Davis hurried out down the hallway with his gun in his hand. The
hallway led him to an alleyway on the side of the building. Davis looked
both directions but didn't see any indication of Christopher or the other
guy. Knowing that there were other units in front of the building Davis
headed toward the back of the building, radioing in his position as he made
his way down the alleyway.
As he approached the back of the building he heard sounds of a scuffle up ahead. Davis slowed down to a walk and got up against the side of the building. He cautiously approached the corner of the building and peered around the corner to see what was going on before he rushed into the situation.
As he looked around the corner he saw two people struggle on the ground for control of a gun. Davis could tell that the one guy was Sgt. Christopher so he assumed that the other guys was the shooter but he couldn't see the guy enough to make out what he looked like.
"Police, freeze," Davis said jumping out around the corner and training his gun on the two fighters. He tried to keep the other guy in his line of sight not Christopher.
Davis' shout was enough for Christopher to get the advantage over his opponent. He knocked the gun out of the guy's hand and then was able to pin him. Davis, while keeping an eye on Christopher and the other guy, went over and picked the other gun up off the ground.
"Can I have your cuffs, Davis," Christopher asked the other officer as he dragged the shooter to his feet.
"Sure," Davis said handing the cuffs over to Christopher. As Christopher cuffed the guy and started reading him his rights Davis finally got a good look at the guy that Christopher had chased and caught. It was Fred Gubbine.
"Davis, is everything okay?" Sullivan asked as he came out of the alleyway followed by several other officers.
"Yeah, everything is under control," Davis told him. "And there was someone on the inside planning the attack on Bosco - Gubbine," Davis said as one of the other officers radioed in to the other units that the situation was under control. Everyone then heard Lt. Swerksy come over the radio declaring the site secured.
"How's Bosco?" Christopher asked Sullivan as he turned Gubbine over to one of the other officers and the entire group headed toward the front of the building.
"He's pretty shaken up over everything but other than that I think he'll be okay," Sullivan said. "Faith is taken him to Mercy just so they can check him over. I don't think he's brother is going to be that lucky though. It looked pretty bad and it didn't sound like the medics thought he was going to make it."
"That might not be such a bad thing," Christopher commented.
"Yeah, and if it hadn't been for you that would probably be Bosco and not his brother."
"Yeah, well I had to clear myself. I knew I was a suspect in all this when the Captain started asking questions. I wasn't about to let all this stuff cost me my career," Christopher said. They had reached the front of the building by this time and Christopher left Sullivan and Davis to go talk to Lt. Swersky who had now been joined on the scene by the Captain.
"He has such a heart," Davis said to Sullivan as they watched Christopher walk away.
"Some people will never change," Sully told him. "Let's head over to the hospital and check up on Bosco."
Davis and Sullivan made theri way to their RMP and headed for the Mercy hospital. The drive over was quiet as was the walk from the squad to the ER waiting room. Davis and Sully found Faith standing near the nurse's station.
"How's Bosco?" Davis asked her as he and Sully joined her.
"He'll be fine. Other than the injuries he already had he's okay. He's in with his mother right now. His brother didn't make. Medics said he crashed in the ambulance on the way over and they couldn't get him back."
"Man," Sully said. "I'm glad we were able to catch Gubbine tonight. Without Michael Boscorelli there is no way to place him at the previous crime scene. However, at least he'll do time for shooting Michael Boscorelli."
"And the third guy in on that attack? Remember Bosco said he saw two other guys with his brother that afternoon," Davis said.
"Maybe Gubbine will talk," Faith said. "Turn the other guy in as part of a plea bargain."
"If he doesn't, I don't think we'll ever get the third guy," Sullivan said.
"Yokas, how's officer Boscorelli?" the Captain asked coming into the ER.
"He'll be fine, Sir. His brother didn't make it though."
"Their mother?"
"She's already been notified. Bosco's with her now," Faith told them. As she finished saying that she saw Bosco come through the double doors alone. He walked over and joined the group.
"I'm sorry to hear about your brother Boscorelli," the Captain told him.
"It's probably for the best," Bosco said. He couldn't find it in himself to feel sad over his brother's death. The brother he had loved, who he had grown up with, had been dead before all this happened. He felt bad for his mother, who was taking the loss of her youngest son hard, but other than that he saw it as one more criminal who would never hurt anyone again. One less drug user on the street. "If its okay sir, I'ld like to head home."
"Sure. We'll get your statement about what happened tomorrow. Yokas, why don't you drive him home."
"Yes sir," Faith said.
As she and Bosco started out of the ER her partner stopped in front of Christopher.
"Thanks for saving my life, Jason" Bosco told him.
"I was only trying to save my career," Christopher told him not knowing how to take Bosco's gratitude.
"Yeah, well all the same - thank-you," Bosco said again and then headed for the exit with Faith beside him.
"Boscorelli," Christopher called out just as Bsoco and Faith were about to walk out the door. When Bosco turned around to look at him Christopher continued. "You're welcome," he told him. Bosco nodded and then he and Faith left the ER.
Fred Gubbine did turn in the third person in on the attack on Bosco and Timothy Lang was picked up the following afternoon. In return for turning in Timothy charges against Gubbine for the attack on Officer Maurice Boscorelli were dropped. However, Gubbine was sentenced to forty years in prison for the murder of Michael Boscorelli with a chance at parole in twenty years.
Timothy Lang was sentenced fifteen years in prison for being a part of the attempted murder of a New York City Police officer. He would be up for parole in five years.
Michael Bosocorelli was laid to rest during a small grave side ceremony. Bosco did not attend. In fact, other than the priest and Angela Boscorelli, the only one at the interment was Faith Yokas who went to support Angela.
Before he could return to duty the department required that Bosco go and talk to a therapist which Bosco did without a protest. The therapist told the department that Officer Boscorelli was dealing with the situation as well as could be expected. The Captain still told Faith to keep a close eye on her partner for the next few weeks which Faith would have done whether she had been told to or not.
Bosco returned to work the day after his brother was laid to rest. Sully stood on the steps of the station house after role call watching as Bosco and Faith got into their squad car. Davis came up behind him with the radios.
"Here Sully," Davis said handing him one of the radios. Sully took it from him and attached it to his uniform without taking his eyes off the other two officers. "What's on your mind, Sul?" Davis asked.
"You made a comment during all of this about it reminding you of Cain and Abel," Sully told him.
"Yeah," Davis said not sure where his partner was going with this.
"Well I was just thinking about how lucky we were that this version of the story had a different outcome. Abel lived and Cain died. Bosco could have been killed twice throughout all this. It was luck that he wasn't."
"I never thought I'ld hear you get sentimental over Bosco," Davis said with a smile.
"Yeah, well the guys a jerk but he's still a good officer. This place wouldn't be the same without him."
Davis nodded as he and Sully headed for their RMP to start their shift.
"He doesn't seem to broken up about the death of his brother does he?" Davis commented as he shut the car door.
"Well, I can't imagine feeling to broken up about someone who just tried to kill me either. But Bosco will grieve for his brother in his own time and in his own way," Sully said as he pulled the car out into traffic. He was hoping for a quiet shift today. Somehow he didn't think he would get it.
As he approached the back of the building he heard sounds of a scuffle up ahead. Davis slowed down to a walk and got up against the side of the building. He cautiously approached the corner of the building and peered around the corner to see what was going on before he rushed into the situation.
As he looked around the corner he saw two people struggle on the ground for control of a gun. Davis could tell that the one guy was Sgt. Christopher so he assumed that the other guys was the shooter but he couldn't see the guy enough to make out what he looked like.
"Police, freeze," Davis said jumping out around the corner and training his gun on the two fighters. He tried to keep the other guy in his line of sight not Christopher.
Davis' shout was enough for Christopher to get the advantage over his opponent. He knocked the gun out of the guy's hand and then was able to pin him. Davis, while keeping an eye on Christopher and the other guy, went over and picked the other gun up off the ground.
"Can I have your cuffs, Davis," Christopher asked the other officer as he dragged the shooter to his feet.
"Sure," Davis said handing the cuffs over to Christopher. As Christopher cuffed the guy and started reading him his rights Davis finally got a good look at the guy that Christopher had chased and caught. It was Fred Gubbine.
"Davis, is everything okay?" Sullivan asked as he came out of the alleyway followed by several other officers.
"Yeah, everything is under control," Davis told him. "And there was someone on the inside planning the attack on Bosco - Gubbine," Davis said as one of the other officers radioed in to the other units that the situation was under control. Everyone then heard Lt. Swerksy come over the radio declaring the site secured.
"How's Bosco?" Christopher asked Sullivan as he turned Gubbine over to one of the other officers and the entire group headed toward the front of the building.
"He's pretty shaken up over everything but other than that I think he'll be okay," Sullivan said. "Faith is taken him to Mercy just so they can check him over. I don't think he's brother is going to be that lucky though. It looked pretty bad and it didn't sound like the medics thought he was going to make it."
"That might not be such a bad thing," Christopher commented.
"Yeah, and if it hadn't been for you that would probably be Bosco and not his brother."
"Yeah, well I had to clear myself. I knew I was a suspect in all this when the Captain started asking questions. I wasn't about to let all this stuff cost me my career," Christopher said. They had reached the front of the building by this time and Christopher left Sullivan and Davis to go talk to Lt. Swersky who had now been joined on the scene by the Captain.
"He has such a heart," Davis said to Sullivan as they watched Christopher walk away.
"Some people will never change," Sully told him. "Let's head over to the hospital and check up on Bosco."
Davis and Sullivan made theri way to their RMP and headed for the Mercy hospital. The drive over was quiet as was the walk from the squad to the ER waiting room. Davis and Sully found Faith standing near the nurse's station.
"How's Bosco?" Davis asked her as he and Sully joined her.
"He'll be fine. Other than the injuries he already had he's okay. He's in with his mother right now. His brother didn't make. Medics said he crashed in the ambulance on the way over and they couldn't get him back."
"Man," Sully said. "I'm glad we were able to catch Gubbine tonight. Without Michael Boscorelli there is no way to place him at the previous crime scene. However, at least he'll do time for shooting Michael Boscorelli."
"And the third guy in on that attack? Remember Bosco said he saw two other guys with his brother that afternoon," Davis said.
"Maybe Gubbine will talk," Faith said. "Turn the other guy in as part of a plea bargain."
"If he doesn't, I don't think we'll ever get the third guy," Sullivan said.
"Yokas, how's officer Boscorelli?" the Captain asked coming into the ER.
"He'll be fine, Sir. His brother didn't make it though."
"Their mother?"
"She's already been notified. Bosco's with her now," Faith told them. As she finished saying that she saw Bosco come through the double doors alone. He walked over and joined the group.
"I'm sorry to hear about your brother Boscorelli," the Captain told him.
"It's probably for the best," Bosco said. He couldn't find it in himself to feel sad over his brother's death. The brother he had loved, who he had grown up with, had been dead before all this happened. He felt bad for his mother, who was taking the loss of her youngest son hard, but other than that he saw it as one more criminal who would never hurt anyone again. One less drug user on the street. "If its okay sir, I'ld like to head home."
"Sure. We'll get your statement about what happened tomorrow. Yokas, why don't you drive him home."
"Yes sir," Faith said.
As she and Bosco started out of the ER her partner stopped in front of Christopher.
"Thanks for saving my life, Jason" Bosco told him.
"I was only trying to save my career," Christopher told him not knowing how to take Bosco's gratitude.
"Yeah, well all the same - thank-you," Bosco said again and then headed for the exit with Faith beside him.
"Boscorelli," Christopher called out just as Bsoco and Faith were about to walk out the door. When Bosco turned around to look at him Christopher continued. "You're welcome," he told him. Bosco nodded and then he and Faith left the ER.
Fred Gubbine did turn in the third person in on the attack on Bosco and Timothy Lang was picked up the following afternoon. In return for turning in Timothy charges against Gubbine for the attack on Officer Maurice Boscorelli were dropped. However, Gubbine was sentenced to forty years in prison for the murder of Michael Boscorelli with a chance at parole in twenty years.
Timothy Lang was sentenced fifteen years in prison for being a part of the attempted murder of a New York City Police officer. He would be up for parole in five years.
Michael Bosocorelli was laid to rest during a small grave side ceremony. Bosco did not attend. In fact, other than the priest and Angela Boscorelli, the only one at the interment was Faith Yokas who went to support Angela.
Before he could return to duty the department required that Bosco go and talk to a therapist which Bosco did without a protest. The therapist told the department that Officer Boscorelli was dealing with the situation as well as could be expected. The Captain still told Faith to keep a close eye on her partner for the next few weeks which Faith would have done whether she had been told to or not.
Bosco returned to work the day after his brother was laid to rest. Sully stood on the steps of the station house after role call watching as Bosco and Faith got into their squad car. Davis came up behind him with the radios.
"Here Sully," Davis said handing him one of the radios. Sully took it from him and attached it to his uniform without taking his eyes off the other two officers. "What's on your mind, Sul?" Davis asked.
"You made a comment during all of this about it reminding you of Cain and Abel," Sully told him.
"Yeah," Davis said not sure where his partner was going with this.
"Well I was just thinking about how lucky we were that this version of the story had a different outcome. Abel lived and Cain died. Bosco could have been killed twice throughout all this. It was luck that he wasn't."
"I never thought I'ld hear you get sentimental over Bosco," Davis said with a smile.
"Yeah, well the guys a jerk but he's still a good officer. This place wouldn't be the same without him."
Davis nodded as he and Sully headed for their RMP to start their shift.
"He doesn't seem to broken up about the death of his brother does he?" Davis commented as he shut the car door.
"Well, I can't imagine feeling to broken up about someone who just tried to kill me either. But Bosco will grieve for his brother in his own time and in his own way," Sully said as he pulled the car out into traffic. He was hoping for a quiet shift today. Somehow he didn't think he would get it.