Detective Ln; An Adam Ruzek Love Story

Season 5; Reform

Yn's POV

Erin was gone. The only thing Voight told us was that she was transferred to a different unit. But, Hailey was now in the unit and Kim was back from her break. We also had a new case to work on. "The gun dealers are two bikers out of Indiana. Buyers are gangbangers associated with Southside Hawks. We don't have any names yet" Voight said. "Uh, deal's going down inside the old seminary" Al said. "It's been abandoned for five years. Two adjacent buildings are abandoned as well. Once we're inside, Al and I are gonna enter here from the west. Ruzek, you Ln and Atwater are going in here. Upton and Halstead, you go in this way."

"Sarge we have got movement on the west side. One male, white. One male, Hispanic. Both 5'10" to 6,' about 170 pounds, tatted up, carrying large duffle bags. They just got out of a black SUV with with Indiana tags" Kim said. "Copy that. Here we go" Voight said. Adam, Kevin and I headed into the building, and when we got to the West wing, I heard gunfire. I peaked through the window of the next room and saw some of our offenders. "Go" I say to Adam and Kevin. They kicked open the doors and shot the 2 offenders. Back at the district, I learned that 3 other people had been shot. The woman was killed instantly. The man is okay. A bullet just grazed his leg. And a little girl was in critical condition. That little girl could have been shot by Jay, so the Ivory Towers were looking into it, and Voight sent him home.

"You look amazing today" Adam said and hugged me from behind while I was standing at the printer. Today I was wearing a thin strapped dark blue blouse with my light blue skinny jeans and white sneakers. "Thanks Adam. You look good too" I say and walk over to my desk with my papers. Just then Voight came in. "Boss, two bikers killed at the scene. One was Anthony Jonas, 24. Other Mike Scola, 26. Both from Gary, Indiana" Adam said. "And they're both affiliated with the Gargoyle Kings. That's the biker gang your CI told us about" Kevin said. "All right, hit the streets. Talk to your CIs. Let's find these shooters" Voight said.

Kevin and Adam went to the morgue and came back with an address to one of the cars found at the crime scene. They then came and picked me up and he headed to the address. "Okay, we're going to Royal Towers, okay? Apartment 2632. Offender's black male, wiry, about 5'9", early 20s. He's got a bullet hole in his abdomen" Kevin said. "Chicago PD. Open up" Adam said and knocked on the door. A woman answered the door seconds after we knocked. "Yeah" she asked. "Are you all alone? Is there anyone else in there with you" I ask. "No, I'm I'm by myself." "Okay, well, ma'am, we're gonna have to step inside and ask you a few questions" Adam said. We quickly checked the house and found no one else inside.

"Can you tell me what the hell is going on" she asked. "An offender wanted for murder was driving your car this morning. Car registered to this address. Maybe you can explain" Adam said. "I sure can. My car was stolen last night. I filed the police report literally two hours ago. Case number's right there" she said and handed us a piece of paper. "Okay, we understand. Sorry about this" Kevin said. "Do you know anything about what happened at the old seminary this morning" I ask. "All I heard was, some people got shot because the police screwed up" she said. We thanked the woman for her time and left the house. "You'll notice how they give these buildings prestigious names. All right, Royal Towers, Queen's Gardens, Sunset Vista. It's hilarious" Kevin said.

We then came across this little field area, and saw a man walking with what looked like his kid. The man also had a limp which is definitely a side effect of getting shot in the stomach. "Hey. Are you thinking what I'm thinking" Kevin asked us. Adam and I both nodded. "Excuse me sir. Mind if we talk to you" I ask and stop him and his kid from walking. "About what" he asked. "There was an incident this morning at the old seminary." "I don't know nothing about that" he said. "All right, then you shouldn't mind if we ask you a few questions" Adam said. "I should, and I do."

Adam then pulled out his gun and pointed it at the man. "Stop walking. Step away from the child. Get on your knees. Keep your hands where I can see them" Adam said. "I'm not getting on my knees for you or for nobody" the man said and began reaching for his pocket. "Do not reach in your pocket" Adam said. "It's a phone. I want my son to record this." "Adam, put your gun down" I say. Adam didn't listen to me and still had his gun trained on the man.

"Sir, do not reach in your pocket" Adam said. "Adam. Put your gun down" I say. Again, he didn't listen. "Or what? You gonna shoot me? Kill me in front of my son over a phone" the man asked. Hey, hey, hey. Simple question. Did you get shot today? Answer the question, yes or no" Kevin asked the man. "No, man" he responded. "All right. Just lift up your shirt. Lift up your shirt nice and slow, just a few inches" Kevin said. "I'm about to lift my shirt up for this officer. I hope somebody's got a phone to record this" the man said and lifted up his shirt. There was no gunshot wound at all. "Okay. We straight. You're good to go. Sorry about the misunderstanding" Kevin said. 

Adam put his gun away and I growled at him. "What the hell were you doing? I told you to put your gun down, and you didn't. Last time I checked, I was the superior officer, not you" I say. "I didn't know if he had a gun. What was I supposed to do" Adam asked. "Um, I don't know. Wait for the situation to escalate a little bit. Adam, as a white police officer, you can't go around pulling out your gun on black men. That makes you look bad and the whole Chicago Police Department look bad" I say with a softer voice. "So next time, just please wait for the right moment to pull your gun." "Alright" he said. "I'm sorry. I didn't want him to pull out a gun and shoot you. You getting shot once was enough." "We should get back to the station" Kevin said. "Lets go."

"Any luck with the gang unit" Voight asked Kim and Hailey as they walked into the district. "No. We looked through lots of photos, but got nothing" Kim said. "These bangers must be new to this clique" Hailey added. "It's been eight hours. We still got no lead on the shooter?" "I got something" Adam said. "I dumped the biker's phone, found two texts to a burner discussing a deal for some thumpers. Recipient's name is Lil GG. May be one of our shooters. I tracked the phone to a mini mart about three blocks from the crime scene." "Good. You two" Voight said and pointed to Adam and Hailey.

A while later, they came back. "Sarge, we caught a break at the mini mart. The owner's wife knows Lil GG. His real name's Calvin Shaw" Hailey said. "Get an address and an arrest warrant" Voight said. "It's already done" Adam said. "Good. All right, you all to go and pay this Lil GG a visit." "You coming" Kim asked when she noticed that I hadn't moved from my seat. "I've got a lot of paper work to catch up on. You guys go ahead" I say.

The team couldn't come back with our suspect because he was dead when they got to the house. "DOA is Calvin Shaw, AKA Lil GG. Two bullet wounds to the head, none to the abdomen, so he's not the guy Halstead shot, unfortunately" Kim said. "It sounds like Lil GG's partner got nervous. maybe blamed him for the CI leak. Follow up with Ballistics" Voight said. "I was going over the evidence from Lil GG's place. There's a text message between him and the guy who got shot at the scene James Pell, the guy who won't talk to us" Hailey said. "Well, now we know why. Get his ass down here right now" Voight said.

The next day, Adam was going out undercover with Antonio. He was wearing a black leather jacket, some ripped blue jeans, and a black t-shirt with his sunglasses. "Any reason why you picked out this particular outfit" Adam asked me and looked down at himself. "It makes you look hot" I say and pat his arm. "So go make use of it." He laughed and pecked my cheek before heading out with Antonio. The rest of the team and I then drove to an area by abandoned warehouses and waited. Antonio and Adam were talking to a man named Marcus, who according to James, was the one Jay shot, but we couldn't find. So while we were listening and recording Adam and Antonio's talk with Marcus, we got Marcus confessing to being one of the men at the shooting.

Antonio and Adam then drove over to where we were. "The outfit worked" Adam said to me. "They totally thought I was a gangbanger." "I told you it would work" I say and run my hand over the leather. "Now get going. I want to see Marcus in handcuffs." "You're not coming with" he asked. I shook my head. "Why not? Is everything okay?" "I'm just not feeling well" I say. "So I'm heading home early today." "I'll be home as soon I can" Adam said and kissed my head. "Feel better soon."