Flack heard the footsteps pass him in the hall. That was very lucky for him, because Lindsay had unknowing shoved him into a large closet. Unlucky for Lindsay though, because the perp was now following her. Flack emerged from the closet and rushed down the hallway. Halfway down, Flack paused. There was a trail of blood down the hall, leading to the right.

"Damn." Flack cursed. He ran back down to the center of the hallway and picked up his gun. Flack jogged out into the main lobby. He found his officer's lying in a pool of their own blood. Flack grabbed his radio that he'd left in the lobby.

"Dispatch, we have a 10-32 in progress at our DOA and officer's down. I repeat, we have a 10-32 in progress with officer's down. Send backup and EMS." Flack ordered.

"Copy that Detective Flack. Backup en route." dispatch replied.

Flack knelt down to the closest officer and checked his pulse. He lowered his head and moved to the next officer. "Dispatch, cancel that bus. We got a 10-00. I repeat, a 10-00."

"Copy that."

Flack looked back down the hallway. He hadn't heard any shots or footsteps. Whether that was good or not, Flack wasn't sure of just yet. But he did know Lindsay was injured and that she was being hunted down up there."

"Dispatch, what's the ETA on the 10-24?" Flack asked.

"ETA of 10-24...five minutes."

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The department issued SUV pulled up to the curb across the street form the designated crime scene. Behind it pulled up a third department vehicle. Danny jumped out of the car as soon as it came to a stop. He glanced at the department truck in front of them. He remembered seeing Lindsay pull out of the garage half an hour ago. Now she was running for her life inside the building with a perp with a gun after her. To make matters worse, Flack had mentioned Lindsay might be injured.

Danny turned from the truck and followed Mac over to the edge of the police car barricade. Flack stood at the main point. He turned his head as Mac and Danny approached him. Danny saw the small bandage on the base of his chin. Stella and Hawkes joined last to.

"What's the status, Flack?" Mac asked.

"Wish I could say for sure Mac." Flack replied. "No one's heard any gunshots or cries yet, so that's a plus."

"That guys runnin' around up there with a Kel-Tec PLR-16.56mm gun. Not to mention that if Lindsay's injured and she hasn't noticed yet, she's more trouble than we thought. That ain't exactly a plus, Flack." Danny said.

"Easy Danny." Mac said.

"Look, I can't say for sure if it was Lindsay's blood. It's possible it's the perp. If it is, we just got lucky. Maybe Linds found a place to hide." Flack replied.

"And if it's not, we've got a time limit." Mac said. He looked at the building briefly. His eyes scanned the men around the building with their weapons ready.

"Whadya thinking' Mac?" Danny asked.

"How many men are here, Flack?" Mac asked.

"Fifteen, sixteen." Flack estimated. "Why?"

"We need to get inside." Mac answered.

"Well it won't work if don't know where we're going in there." Flack replied.

"Then get some inferred camera on all side a the building' 'n find the blueprints." Danny suggested.

Flack nodded. He glanced back to Sherman. "I'm sure I can get that."

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yeah the calvery's arrived...well, sorta.

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