6 Months Later

Linc nodded to his partner as they waited at the warehouse. He had a radio in his jacket pocket and waited for the signal. It was two am, the witching hour for robberies. He leaned against the building, exhausted as his new partner always wanted to be on a new case or maybe it was a new high. God he missed Pete's quietness.

Linc watched as the dark blue van pulled up, three men in white coveralls exited the rear door and made their way into the warehouse. At least their information had been solid as he watched and waited. Chad had a lit cigarette and it was only the light, save the waning moon. Once he saw the men start to load up the van, Linc called it in.

His blonde haired partner nodded and Linc called the police backup. Plainclothes and uniformed cops surrounded the warehouse. The robbers still had the TV's and stereos in their hands when the cops got them.

Seeing their job was done, Chad and Linc headed towards the Charger.

"Hold on a moment." A voice punched the darkness.

Both men turned to see their boss. Dressed in a suit, Captain Adam Greer smiled broadly.

"Good job guys." Greer patted the two undercover cops on the back. "Now get out of here."

Both men nodded and headed towards the Charger. Once in the car, Chad gunned the engine and they tore out of the parking lot.

"So that was a pretty good bust huh." The blonde haired man said.

"Yeah. I guess." Linc said and shrugged. "But anyway, it's late and I'm tired."

"What no drink to celebrate?" His partner said.

"No, Chad I'm not in the mood for a drink. Just take me home." Linc sat stiffly in the car.

"Man you are no fun. Both you and Julie. I thought you were swinging cops."

Linc remained quiet on the ride home.

"See ya tomorrow in the captain's office?" Chad asked.

"Yes I'll see you tomorrow." Linc waved and made his way into his apartment. Flipping on the light, he made his way to his bedroom, changed to his pajamas and slid into bed, but not before touching his book of "Tale of Two Cities."

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Julie sat in between Chad and Linc. Greer stood behind his overloaded desk, files, photos and paper littered his desk. A lit cigarette was in the ashtray and a Styrofoam cup of coffee was near it. Tenseness filled the air.

"Good work out there." Greer smiled and winked at Julie and then looked seriously at Linc and Chad.

"Well it helps when the talk on the street is solid." Linc said as he crossed his legs and clasped his hands in his lap. His dark glasses hid his bloodshot eyes and dark circles.

"So Chad how is it going with these two?" Greer pointed to Linc and Julie.

"Well Captain. I have big shoes to fill. I mean all these guys do is talk about Pete." Chad lamented and shook his head.

Greer sat down and sighed. "Ya well Pete Cochrane was a hell of cop." Greer picked up a file and thumbed through it.

"Yes he was." Linc stated. "And a hell of a man too."

Julie cleared her throat. "Yes, Pete cared about everyone, even the people we busted." She wiped a tear from her eyes.

"Yeah well, fill out your reports and go home." Greer looked at his team.