That's Why You Have Backup ~Chicago PD Fanfiction~

Chapter 21

A/N- just so you know, I switched the story so it is Atwater who gets shot, not Antonio. I thought it would work better with the plot. Thanks!!!<3

Jay sat in the waiting room, resting his face in his hands. The girl hadn't made it through surgery. The girl who he, not even an hour ago, thought was Erin. The thought that it could have been Erin sent a shiver up his spine, a shiver that wouldn't leave him until he laid his eyes on her. Until he knew she was okay. "Jay" Roman touched his shoulder. "Voigt wants you back at the precinct" Jay looked over at him. "But Atwater-" "He's in surgery, the doctors said he has a good chance. Burgess is staying and his mom and sister are on the way. He's taken care of. There's nothing else you can do here" "Are you sure-" "Go find her" Roman interrupted. With that, Jay grabbed his jacket and hurried out the front doors of the hospital.

Jay quickly scanned his fingerprints and ran up the stairs to Intelligence. "Halstead, did the girl give you anything?" Antonio asked. Voigt emerged from his office. "No, she, um, she died in surgery." Jay looked down. Voigt slammed his fist into the wall, smashing a hole in it. "Dammit!" He growled. Jay and Antonio glanced at each other. "What's our next move?" Olinsky spoke up. "Both of our leads are lying in the morgue, we've got nothing" Jay said solemnly. "Maybe not" Ruzek called breathlessly, running up the stairs. "What do you have?" Voigt asked him. "I just got back from the M.E. and it looks like Lucas left something behind" he walked up to the board and pinned a picture on it. "In the ridges in the soles of his sneakers, the M.E. found remnants of Serpentine Soil, an expensive type of potting soil." "So how does that help us?" Jay interrupted. "Well I did some research, and it turns out that the soil is primarily used for increasing the growth rate in plants that are being used in biological experiments, experiments that only take place in specialized planetariums located in the UK." "Wait, so how the hell did Lucas get the soil on his shoes?" Antonio spoke up. "It turns out that there are 2 factories in Chicago that manufacture the soil, one is still in use, the other closed down." Ruzek said. "Which makes it the perfect place to hide somebody" Voigt finshed. "Let's roll."