured him and he packed up his things.

"I'm going to need a signature here stating that you are refusing to go with us in an ambulance," the paramedic held up a clipboard to Sharon and she quickly scribbled her name on the line. The paramedic grabbed his bag and left the area.

"Come on, you're coming with me," Andy told her as he helped her stand up from the chair. Sharon looked around the room and saw many people moving in and out of the area. "But I have to wait till FID gets here before I can leave," she insisted.

"Provenza called them and told them to meet us at Cedars," Andy stated, shaking his head as Sharon wanted to follow the rules, even when she was bleeding. Provenza walked over to where they were now standing.

"Commander, don't worry, I have things under control here. You need to go with Flynn, FID will meet you at Cedars for your statement," he told her. Sharon still looked around, hesitant to leave, but finally relinquished herself.

"Come on," Andy started walking with Sharon to their car. She stopped for a moment once they got outside the facility and closed her eyes. "You okay? Are you dizzy at all?" he asked her and she shook her head no. "No, you're not okay or no, you're not dizzy?" he asked, looking at her.

"No, I'm not dizzy," she told him, opening her eyes and started to walk again. He got her into their car and secured her seatbelt. "Is your arm okay like that?" he asked and she nodded yes. He closed the door, walking around to the other side. He got into the driver's side and started the car. He placed the car in drive and turned on the lights and sirens this time as he drove away towards the direction of Cedars.

TBC