Chapter 7

It was the next morning. And it was the bail trail, for Bryan Samson. Casey was sure that he wasn't going to get bail. He had shot an officer, assaulted another officer, shot a citizen, and raped his daughter. There was no way that he was going to get bail.

However to her surprise and the rest of everyone in the courtroom, the judge had set bail at 20 thousand dollars. Casey stood up, "Your honor, he had assaulted multiple people. Along with shooting a detective and molesting his daughter."

"Bail is set." The judge stated, banging his gavel.

/Chung Chung/

Nicole and Jamie had decided to meet at Krispy Kreme. Jamie got her order of coffee with milk. And Nicole just got a regular coffee. They decided to take a walk and drink their coffee, "So you still sure you want to be my partner. After all with what happened?" Nicole asked.

"Absolutely. Getting shot comes with the job." Jamie replied.

Nicole looked at Jamie and took a sip of her coffee, "Yeah, well I wasn't exactly there to help. And I think danger follows me, just to let you know."

"You couldn't exactly help me when you were unconscious on the floor. And don't worry, I'm used to having a partner that has danger follow them around." Jamie said thinking about Fin.

Nicole laughed, "I have a feeling I know who your referring too."

"Yeah, well, it's not exactly a state secret."

"There's no such thing as a secret in New York. Just useful information."

"I could argue that point. I've had some informants who've turned out to be pretty useless." Jamie said.

Nicole smiled, "I never said that all the informants in New York were smart. Just a few, after you break the arch of their foot."

"Are you sure you and Fin weren't separated at birth?" Jamie asked arching an eyebrow.

"Well considering I was born and raised just outside of Dallas on a ranch," Nicole smiled, "And being an only child, I could have used a brother like him."

"Yeah, he's a great guy. So, what brought you all the way to New York?"

"Well, my last arrest in Dallas went down bad, and I had to get away before I got killed, along with my partner. I went back soon after coming here to see my parents, when the coast was clear. But that's another story."

"Yeah, I know about bad arrests." Jamie stated.

Nicole looked at her, "So what made you transfer?"

"To SVU or New York?" Jamie asked.

She raised an eyebrow at Jamie, "How about both?"

"I left Chicago about ten years ago when by brother Nathan got killed. He was a hostage negotiator and came across some bad shit involving a bunch of dirty cops and they killed him for it. I couldn't bear to stay in Chicago after that. I loved Nate so much and I miss him. SVU on the other hand, I really transferred because Narco was becoming too corrupt to stay in the game. That's not the kind of cop I want to be." Jamie answered.

Nicole nodded, "I guess I was lucky then. My partner and I in Dallas stayed away from that stuff. Though, I will have to admit I knew a few dirty cops in my day."

"I never understood that. Why become a cop if you're gonna turn to crime anyway?" Jamie asked shaking her head.

"Exactly. I mean, I will admit my ma' never wanted me to become one. She wanted me to be a good ol' girl and stay on the ranch. But, I became a cop to help people. To serve and protect."

"Right. That's what cops are supposed to do. Serve and protect, not bully and steal. I'm just glad that the cops that killed Nate were brought down. They tried to frame Nate's partner Danny for his murder, but I knew Danny would never hurt Nate. They were best friends and Danny is as straight as they come."

Nicole sighed, "I'm sorry 'bout ya brother, Jamie. But I totally see where ya'r coming from."

"Yeah, well, it's in the past. I'm still here and I want to keep doing good for the city of New York." Jamie said.

"Good, same goes for me." Nicole smiled.

They came to the corner of the road and waited for the light to change. But as they came to the road, Samson ran up to them.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Jamie asked.

"Shouldn't you be in jail?" Nicole added.

Samson was out of breath, "My wife paid my bail. Look I need to talk to you two. Only you two can help me right now."

"Bullshit. You should have never got bail." Nicole answered, she was about to pull out her cell phone and find out what the hell he was doing out.

"Stop please hear me out." Samson stated.

"Does wife know the whole story Mr. Samson? Does she know about your daughter?" Jamie asked.

Samson thought for a moment, "I don't know. But look, this was all a mistake. I never meant to hurt you." He said to Jamie, "Or you." He said to Nicole. He took a deep breath, "I just want a fair trial. And I know I won't get it unless I talk to you two."

"You shot me, Mr. Samson. Why in the hell would I help you?" Jamie asked.

"Because your to serve and protect with an open mind." He answered.

"You hurt my partner, and we're supposed to serve and protect ya?" Nicole answer frowning, "Look, leave us alone. Or we'll sure in hell make sure you get the death sentence."

"Death sentence? The state of New York hasn't executed anyone in forty years." Samson said smugly.

"We can it the first one in forty years, if you don't back off." Jamie stated.

"You know, I should have killed you both." Samson spat.

Nicole took a deep breath, "That's it. You're going to wish you never got bail." She said, wishing to hell that she had her weapon and cuffs with her. He would have gone down by now. She looked at Jamie and pulled out her cell phone.

Jamie nodded and watched as Samson tried to walk away. "Samson! Samson, you stay right there!" Jamie yelled. There wasn't much she could do with her arm in a sling but when Samson took off running so did Jamie. She wasn't sure what she was going to do when she caught up with him but she did know she wasn't letting him get away.

Nicole took one look at this and took off running with her cell phone to her ear. There was no way in hell she was going to let her injured partner try to take Samson down, "Stabler."

Both injured detectives were running after Samson, "Look we need you and the rest down here. Samson just tired to talk to us…" she said getting out of breath, "And now he is on the run."

"What?" Elliot's voice came into the phone.

Nicole couldn't talk any more, "Just get down here we just crossed… third and forty-three."

"What the hell is he doing? Running to the station."

"I don't know. Just get down here!" Nicole screamed and hung up her cell phone. Catching up to her partner.

Jamie was slowly catching up with Samson, when Nicole passed her and tackled him to the ground. He tried to fight but Nicole pulled his arms behind him and pressed her knee into the middle of his back.

Jamie caught up to the scene. She was panting heavily. "Thanks... I don't... know... what I would... have done if... I... caught up to him... myself." Jamie said in ragged breaths.

"Hey, that's what partner's a for." Nicole replied smiling at her.

"Ow! This is police assault. You can't do this!" Samson screamed.

Nicole moved her knee from the middle of his back to the back of his neck. Pushing his face into the pavement. A croup started to gather around, "Police assault? You gave us a death threat. You're under arrest. For the second time."

Just then a squad car and the detectives pulled up to the scene. Everyone jumped out of their cars and ran over to the scene. Nicole pulled Samson up off the pavement and Elliot cuffed him.

Fin ran to Jamie, while Munch and Olivia went to Nicole. "You okay?" Fin asked her.

"I'm fine. Just a little out of breath." Jamie replied. "He probably would have gotten away if it wasn't for Nicole."

"You shouldn't be chasing him at all." Fin said, annoyed that Samson put them in this situation.

Munch and Nicole walked over to where Fin and Jamie were. "You alright?" Jamie asked Nicole.

"I'm fine. How about you?"

"Yeah."

Elliot handed Samson off to the uniform and walked over to the group. "Hey, Nic, you okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine, Elliot."

He turned to Jamie. "Elliot Stabler, nice to meet you. This is my partner Olivia Benson."

"Jamie Roenick. Like wise." she said shaking his hand.

"You've had a hell of a week." she said holding out her hand to Jamie.

"I know. But it's nothing I'm not used to." Jamie said shaking Olivia's hand.

"Let's get back to the precinct and see what this asshole has to say for himself." Fin said putting his arm around Jamie's waist and escorted her to the car.

Elliot and Olivia watched them leave and then Olivia turned to Munch and Nicole. "If I didn't know better, I'd say there's something going on between them."

"They used be partners in Narcotics." Munch explained. "They've known each other a long time."

Elliot and Olivia shared a look and then walked to their car, along with Munch and Nicole.

/Chung Chung/

Two hours later, Munch and Fin went to see Casey, "How the hell did he get bail?" Fin asked her.

Casey looked at Fin; "Judge gave it to him. And his wife paid it. Look, I know he should have never got bail. I tried to make the judge see that."

"Obviously, you didn't." Fin stated, "You ever think that he might have just tired to kill Jamie and Nicole out there? Or how about his daughter?"

"Wait he went and talked to them?" Casey asked, kind of shocked.

"He did." Munch answered, "And stated that he should have killed them in the house."

"I'll talk to the judge. He's out on bail and threatening police officers, I should be able to get it revoked." Casey said.

Fin looked at her, "He isn't out on the streets right now."

"Okay, then it should be easy enough to keep him locked up then." Casey said looking from Munch to Fin.

TBC…