Thread: Golden Shields ( Katy1008 & CrimsonMaster )

Tom stood not to far from the door as Evie started to question Megan. He watched as Megan sat down slowly then reached for a pack of cigarettes. She pulled one from the pack then grabbed for the lighter after placing the pack back on the table. Megan's thumb flicked the wheel which caused the flame to jump from the top of the lighter. With the cigarette firmly between her lips, Megan took a long drag as the flame from the lighter lit the end of the cigarette. Megan set the lighter back onto the table then she sat back into the couch as Evie spoke. In time, Megan answered Evie questions while she puffed away on her cigarette. Megan again looked towards Tom who was just standing there by the door way. She thought that he was quite handsome......for a cop and wondered if he was married or perhaps played around on the side. Megan's attention again turned to Evie when she asked whether the man was white or black and whether he was clean shaven, also if she would recognize him again. He was white......clean shaven.......Looked professional.....In my business you can smell money a mile away.......He had money.......But obviously he wasn't looking to spend it. Megan said as she crushed out her cigarette. I will always remember his face......He killed my best friend......If you can catch him....I'll help you put that bastard away. Megan added as her head hung low. The last moments when Megan saw Michele was playing through her mind like she was watching a movie. Tom looked at Evie and nodded his head. That was pretty much all they needed from Megan. Tom thanked Megan for her help, he then pulled a business card from his coat and laid it on the stand which was next to the door. If you have any more information......Or you see this guy again.......Give me or Detective Taylor a call. Tom exited from the apartment closely followed by Evie. The two walked towards the elevators Tom said that once they got back to the station, Evie could run a check through NCIC on unsolved murders like the ones they had now. Her idea was well worth checking out since they had little to go on right now. The two entered the elevator and soon enough were heading out to their car. Tom reached for the door handle then slipped inside just as the police radio came alive with the frantic call from dispatch. Any cars in the vicinity of 5131 Oakwood Avenue..........Assist 1 Adam 21.......Shots fired......Officers down..........All responding units handle code 3! Tom slammed the driver side door of his car as he grabbed the single red light which was sitting between him and Evie on the seat. Tom placed the light on top of the car then he started the motor. He reached out grabbing the microphone of his radio. This is 1 William 56.......We're responding to 5131 Oakwood Avenue to backup 1 Adam 21. Tom didn't even bother hanging the mic back on the radio. He just dropped it as the dispatcher gave him a 10 - 4 then told all responding units that Sergeant Reed would be in command on sight until the watch commander arrived. Tom wheeled his car out into traffic and turned on the light and siren. The unmarked police car was flying down the streets of Los Angeles like a rocket. Each turn that Tom made caused the tires of the car to scream as if they were in pain. But tires were a small price to pay when a fellow officer's life was at stake. The drive from downtown to Oakwood normally took almost 15 minutes, but Tom made it in only 7 minutes. Tom brought the car to a screeching halt just behind the parked patrol car A-21. Two shots rang out from a house just acrossed the street which made Tom duck as he opened his door and rolled outside. Officer Eric Moore who was wounded had taken cover behind his car. Eric's partner Officer Ed Connors was laying on the front sidewalk which lead to the house. The two officers had responded to a domestic call at this address when a man opened the door shooting Connors then Moore. Eric was able to get back to the car while still under fire and after being hit two more times. Tom pulled his .50 Desert Eagle then fired two shots at the house before telling Evie to check on Eric. He then grabbing the mic from his car. Tom radioed in that they needed more backup which was already on it's way. He was told that SWAT was 20 minutes from scene, but Tom knew that Officer Connors didn't have 20 minutes. Since Tom was the senior Sergeant on scene, he was in charge until someone higher up came. You're in command until I return. Tom said to Evie, then he gave her a reassuring touch on her shoulder. This was going to hard work for a new detective, but Tom had faith that Evie could do it. She would set up the arriving patrol cars to keep the street as safe as possible. Evie would also have the arriving Ambulances waiting nearby so they could swing into action once the scene was secure. Adam 16 and Adam 20 showed up on opposite side of the street which caused the man in the house to spray fire his AR-15. Tom waited until the man started firing in the other direction before he took off running acrossed the street. He soon disappeared between the two house heading for the back.