West and I pull up to a residence, and a man is carrying away several packages.
"There he is. 7-Adam-07, show us Code 6 on a suspected mail theft, 2210 Rosemont. Sir! Are those your packages?" I ask him
"Totally." The Porch Pirate said
"Where you taking them?" West ask
"My mom's." The Porch Pirate said
"You have an ID that says you live here?" West asks
"I forgot my wallet." The porch pirate tells us
"How covenant. How about opening the front door to prove that's your house?" I ask him
"Uh, I-I locked my keys inside. But I can jump the fence, and I can get my hide-a-key." He says
"Sir, put down the packages. You're under arrest." West says to him
"Oh, no, this is just gonna take a second, bro." The pirate porch says then drops the packages and jumps over the gate into the back yard
"Hey, hey! Stop!" West yells and goes to go after him when I grab his arm
"Give it a second." I tell him
"Why?" West asks then I indicate to a sign on the side of the house
"Beware of dog." I tell him smiling to myself
Behind the gate, we hear a dog growling and snarling. It sounds small but it sounds angry.
"Easy! No! No! N-No!" The Porch Pirate yells and then comes scrambling back over the gate as West swings his handcuffs
Back home, Wesley is getting dressed for work, having flashbacks to the event in the fallout shelter, hearing people screaming and taking cover, hearing me shouting "Get an ambulance!"
While he has this flashback, I come up to him seeing him in the suit.
"Ooh. Looking sharp." I tell him
"Thanks. I kind of missed wearing a suit." Wesley tells me
"Liar. First day back at work. How you feeling Wes?" I ask him
"I feel great." Wesley tells me
"Great. Because the couch is getting a you-shaped dent in it. Time to get back in the fame, Counselor. My mom always says "Today's a great day for a great day." You got this Wes." I tell him but Wesley looks doubtful
EXT. STREET, DAY - FOOT CHASE
I am following West and a suspect in the shop, while West is chasing after him. West slides across a car hood to tackle the suspect just as I pull up and a civilian who is in a convertible stops on the scene.
"Hey! You're under arrest. Sir, you should stay in your car." West says to another civilian after cuffing our suspect
"That was sick." Freeman said
"Whoa. You're Sterling Freeman. Wh-" He stopped turing to me then saying "He's Sterling Freeman." West says
"Who?" I ask having no clue why West is acting like this
"I'm an actor." Freeman said
"Yeah, good for you." I tell him not impressed and go and take the cuffed suspect from West while he fanboys over Freeman
"Are you kidding? He's the star of Hot Suspect." West tells me
"Sounds like a porno. And I don't watch that stuff anymore." I tell him while putting the suspect in the back of the shop when Freeman laughs
"It's not, okay? It's the highest-rated cop show on TV." West tells me
"You watch it?" Freeman asks West
"Oh, yeah. I mean, every single week. It's amazing." West tells Freeman
"It's all right. It's nothing like the work you do in the real world, officer?" Freeman asks
"West, Jackson." West tells Freeman and they shake hands
"Jackson. Well, good to meet you, Jackson. Maybe you could teach me that slide sometime." Freeman says
"Sure. Yeah, I'd, uh- I'd be happy to." West says nervous and I decided to end West fanboying over Freeman
"Let's go Hollywood." I say and get in the shop
Soon, we made it back to the station and put the suspect in lockup when Sergant Grey comes up to West and I.
"I hear you had a brush with fame this morning. Sterling Freeman?" Grey asks
"Yes, sir." West says
"Well, you must have made an impression, 'cause Mr. Freeman called in a favor with the Chief, asked if you can come be a technical advisor on his show today." Grey tells him
"Really?" West asks excited
"He wants a rookie to tell him how to be a pretend cop? No wonder Hollywood always gets it wrong." I say
"Which is why you're going with him. And before you protest that you'd rather clean the drunk tank-" Grey was saying until I interrupted him
"With my tongue." I tell him and he gives me a look while I give him an innocent smile
"-I will let you work 10 hour shifts next week, if you could please teach these actors how to properly clear a room. Or at least use their radios." Grey says obviously having seen it
"Luna makes you watch it, doesn't she?" I ask him teasing him
"Ever week. It's all I can do not to punch my fist through the TV. Just- please." Grey says about to walk away but then turns to me "Also, they said that you passed the Detective exam again. Better than last time." Grey told me with a smile then walked away
"Copy that. And thanks for the good news." I tell him when I turn to West who gives me a smile
"You passed again and got a better score. Congrats!" Jackson said bringing me into a short hug
"Yeah, yeah. But I won't be going in until I get the 10 hour shifts. So, you have me for another week." I tell him
"Well, we get to hang out with a celebrity. I never hung out with a celebrity before." West said while we get ready to leave
"You're lucky." I tell him
I see Wesley standing with his back to me, talking to someone. I split from West, telling him to go to the shop and wait for me.
"I might need you to get a few of those to me by the end of the day." Wesley said
I came up and tapped his shoulder and he was startled.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." I tell him
"No problem. You just snuck up on me." Wesley said then went back to finish his conversation "Um, I'll send the request when I get back to the office, okay? Thank you." Wesley said ending his other conversation
"How's it going?" I ask him since it was his first day back to work
"It's like I never left." Wesley said
"Why does that sound like a bad thing?" I ask him not really believing him
"No, it's fine. I'm just trying to do what the doctor said, take things slow. We still on for lunch?" Wes asks me
"I can't. But I'll make it up to you tonight. Okay?" I ask him
"Okay." Wesley says and I smile at him and give him a quick kiss before West and I go to leave to help actors with specific things they need to work on
West and I made it to the studio. We went in and I told West that he could help everyone with what police actually do, while I stayed behind and had some of the snacks that were there.
"Wow. The Maltese Falcon was shot here." West says
"So was Cop Rock." I tell him still very unimpressed
"Jackson. Welcome. Thank you so much for taking the time to help out." Freeman says
"Yeah, happy to." West tells him
"Where's catering?" I ask hungry after skipping lunch
"Behind the set." Freeman tells me and I look in the direction and saw the food
"Thanks." I tell him and head for catering
I am currently holding a plate that is loaded with food from the catering table when a woman named Arizona comes up to me.
"Sorry, this food isn't for background." Arizona tells me and I give her a look
"What?" I ask her a little annoyed while continuing to give her the cop stare look and she soon backed off
"Uh, extras eat someplace else. O-O-Or you can eat here. I mean- Any-Anywhere." She said eventually leaving me alone
Sometime later, Mandy Cross comes up to me while I am still by the catering tables.
"Hey. I hear you're a real cop." Mandy says to me
"Yeah." I tell her while taking a bite out of my cookie
"I'm Mandy Cross. I'm Sterling's co-star. I was wondering if I can ask you something." Mandy tells me
"Is this about a scene? 'Cause Officer West is handling that crap." I tell her
"O-Oh, no. It's, uh personal. I think I have a stalker. And it's kind of freaking me out." Mandy says
"Have you filed a police report?" I ask her
"Not yet. I just, I don't know if it's something I should be worried about or not. I have cards and letters in my trailer. Can I show them to you?" Mandy asks me
"Yeah, of course. Let's go." I tell her
Mandy and I made it to her trailer and she was showing me the letters she has gotten.
"I started getting them a few months ago all unsigned, without a return address, one every couple of days. But in the last month, they've been showing up daily, sometimes twice a day." Mandy tells me and it brings up a memory
"What do they say? Are there any threats of violence?" I ask her before deciding to mention what I know about this type of thing
"No. They're actually sweet in a disturbing way. He's in love with me, or he thinks I'm the greatest actress he's ever seen." She tells me while putting the card back down
"Something else happened, didn't it?" I ask her and she gives me a look
"Actually, yeah. I thought someone broke into my house. The other morning, I woke up, and I saw my side door unlocked. I could sweat it was not like that when I went to bed. How did you know?" Mandy asks me
"I've had my own personal experience with this sort of thing. Someone who I used to love was with me at the time and this guy sent me flowers and a note almost every day. And every day on my birthday he would send a birthday card professing his love. But they soon stopped after I married my husband." I tell her and she gives me a sad look "But, that is in the past and haven't gotten anymore. But back to you, have you tried calling the police?" I ask her
"No. I felt silly. There was nothing missing. I just got a weird feeling." She tells me
"Unfortunately, there's not a lot we can do without a verifiable threat. But you should definitely take this seriously. Get an alarm system, try not to go to places alone, and at the first threat, call 911." I tell her knowing how serious this can get
"Okay. I'm officially freaking out now. Would you mind staying close to me while you're here? It's make me feel better." Mandy tells me
"Of course." I tell her
Some time later, it was night outside. West, Freeman, Mandy and I were all outside walking together.
"That was the best scene we have ever done on this show, hands down, all because of you. So, can you come every day, please?" Freeman asks
"No." I said automatically to Freeman and he automatically had a sad face then I turned to Mandy
"I had my watch commander contact North Hollywood police. They'll have a unit meet you at your house, and cruise by your place every few hours." I tell her giving her a comforting look
"Thank you so much." Mandy tells me
"No problem. Got to keep a close eye on my fellow people who are being stalked." I tell her with a smile
Mandy smiles at me then splits away from us, heading to her trailer.
"Uh, maybe we can arrange some sort of private training?" Freeman asks
"Sure. Yeah, I'd, us I'd love to train you on my off days." West tells Freeman and I give a look between them but they didn't notice
While giving them my look, we all heard Mandy scream.
"Stay here." West says to Freeman and we head to Mandy's trailer
When we entered, we saw Mandy holding her hands in front of her face by her mouth and nose, looking at her mirror. Then West and I look at the mirror and see a message.
We were back at the station after getting Mandy somewhere safe for the time being while taping off her trailer. I got changed into my street clothes and walked into an observation room where Wesley is currently helping Malcolm from answering certain questions that Armstrong is asking.
Chen and Tim saw me enter the observation room.
"Hey. How's he doing?" I ask them
"Wesley? Oh, he's fighting the good fight." Tim tells me
"You recognize this knife, Malcolm?" Armstrong asks showing Malcolm a photo of the bloody knife from the crime scene
"You don't have to answer that." Wesley tells Malcolm
"He's right. You don't. But I think you want to. I think the truth is eating at you. And you need to let it out. Do you recognize this?" Armstrong asks again
"It's from the kitchen." Malcolm said
"Let's go back to what we know, okay? Carson leaves the house. It's just you and your mother. Then, what?" Armstrong asks
"She left the room. And I grabbed it." Malcolm said
"The knife?" Armstrong asks
I was watching Wesley when I noticed a change in his demenor.
"I picked it up, and followed her. She was yelling about how it was over. Carson was gone. We'd never see him again." Malcolm said with his voice breaking "I started crying. And she laughed at me. She laughed at me." Malcolm added
"What'd you do to make her stop?" Armstrong asks
"Malcolm-" Wesley goes to stop him from answering
"I hit her with the knife." Malcolm said
"You hit her with the knife? You mean you stabbed her?" Armstrong asks while I still keep a close eye on Wesley
"Yeah?" Malcolm said in a questioning manner
"Where?" Armstrong asks
"Her back." Malcolm said
"Then what?" Armstrong asks
"She turned to me." Malcolm said
"Uh-huh." Armstrong said
"Not even mad. Like she didn't even feel it." Malcolm said
"Did she cry out?" Armstrong asks
"I guess so." Malcolm says
"You guess so? Which hand did you use?" Armstrong asks
"Right." Malcolm says
"How many times did you stab her?" Armstrong asks
"Okay, that's enough. We're done for now, okay?" Wesley says about to break down
"Do you need a break?" Armstrong asks Malcolm
"No. I just want it over." Malcolm says
"Okay, you stab her in the back. She turns and looks at you. Then what?" Armstrong asks
"I stabbed her again in the front. And then, I couldn't stop." Malcolm says
Wesley leapt up and burst out of the room into the hallway. I left the observation room and saw him leaning on the wall, eyes closed, breathing fast.
"Wes. Babe, are you okay?" I ask him
"Mnh-mnh." Wesley said
"Just breathe. In through your nose, out through your mouth." I tell him while rubbing my hands up and down his arms
"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm." Wesley was saying when Armstrong stepped out of the interrogation concerned
"What's going on?" Armstrong asks
"I just need a minute." Wesley tells him
"Let's call it a night, okay? It's late. We'll get Malcolm squared away in a juvenile facility." Armstrong tells him
"It's okay. It's okay Wes." I tell him while continuing to comfort him
It was the next day and we were again at the studio talking to Mandy.
"Our forensic team dusted your house for prints, and Threat Management went through all your cards and letters. Mostly what you expect- an escalating pattern of obsession. But there were several mentions of someone "keeping you two apart." Are you dating anyone?" I ask her
"Only on TV." Mandy says
Sometime later, I heard gun shots and when I left Mandy's trailer, I saw Arizona with a gun and Jackson on the ground. And Arizona's gun was now pointed at Freeman.
"You can't have her!" Arizona said
"Wait." Freeman said
"She's mine!" Arizona said about to shoot
But before she could fire again, I tasered her from behind and she went down.
"Jackson! Are you okay? Jackson!" Freeman was trying to get Jackson to respond when I went to check on him
"Vest caught it." I said with a slight laugh
"Thank God. Are you okay?" Freeman asks West
"Ow. That hurt." West said and I laughed a little
"Yeah. Well, the vest may stop the bullet from hitting your skin, but still hurts like hell." I tell him with a smile and he groans in respone
Wes and I are back at home, I am currently bringing Wesley a plate of food but he doesn't look up from what he is looking at on his laptop.
"Here. You want to talk about anything?" I ask him while sitting his food down
"No." Wesley says to me
"We're gonna get through this Wes." I tell him
"Yeah, I know." Wesley says with a sigh
"What was the good news that you were talking about earlier?" Wesley asks me
"Oh, its nothing." I tell him while eating my food
"No, it seemed really important. What was it Soph?" Wesley asked me
"Well, you know I want to be a detective again. So, they had me take another test just in case." I tell him
"Yeah." Wesley said while following along with what I was saying
"So, Grey told me today. I passed the test. And I had a higher score than the first time I took the test." I tell him with a smile
"Babe! Oh my god! I'm so happy for you." Wesley tells me with a smile while bringing me in for a hug then pulling out of the hug
"I love you." I tell him with a smile
"I love you too." Wesley said to me then giving me a kiss
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A/N:
I finally got this chapter finished! To everyone who has been waiting for the next actual chapter, it is finally here. I am so sorry that it took me so long to write that, but I think that editing and publishing chapters for a different book and taking some time from editing really helped with that.
I am publishing this at basically midnight where I live so I won't be editing the next chapter tonight, but I don't know if I will be able to do it tomorrow because my mom wants to clean our house. I am so sorry for the long wait for me to publish this chapter but it is finally here!
Now, someone made a comment on another chapter about how Sophia was still a detective and could go back to being a detective like Harper. I never thought to bring this up about that because I just never thought of it but after reading their comment, I'm going to say why I made her take the test again.
The reason why I, and the story, had her take the test again was because she was a patrol officer longer than Harper was. I may be wrong or I may be right, but I had her take the test because for one I wanted it to seem more of my type of story with her, so her taking the test shows she is finally ready to officially move on from James, and in the story to show everyone that she still knows what it is like to be a detective. But it is mainly toward James because of how she lost him and why she lost him. So, again, her taking this test showed she was really ready to move on from him. So, for anyone who wondered why I had her take the test again, that is why.
Onto the second thing, can everyone who is reading this except for anyone who has already done what I am about to ask. Anyone who is reading this chapter right now, go look at my recent A/N chapter. I need y'all to give me your opinions on their so I have an idea on what you guys may like to read in the next coming chapters, and if what I am thinking about doing and you guys don't like it, I am going to come re-edit this chapter because there is a part in here that relates to that chapter. Now, a lot of you really don't like commenting and I can understand that, but I need y'all to comment on that chapter, and a chapter in my Robin Hood fanfic. I need y'alls opinions because I am trying to write fanfics that y'all are going to enjoy and love. So, I beg you to pleaseee go comment on the A/N chapters I have made for them asking for y'alls opinions. I care about y'all's opinion's and I want to hear them. So, go read the A/N's I made for this book and either my Robin Hood or Prince Charming fanfic and tell me what y'all would like on both.
I hope y'all had a great day and an even better day tomorrow! Stay safe and warm! Bye!