Chapter 16

Andy was cleaning up the bar when Frank ran in and yelled over the bar.

„Casey, let's go!"

She raised her eyebrow, starting to snap back at him but when she saw how blood dripped from his face, she took some ice and a towel and ran to him.

"What happened?" she started to remove blood from his eyes and eyebrow.

He pushed her hand back and grabbed her elbow "We need to go. Now!"

Andy hesitated for a second, not sure how to react. Hearing Sam's voice in her head to follow her gut, she pushed Frank against the wall. Andy pushed the ice in the towel against his wound.

He was surprised by her action and now felt pain "The fuck..." He started to yell, but Andy interrupted "I need to stop the bleeding and you need to tell me why it is so important to treat me like a dog"

Frank calmed down and chuckled. "Fine. We need you to fight, our bitch is nowhere to be found"

Andy hid her shock and horror. „Why me?"

Frank was now annoyed „Cause you can fight, a bit, now let's go"

He grabbed her arm and pulled her with him.

This was bad. She knew how pissed Sam would be if he found out that she was going to fight in a street fight. Andy knew she had to come out of it as okay as possible or Sam would kill everybody involved. At that moment she missed him beside her. All over protective and manly.

On their way there Frank got a phone call... probably from his boss, who was not happy. Andy guessed that his boss was responsible for Franks injuries.

„I'm getting this done! I am on my way now!"

Frank looked down and added before hanging up „Already dealt with that problem."

Andy knew that they were talking about the girl who was missing. She examined Frank's car very quickly, hoping she could get some clues. There was a lot of takeout food, checks with the same date. They were probably spying on someone all night. At the back of the car was a purse with some blood on it. Andy sighed silently. She took her phone and texted all the info to Boyd.

„Who are you texting" Frank was ready to pull her phone.

„Work, pretty sure I'm not covering midnight shift. Right?" Andy said casually and Frank believed it. „Right."

Andy put her phone in her pocket and looked at Frank „Your „bitch" is already dead?"

Frank looked at her „What do you mean?"

„Don't play stupid with me Frank."

„So what if she is? You a cop or something?" he snickered.

Andy snorted „I don't need to be a cop to notice all this stuff linked to her" she pointed to a purse, earring on the ground. „Like I said before, I know my way around this shit" she adjusted her body facing him.

„You should get rid of the evidence at the moment somebody is killed. You driving with this car wanting to get caught. What if a police car pulls us over?"

„Don't tell me how to do my job." Frank was getting angry.

Andy turned and looked out of the window „That's what my boyfriend said. He is in prison now, would you like to join him?"

„Don't get smart with me here..." Frank started to threaten.

„Then stop including me in your shit!" and the conversation stopped there.

Andy was always afraid of messing things up, put for the first time undercover she knew how to act and what to say. She has found and accepted the Casey she was playing for Frank. Sam was right.

They drove about 10 minutes and arrived in an empty warehouse full of people screaming and cheering for two guys fighting. Cooper taking bets and Keith helping him.

Andy was now getting nervous, she brushed it off. Frank got out of the car and walked beside her. He then sighed and called one of his guys.

„Clean my car. When I get back I want it to be spotless. Everything that isn't mine – burn it."

Andy smiled.

Frank noticed it „Don't think that..."

„I wasn't." Andy finished and smiled at Frank.

„So who am I going to fight?"

„No one important, goal is to win, or me and my boss are going to lose a lot of money"

„Is she any good?

Frank laughed „She?"

Andy stopped "I'm fighting a guy?"

Frank stopped too and walked back to her „Calm down, he looks big, but he has a lot of weak spots. You'll do fine."

Andy looked pissed off. That made Frank laugh harder „You want to punch me don't you?"

„That thought crossed my mind..."

„Save it for the fight"

Frank called for a Mike and he took Andy to a prep room. Andy took a deep breath not even noticing it was shaky.

„What?" Sam asked.

„I'm sorry, I don't know how it happened, I just heard what was going on..."

Sam touched the bridge of his nose with his fingers, holding his anger down. „What do you mean you don't know... „

„I heard Boyd talking that her location changed and she is in a known street fight" he paused and added silently, almost as a whisper „Maybe fighting The Tyran"

„WHAT?" Sam screamed and when no answer came he walked off the room, heading to Boyd's office. Everybody in the district already knew – this news spread like wildfire, nobody had the courage to tell Sam. He saw Boyd talking to chief.

Oliver opened the door for him saying „Incoming" to Boyd and chief. And Sam walked in.

„What the fuck happened to the „She will stay clean of the fighting" did you forget?" Sam yelled at Boyd.

Boyd stood up. „Sammy..."

Sam hit him in the face. Boyd fell on the ground.

„Holy shit, Sam...W-what the.. You broke my nose."

„I will break your legs if you wont take her out of the fight."

„Sammy, you know I cant."

„Bullshit, I know you have guys there. Make it happen. Or I'm going in."

Boyd stayed silent.

„What?" Sam was confused until it hit him „She is already fighting? Where?"

Andy was on the ground spitting blood. Her right side of the face was burning, but she stood up knowing there is no easy way out.

The Tyran was a large monster, filled with anger, but he was more worried about showing off, than fighting. He is probably getting paid for a show. She stood up still trying to analyze him, to find a smart way to take him down. She ducked avoiding two shots to the head and responded with a kick in the ribs. He didn't even flinch. Instead he laughed at her.

„You really think you can take me down?" he turned to the crowd „Take down The Tyran?" the crowd cheered and Andy used this time to surprise him with a leg kick into his face. He crouched down holding his face.

„What's the matter now? Lost some of your teeth?" she mocked him, but when she saw him spit a tooth out she was shocked „Oh fuck..."

The Tyran was angrier than ever. She picked her up and held her in the air for the crowd to see. Then she threw her on the ground. Andy's left side was burning. It knocked some of the air out, she had a hard time focusing.

Frank was yelling „Casey get up and win it! Now!"

Andy was pissed. She got up, glared at Frank gave him the finger and got back to the fight. Tyran tried to excite the public again.

„I normally wouldn't hit little girls, but this fight has no rules so..." he hit her mockingly in the face and the crowd laughed.

Andy didn't know that there were no rules. That meant she could take something to help her. Finding that something cost her another punch in the gut. She coughed and dropped on the ground. While coughing she saw a pile old pipes and stuff behind the crowd.

„Get me that" She yelled to Frank.

Frank smiled at her idea and arranged it for her. The second a pipe touched her hands Tyrant laughed and the crowd cheered.

„Trying to make things little easier? Even with that pipe, you're still gonna be a weak girl. And I..." he raised his hands and yelled „The Tyraaaan!"

It took Andy only three swings and he was down. She cracked his knee, hit his back, then his face.

He was down and not moving. Andy dropped the pipe next to him.

The crowd cheered and she could only hear the announcer „And finally The Tyran is down! The winner is our newcomer Casey!"

She smiled, hiding the pain she was really in. Her smile was genuine because the fight was over and she had a way of realizing her anger someone. Anger that has built up for two weeks. She felt better, in pain but still better.

After the fight, she went home to have an ice bath. She got a text from a phone company reminding of a new bonus offer. That meant that Boyd needed to see her. She groaned, no wanting to leave her bath.

Boyd was already in their meeting place at the diner, waiting for her. Finally Andy stepped in the diner and took the seat next to him. And ordered some coffee for herself.

„Are we being watched?"

„No, everything is clean. Frank pulled everyone off. Seems like you are in."

Andy smiled at that and looked at Boyd. „Oh my god what happened with your nose?"

„Nothing. Let's get to business"

Andy laughed „Sam did that, right? Is he here? Can he hear me?" she was getting excited about the thought that Sam could be near.

„He is in the office, he can hear you" he said under his breath.

„Oh," she was kind of disappointed that he was so far away „ Hi baby, having so much fun. Can't wait for you to come here."

„Yeah, yeah..." Boyd was getting ... „Did you get anything?"

„Mhm" she nodded „looks like the fights are linked only through Cooper and Duncan. Cooper runs the place and it's Duncan's hobby or what not. There is no money coming to him except his winnings. Not sure about Cooper yet. But if I got it right he chooses his customer there. Even workers. They recruited on today. John something... Marls maybe."

„Okay, will look into it. Anything else?"

„Oh the girl? Who was supposed to fight but disappeared?"

„We found her body and I think we could link her murder to Frank. Thanks for texting, we even got some of the evidence from the car. But we can't before you are in the business. Any more news?"

„Yeah, a guy tried to kill Frank. I shot him." she took a sip of his coffee

„What?"

„You didn't know? I thought you knew and that's why you didn't want to meet me before."
„Did you kill him?"

„No, I just shot him in the leg... He is dead? Who was he?"

„Frank or somebody probably killed him. He was from a rivalry drug industry. And actually it's good that he is out of the way. That means the next load of drugs is all Duncan's. He'll need extra hands and I think it is time to bring in Sammy.

„Really?" her face lit up like a christmas tree. „When?"

„Maybe at the end of the week. Depends when the drugs get in the country"

„Do you mean the drugs from the East dock?"

„Yes, did you hear something about that?"

„There are a lot of tension about that. They are thinking about moving the location to the next harbor, so it will be easier to distribute."

„Do you know when?"

„This week. That's all. Sorry."

„No you've done great. Your job is to get to the top, not worry about the current problems. I need to go now, but there is something Sam wanted to give you."

Boyd sighed.

Andy smiled excited „What?"

Boyd handed her a little button and added one word „Soon."