I got into the squad car with Chris driving, and we started riding the streets. Chris and I have always been good friends, so riding with him today was okay. We started talking about how annoyed we were getting at Gail and Dov constantly bragging about doing surveillance for an Undercover Op. Our bantering was interrupted by Chis' phone ringing.
It was Dov's girlfriend Edie, calling about an old boyfriend harassing her outside her home. Chris told her we would be there in a few minutes and to keep the doors and windows locked until we arrived.
When we got to her house, the guy was on the front lawn yelling at her to open the door. We got out with caution. Chris approached the guy while I walked toward the car, looking inside for anything out of the ordinary. When I looked in the back, I saw exactly what we needed to collar the guy.
"Sir, is this your car. The one with the money counter and duffle bag in the back." I looked at the guy waiting for an answer.
All that came out of his mouth was "Uhhh."
"Chris, if the car doesn't belong to anyone that gives us right to search it right?" Chris caught on, and nodded his head in response.
We searched the car and found a unlicensed gun hidden in the glove compartment to add to the money counter and duffle bag that was filled with a lot money.
We didn't realise until after we got back to the station that arresting the guy we now know as Gabriel Lessing, ruined a six month op that was supposed to bust the largest pipe line of drugs in the country. By arresting Gabe, they can't bust the people who were selling two million dollars' worth of heroin. Detective Boyd, the one running the op was beyond pissed at us.
I was sitting at the desk writing out my report of the day's events when Sam came over with a smirk on his face, "Come watch me fix Detective Boyd's problems for him."
I walked with him to Boyd's office. Sam convinced Boyd to let him call the guy named Angel who was supposed to sell Gabe the heroin. Sam picked up Gabe's phone, and pretending to be him, made the call. He got Angel to go forward with the deal. The op was back on.
Jerry was called into the office to figure out a game plan. Both detectives were in agreement that Sam needed back up, but they couldn't figure out how to get someone in without making it look suspicious. I went over the day's events, trying to figure out who Gabe would possibly bring to a sale when it hit me.
"What about his girlfriend. Gabe can bring the girl he came early to see." They all looked at me. Sam and Jerry looked impressed but Boyd just looked annoyed.
Boyd spoke, "I guess that could work, I'll have to do some digging, all our women undercover agents are in the field."
I cut him off, "What about me, I don't need to be filled in on the case, I can do it." I looked at each of the men. Sam wore a thoughtful look, Jerry looked very quizzical, and then there was Boyd.
"No thank you."
I was about to speak when Jerry cut me off, "Boyd's right on this one. Sorry McNally but we need someone with more experience."
Sam came to my defense, "McNally may not have a lot of experience but I have been riding with her for the past six months. We know each other's moves, and we really don't have a lot of time to fill someone else in."
Boyd gave a frustrated sigh, "Fine." As he left to make the arrangements, he stopped next to me and said, "Good luck, you're going to need it."
Sam and I followed Boyd out, and headed to the locker rooms to change into street clothes.
I was putting on the finishing touches when Sam entered the women's locker room.
He leaned against the lockers. "Wow McNally."
I smiled as I finished putting on my hoop earrings. "I'll take that wow, as a complement."
His smile instantly turned serious, "Are you sure about this? I know you are ready but I want to make sure you are okay with doing this."
I sighed. I knew this would come. "Yeah Sam, I'm fine with it. This is what you trained me to do. I'm ready."
He smiled his full dimpled smile, something I haven't seen in a while. "Well okay than, ready to go, Edie?"
"Ready as I'll ever be Gabe."