Thread: Golden Shields ( Katy1008 & CrimsonMaster )

Detective Sergeant Thomas Reed was on his way into work not knowing that today he was getting a surprise.......which was a new partner. He stopped by a small cafe a few blocks way from the Central Station. This cafe was a place that Tom stopped at every morning at this time. Tom stood at the counter after ordering his usual large coffee with cream and no sugar. The waitress grabbed a to go cup then poured in some coffee, but instead of adding the cream she added sugar...............lots of sugar. Tom was reading over the morning paper until the waitress placed his cup of coffee on the counter along with his change. Tom picked up the coffee then walked out of the cafe. He didn't take a drink until he was out on the sidewalk. Tom almost gagged on the sugar, he turned to look at the cafe then saw the closed sign going up in the window. He quickly walked over to his car putting the coffee cup on the roof of his car then he reached in grabbing for the radio mic. Tom called into the station dispatch that there was possible 211 in progress, he then gave the address. Tom tossed the radio mic back into his car along with his newspaper then jogged around behind the cafe. Tom entered through the back door where he could hear yelling coming from the front. He exited from back to the kitchen then into the cafe area seeing four men holding guns on everyone. These four men, two white and two black were yelling for money to be placed into a large black bag which was sitting on the counter. Tom slowly pulled his .50 Desert Eagle from the shoulder holster under his coat. You boys really need a new hobby. Tom said in a cool calm tone as he pointed his weapon towards these men. The Desert Eagle was one of the most powerful handguns in the world. Most called it a street cannon and it was very deadly in the hands of someone like Tom Reed. Hearing a voice the men turned seeing that the cop who they thought was gone had come back. Gun fire broke out as two of the men fired at Tom. He returned fire dropping two quickly then nailing the third as he was trying to get out of the cafe. The fourth man grabbed a woman holding his pistol to her head as Tom walked up to him. Tom placed the barrel of his Desert Eagle against the man's head. Even if you kill her......you'll still die. Tom said as the man started to become nervous. He really didn't want to die and Tom knew this. The man let the woman go then dropped his gun raising his hands into the air just as two patrol cars pulled up out front. Tom handed off this man plus the one that he wounded to the officers. The other two were dead and belong to the coroner's office now. Tom left the cafe without his coffee, but he couldn't wait since he was late for work already. About 10 minutes later and almost 20 minutes late, Tom walked into the Central Station. Tom said hello to the other detectives and the officer who were around then he walked over to his desk. He never even sat down since there was a note from Lt. Tamura asking Tom to come to her office when he got in. Tom tossed the note into his trash can then headed off for Lesley's office. Lt. Lesley Tamura waved Tom in when he knocked on her door. The 34 year old detective had dark brown hair which was always kept short. He stood 6 feet even and weighted 210 lbs, dressed in his normal sports coat which was dark blue, white button down shirt which was open at the top since he wasn't wearing a tie and grey pants. Tom was a well built man, his arms were strong and his chest broad. He was also one of the best shots in the department. Tom was the defending shooting champion of the department and had been so for the last 5 years. The next shooting tournament would be in a few weeks and Tom was the heavy favorite to retain his title. Tom stepped inside of Lesley's office then shut the door behind him. Lesley told Tom then she was putting him on a new case. Two different women had been found murdered, one last Tuesday morning and the second one was found earlier this morning which was also a Tuesday morning. Lesley handed Tom a file which contained all the information on the case. Tom started to look through the file when Lesley said that he was also getting a new partner. This made Tom look up at Lesley as he closed the file. Tom's last partner was still laid up in the hospital after their unmarked car was destroyed by a bomb. Tom and his partner were tracking down a killer who was using bombs in toys to kill people. This killer had placed one inside of a remote controlled car and sent it under the car that Tom was using. Tom was getting coffee for him and his partner when the RC car blew up. It damaged the unmarked police car and badly injured Tom's partner. After the crime scene techs were done at the scene they found enough of the RC car which led Tom to the killer. Lesley explained that Tom's new partner was also a new detective. Hearing this news didn't really thrill Tom, he was just handed a file which could be the start of a serial killer running around LA and now he had to train a new detective. Tom knew that there was little use in protesting this, so he took the file back to his desk and sat down. Tom had his own well known reputation around the department. He had a no non sense approach towards crime. Tom did whatever he had to do in order to remove the crooks from the streets. Sometimes these actions got him in trouble with those higher up in the department and at city hall. But Tom was a damn good cop who earned the trust of many around him. One of these was Evie's father who worked along side of Tom for many years. Many of the other detectives and uniformed police officers referred to Tom as 'The Head Hunter' for his take no bullshit style of police work. Tom was reading over the file that Lt. Tamura had given him when he heard someone speaking his name. He slowly looked up seeing a very pretty young woman standing in front of the desk his partner would use. It didn't take a great detective to notice how good looking she was or how fit her body was. It also didn't take a great detective for Tom to know that his new partner was standing right where she needed to be. Tom slowly stood up extending his right hand out towards Evie. Welcome to Homicide........You're desk is right in front of you. Tom said as he shook Evie's hand. It was common for all partners to have their desk placed face to face, it was easier to talk with each other this way. Tom then had to admit that no one told him what her name was. He sat back down into his seat waiting for Evie to answer.