Ben Dixon

Ben Dixon was on paper just another serial killer. Callaghan and Rosati had butted heads on how to deal with it, and some how Callaghan had got Andy to go along with his stupid idea of being bait. The only problem with the plan was that no one, well except Sam, had even considered that Ben Dixon could have a partner. Sam was not even involved in the investigation, but insisted on getting involved when Andy had agreed to be bait. This was no different from any other time he had Andy's back, except that Best and the brass had specifically ordered him to stay away. He couldn't put this finger on it but something was just wrong. It was as if Best was taking his orders from someone higher up the food chain. Sam got involved anyway, effectively nailing his own coffin shut.

Ben Dixon had turned out to be a Tier One operator that lost it big time and decided to do so in Canada. From what Sam had been told, Tier One's are the best of US Special forces. Theses were the guys that were tasked with doing the jobs no one would or could do. The reason that the US government had been trying to keep a lid on this was that Ben Dixon had to be either captured and contained or killed. There was no other option the the boys in blue where simply not up to the task.

Sam at learnt all of this retrospectively while having a drink at a bar the other side of town, trying to get over what had transpired that day, 36 hours later. Having a gravelly voiced spook called Fisher tell you that while you did the right thing, you where going to get fucked for the sake of international security is not the best way to end your day.

While Sam was no special forces guy, he did know the street and effectively being told to stay away from the case let him to get on with things. While Callaghan and Rosati bumbled their way though the case, in the process losing Andy. He however had found Ben Dixon and Andy.

Sam had used all his street contacts to trace his movements. People tend to forget that in the age of the internet and real time satellite uplinks, its the guys on the ground that get the real intel and this is where Sam was hocked in like no one else. He had managed to trace a Ben Dixon to a apartment on the other side of town, which had been registered to a false name. Breaking in had been an experience since he had almost tripped a claymore rigged to the door. He then spent the next 2 hours going though he had found. Ben Dixon was one hell of a solider, but he had also been though some bad times and seen some bad stuff. Sam noticed two things. This was his place, since it had everything he needed to live and allot of personal possessions. He also noticed that there were two sets of everything and that in the ration pack, there was a set designed for someone with diabetes. This meant that the 'witness' that Callaghan and Rosati had interviewed two days before was in fact Ben Dixon's partner. Quickly phoning a friend in the spin team, he got the last few credit card charges made to her card and worked his way back from there which lead him to the warehouse.

He had called it in and gone into the warehouse alone since Andy was in there, in danger and getting to her was the only thing that mattered.

Taking a deep breath he recalled the start of the end for him and Andy.

He had started searching the warehouse when he heard the sirens, but continued in order to find Andy. Turning a conner he saw Ben Dixon trying to open up a container with a set of keys in this righthand and a gun in his left hand. ben Dixon looked up and saw Sam. He had this matter of fact look, as if to say, this is what it is, lets just get it over with.

Did Ben Dixon raise his gun at Sam. No. Did it matter, no. In Sam's mind it came down to this. Andy could be in there, this guy would beat him in a gun fight any day of the week. If he was going to to take this guy down, this was it.

Sam fired off 8 rounds, 3 body shots and 5 driving him to the ground. At that moment Callaghan turned the corner, gun raised. Sam switched onto Callaghan. Callaghan went white as he saw Sam had him dead to rights. After a second Sam switched back to the body of Ben Dixon. Without looking he told Callaghan to check the container, and that Andy may be inside. His voice lowered when he said her name thinking the worst. He then processed to clear the rest of the building.

5 minutes later he was outside on a stair case leading to the street when he saw a figure in a suit, gun drawn searching. Sam's first instinct was to call out 'police, drop the gun', something stopped him and he just watched. From the corner of his eye he saw a figure learn out of the ally to the right pointing a gun at the man in the suit. Sam opened up firing 8 shots at the figure. Jumping down he pushed himself up against the wall leading to the ally, gun in his left hand. He neared the edge. As he was about to turn a figured dropped down from the edge below sam's eye line. He pointed his gun down and fired. He then heard a second shot from behind and spin around. The man in the suit, the man he would later get to know as Fisher was standing there. Sam tried to say something but nothing came out. Fisher just walked past him gun lowered and looked at the body on the ground. It was of Ben Dixon's partner. One gun shot was in her chest the other was in her head. Fisher went to leave and Sam finally said 'Police, don't move' while pointing his gun at Fisher. Fisher looked around and nodded to Sam's gun. Sam glanced down and realized that his Glock 17 was out of ammo. Fisher smiled at Sam and said 'good job'. And we that he was gone.

Sam did a quick reload and then realized that he still did not know if Andy was safe. He ran back to the container, and as he turned the corner he saw her in Callaghan's arms. He looked on, know that she was safe. She looked at Callaghan, the way that he wanted her to look at him and knew that was it. Her and Callaghan were back together, and he was out. He tock one last look, feeling happy that she was OK, but sad that she was not with him and walked away.