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"We've got check points on all the major routes in and out of the city. State police are also patrolling the stretch from South Bend to the Illinois boarder where it's believed Fox travelled after committing the crime at the gas station."
"What about family? Any kids?"
"Billy and Gina Fox had no children, Robert Fox had 2 but they live in Detroit with their mother. They've been notified."
"Do we know why this guy has killed his wife, brother, neighbour and some randomer in a gas station?"
"A few weeks ago, Grand Rapids police followed up on a call that Fox and his wife got into a heated argument and that they could hear the screaming from down the street but when our guys got to the house, Gina denied any dispute."
"Then on Tuesday night, the night before the murder of Gina and the neighbour, it was confirmed by 4 witnesses that Gina and Billy had another dispute this time broken up by our 2nd victim Mr Foley... the next time we saw Gina and Mr Foley was when 2 high school kids came across their bodies dumped behind the dumpster at the back entrance to the gym. They both had lacerations to the head and we're waiting for pathology to confirm but it looks like Mr Foley was strangled before the blow to his head."
"So Fox gets back at Foley for interfering with family business?"
"You don't kill a guy for trying to break up a fight."
"Unless there was more to it, an affair between Gina and Mr Foley?"
"But where does the brother come into it?"
"CCTV footage from the convenience store two blocks from Robert Fox's house show Robert and Gina purchasing condoms and a bottle of vodka a few days before the murder."
"Ok so Gina and Robert Fox are having an affair, Billy finds out and confronts Gina, the argument escalates and Mr Foley tries to break it up, Fox gets pissed and kills his wife and his neighbour. He then heads south to find his brother and that's where the innocent cashier in the gas station gets caught up?"
"We got motive there for sure."
Jay couldn't even focus on the discussion going on around him all he could look at was her. Her long hair that was tucked behind her ears revealing her near perfect face. The look of intent and concentration on her face was a look he hadn't seen for so long. Every move she made suddenly felt so familiar to him, her voice fell so softly on his ears. He was frozen on her and he wasn't the only one aware of it.
"Jay, a moment..." Voight requested wagging his finger in Jay's direction. Jay obliged, rising to his feet catching her trailing eyes in the corner of his eye as he made his way into Voight's office, shutting the door behind him.
Voight was silent for a moment. His arms folded and exterior sullen "Can I trust you to work this case or do I need to bench you?"
"I'm all good" Jay asked, his tone reserved.
"I'm sure she was the last person you expected to walk through that door. I need to know if you can get your head on straight and work this case with her."
Jay rose to his feet, feeling somewhat agitated "I told you, I'm good."
Voight nodded his head "Alright then."
Jay couldn't wait to get out of that office only to be met by the stares of the 15 people in the room. He kept his head down though to avoid her glances and waited for orders to be given.
"Ruzek and Atwater I want you to go the apartment Fox owned, down by the river. Ask the tenants last time they heard from him, method of payment. Anything." Voight ordered before turning to Erin "Send two of your crew with Al back down to the fathers place. See if you can get anything out of him."
Erin nodded her head, ordering two detectives to follow Al down the hallway. She turned in the direction of Jay and Upton "We're going to head down town where we have all trains and buses being monitored, send out patrols to all bus terminuses and trains stations with routes out of the city. We can monitor the situation from down town. Right Voight?"
Voight nodded his head "We got the vans loaded and ready to go. This guy has killed his wife, brother, neighbour and an innocent person he is dangerous, we need to move fast."
The rest of the orders were handed out and slowly the area cleared out leaving Erin hanging back, she waited for Jay to emerge from the bathroom before cutting across his path.
"Hey..." she called out gently as he reluctantly acknowledged her "... when all this settles down can we find a time to talk?"
Jay scoffed "You had two years to pick up the phone and call Erin. Just focus on the job" he brushed past her quickly completely ignoring the look of shock on her face. She took a moment before composing herself, swallowing the pain before making her way down the stairs and into the parked SVU.
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"So, you wanna talk about it?" Upton asked in an attempt to break the silence between her and Jay.
"No." He said bluntly hoping that would be the end of it but his partner was persistent.
"Jay I have been your partner for almost 2 years. I have seen the lowest of your lows especially after she left. Surely you have something you want to say about it."
Jay sighed as he indicated left following the parade of police cars "Just focus on the case."
Haley sighed, she examined his profile; his brow creased and figure tense. She could tell he was a ticking time bomb, ready to explode. She tried to find the right words to comfort him, to let him know that she was there for him but she couldn't and she knew whatever she had to say he wouldn't listen to because Erin was back and that changed everything.
"We've got reports of a male matching the description of Billy Fox at Union Station. Wearing black slacks and a white button up shirt" The message came in on the radio as Jay's interest suddenly peaked "We're 3 blocks out we're on it..."
Erin turned to Voight after hearing the response from Jay "Union station is a maze, this guy is tweaked more than likely armed and with no procedure plan in place, if we spook him we could lose him or he could cause even more damage."
"Your call, tell him to fall back."
Erin nodded her head slowly speaking into her radio "This is detective Lindsay, all officers are to stick to original plan, do not pursue suspect. I repeat do not pursue suspect."
Upton looked over at Jay who continued driving in the direction of Union station "Jay she said fall back."
Jay pushed down on the accelerator as his reply as Upton looked over in disgust "Jay, slow down!"
"Haley if the guy is in Union Station then we need to hit Union!"
"The order was to stick to original plan!"
Jay brushed her off completely as he pulled up outside of the station, jumping out of the car with his gun in his grasp. Haley followed behind grabbing her radio "This is Detective Upton, Detective Halstead is in Union Station in pursuit of Billy Fox. He is heading north towards platforms 5 and 6. He is armed."
Voight curled his fingers as he turned the car at speed "This is Detective Lindsay we are on route to Union Station, hold your fire."
Jay barrelled down the hallway at Union Station when a suspicious character caught his eye. Button up shirt, Jay thought to himself as he locked eyes with the man, instantly the man swivelled away from the line he was in and began sprinting down the corridor away from Jay "Suspect is running North towards platform 5" Jay screamed into his radio as the rest of the crew arrived at the station, Erin was first out of the car and began the descent through the crowds making her way to the platform.
Jay continued the chase onto the platform trying his best to dodge the streams of people making their way off the train. Jay never lost view of the suspect who ducked onto the waiting train with Erin following not far behind "He's on the train."
"Jay hold your fire" she screamed as she jumped onto the train, running through the carriages. The suspect continued his sprint through the carriages pulling pieces of luggage behind him in an attempt to trip Jay up but the limber Detective managed to avoid most of the objects thrown his way.
Erin eventually caught up with her ex-partner in the same carriage when the suspect made it to the end of the carriage leaving him with two options- surrender or leave the carriage where an army of officers awaited him. He looked back at Jay who had his gun pointed in his direction, he decided to take his chances and jumped out the carriage. Jay picked up the pace but unfortunately the doors closed just in front of him and the train began to move.
"Damn it!" he roared trying to see out the window as the train moved further and further away from the station. He hit the closed door in frustration as Erin ran up behind him. He couldn't even look at her as he knew she was furious.
"I told you to fall back" she said quietly, rage flowing through her veins "there was a plan in place."
Jay tried his best to regain his breath "I nearly had him."
"But you didn't" she snapped at him, making her way back down the carriage. She walked to the opposite end of the carriage when a voice emerged on the overhead "Attention customers, this is the non stop train to Wisconsin Dells. Estimated time of arrival is 2:30am." Erin groaned to herself as she took a seat at one of the many empty tables, removing her vest and ear piece. She kept her head down as to avoid eye contact with Jay who was still standing at the other end of the carriage. She was still trying to regain her breath when her phone rang.
"Detective Lowe, I –" she was cut off immediately as Jay watched her from a distance. He could tell by the look on her face she was in hot water. All she did was nod her head every few seconds, not even attempting to speak.
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Jay eventually made his way in her direction, with two cups of coffee in his hands. She barely looked up at him as he placed one of the cups in front of her along with a bar of chocolate.
"It was all they had..." he said as he reluctantly took a seat across from her "I spoke to Voight, they caught him. He jumped the tracks but Upton took him down, shot to the abdomen he's in surgery but they said he'll survive. The next train back to Chicago isn't til morning so Voight will have a car waiting for us at the station to take us back."
Erin nodded her head, continuing to stare out the window into complete darkness.
Jay watched her, she looked exhausted, like she had nothing left to give. He wanted to say something to her but felt nothing was going to be the right thing to say.
"I should have called you myself to let you know I was coming" she admitted, taking her eyes away from the window and onto him.
"You just caught me off guard. Of all the people you were the last one I expected to see today... and I lost my head, I should have followed your orders. I'm sorry."
Erin sighed "We got him, that's all that matters right? I'm just used to following a procedure, I haven't done it that way in a long time."
Jay gave a little smile "What way's that?"
"The way we used to do things."
"Things change I guess..."
Erin rested her head against the window, the adrenaline rush slowly winding down "Yeah I guess they do."
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