Post by valrush on Mar 5, 2019 19:26:17 GMT -5
“Okay, thanks.” Cavanaugh said into the phone, hanging it up as he noticed Lilly walking out of the interview room holding Bonnie’s confession. “FBI Tac team picked up Garrison and the rest of his men on the way to the airfield. They’re bringing them back here now. We can take them all over to central booking when they get here.”
REM
“Man on the Moon”
Cavanaugh smiled and headed down the hall.
The rain was coming down fairly heavily by the time the cars pulled up to Central. Lilly, Cavanaugh, and several other officers opened the doors and led Bonnie, Garrison, and the half-dozen mercenaries, all in handcuffs, out of the cars, though the heavy crowd towards the doors.
Sitting in the interview room with a microphone in front of him, Omar began to speak, as Scotty, Stillman, Cavanaugh, and nearly two dozen officials from almost as many agencies looked on. Omar looked up at Scotty and Cavanaugh, who both gave him an approving nod and smile, before he resumed talking…
In storage, Stillman placed Ethan’s case box on the shelf with the others, then picked up Jeff’s box, now with the word CLOSED written on the side of the lid, set it down in the next row, then walked off…
Lilly stepped into the doorway of Homicide, immediately receiving an acknowledging nod from Vera as he walked by. As she stepped inside, Kat walked past, giving her smile. Jeffries looked up at Lilly from his desk with a knowing nod as she passed by. She looked over at Stillman’s office, where she could see him watching her from inside, looking pleased.
“Good.” Lilly said, nodding, but looking somewhat distracted.
“I got something else that might interest you.” Cavanaugh said, picking up a file folder off the desk next to him. “William Phillips, civil rights leader in Mississippi, shot in his driveway in ‘62, the day after the riots at Ole Miss. The murder weapon just turned up, belonged to some old Klansmen who’s still shooting his mouth off. Anyways, there’s been some pressure on the Bureau to reopen the case, so once everything’s finished up here, I thought maybe we could head down there, see what we can find.”
Lilly looked at him for a moment and sighed. “I don’t think I’m gonna be able to that.”
Cavanaugh looked at her curiously. “Something wrong?”
“Just not sure if I’ve thought this through. I’ve just been thinking about what I’m leaving behind.”
Cavanaugh shrugged. “From what I’ve seen of Valens and the others, they can handle themselves.”
Lilly shook her head quickly and smiled. “I’m not just talking about them. You know, my dad wasn’t around since I was a kid, my sister was off God knows where, and my mom could barely take care of herself, so I got pretty used to being on my own.”
She took a breath. “Then the last couple of years I’ve been reconnecting with my dad and his family. My sister’s got a kid now. I think she’s actually trying to get her act together. I mean a couple of years ago, I would’ve jumped at this, but the first time in a long time I actually feel like might be letting someone down, you know?”
Cavanaugh smiled and shrugged. “I’m lucky if I see my folks at Christmas. I got nieces and nephews I haven’t even met yet, so yeah, I get it. Kinda sucks, but I get it.”
He looked away for a moment, then looked back at her.
“What if there were a way to have both?”
“What do you mean?” Lilly asked.
“Well, we’re able to deputize local law enforcement sometimes, like we did on the Quinn case. You could stay here, and maybe every few months, if I got a lead on a cold job somewhere, you could come out and help me with something, have your cake and eat it too.”
Lilly’s eyes narrowed, but she kept her smile. “Can you do that?”
“My boss owes me one. I think I could sell him on it.”
Lilly thought for a moment then nodded. “Yeah, that sounds good.”
“Okay.”
“Well… I’d better get Bonnie ready to go. You’ve got the rest of them to get ready.”
“Yeah, I’m on that,” Cavanaugh said with a nod, before heading to the exit.
“Hey, Cavanaugh,” Lilly called.
Cavanaugh spun around and looked at Lilly, who was giving him a sly smile.
“Don’t be a stranger.”
“Man on the Moon”
Cavanaugh smiled and headed down the hall.
Still smiling herself, Lilly turned and headed back towards the interview room…
The rain was coming down fairly heavily by the time the cars pulled up to Central. Lilly, Cavanaugh, and several other officers opened the doors and led Bonnie, Garrison, and the half-dozen mercenaries, all in handcuffs, out of the cars, though the heavy crowd towards the doors.
Garrison, wearing a permanent scowl, recoiled at the various reporters’ microphones being pointed at him. He noticed Steve in the crowd, giving him a smug grin and immediately turned away. He turned his glare to Bonnie, who only frowned back.
Bonnie looked over to see Sharon and Jimmy in the crowd. Her gaze softened as she gave them an apologetic look. Sharon only gave her a dull stare while Jimmy looked back at Bonnie in disappointment.Lilly, leading Bonnie by the arm, looked to the left and caught a glimpse of Ethan in the crowd. He looked back at her and Bonnie with guilt for a moment, before lowering his head and fading away.
Garrison, being escorted by Cavanaugh, looked over to see Omar, being escorted by Scotty into the building. Omar gave Garrison a hard stare, then headed inside.
Lilly handed Bonnie off to a uniformed officer, then turned around and gave the building a look over, letting the rain fall on her as she did…
Sitting in the interview room with a microphone in front of him, Omar began to speak, as Scotty, Stillman, Cavanaugh, and nearly two dozen officials from almost as many agencies looked on. Omar looked up at Scotty and Cavanaugh, who both gave him an approving nod and smile, before he resumed talking…
At his cabin, Steve brought the axe down hard on the piece of wood, chopping it neatly in two. He looked around at the tranquil surroundings and took in a breath of mountain air. Satisfied, he let out a long sigh and resumed chopping…
Sharon walked across the front yard of her house to see Jimmy standing there, staring at the driveway. After a moment, Jimmy noticed Jeff on the street walking towards the house. Sharon walked over and put her hands on her son’s shoulders, as they watched Jeff look at them with a wistful smile, before fading away. Sharon and Jimmy looked at each other with a hint of relief and resignation, and headed back inside…
Leaning at his desk in Homicide, Scotty stared at his phone uneasily, before he looked up to see Louie waving him and Kat over. The two detectives shrugged and walked over to look at the phone Louie was holding up, showing a picture of him, apparently at an animal shelter, proudly holding a small Daschund puppy. The two gave each other looks as Louie excitedly told them about his newest dog…
In storage, Stillman placed Ethan’s case box on the shelf with the others, then picked up Jeff’s box, now with the word CLOSED written on the side of the lid, set it down in the next row, then walked off…
Lilly stepped into the doorway of Homicide, immediately receiving an acknowledging nod from Vera as he walked by. As she stepped inside, Kat walked past, giving her smile. Jeffries looked up at Lilly from his desk with a knowing nod as she passed by. She looked over at Stillman’s office, where she could see him watching her from inside, looking pleased.
In the corner of the squad, she saw Scotty sitting, taking notes as Maria Trejo explained what she knew of her daughter’s death, handing him a picture of her.
Lilly walked over and gently took the photo from Scotty. Scotty looked up at her with a wide smile, which she returned, before she sat down to hear Maria speak.
