A Different Time and Place - A Collection of WoSo one shots.

Top Kop (Kopmeyer/Mathias)

AN: Warning for graphic descriptions/details.

Haley Kopmeyer grew up in a rough area of Michigan. It was common for her to see drugs deals going down, prostitution and all sorts of other criminal activities taking place during her daily walk to and from school. She always had her trusty pocket knife handy, just in case someone was to approach her. Her parents had instilled in her from a young age, how important it was to be aware of your surroundings at all times and always have an exit plan in place.

She never thought that having an exit strategy plan in place for her own home would ultimately end up saving her life. At the age of 16, her father Joseph, a decorated officer with the Detroit Police Department was followed home after work one night by members of a local drug gang. They infiltrated the house and loud gunshots rang out as they shot and killed her father, mother and then searched the house for any remaining family members.

The loud noises woke Haley that night and remembering what she was taught, she quickly climbed out of her bedroom window and hide in the old shed in her backyard. She knew that when it was safe her parents would come and get her. She fell asleep waiting and when morning came, she figured it was safe to go back inside. Noticing the front door was open, Haley walked in and saw a blood trail leading down the hallway; she followed it and found her father dead on the floor in front of her bedroom door. Fighting back the urge to scream out, she ran to her parent's room only to find her mom's body riddled with bullet holes on the floor. Reaching for the home phone, she called for help before collapsing into tears on the floor beside the cold body of 37-year-old Patricia Kopmeyer.

A young Haley had always promised her Mom that she would be the first in their family to not only attend but graduate from University with a degree, and the day after she graduated top of her class from the University of Michigan, she applied to become one of Detroit's finest.

It took a lot of patience, hard work and dedication but Haley graduated from the police academy in the top 5% of her class. When it came time for badge numbers to be assigned, Haley put in a special request to be assigned her father's old badge number 2828 and it was granted. She proudly clipped the badge onto her uniform every morning of her probationary period; she was assigned to work alongside a Senior officer out of the 12th Precinct; one of the busiest in all of Detroit.

Five years later, and Haley has managed to establish herself as a Detective in the Drug Unit. She leads the discussion on the latest drug dubbed, "Orlando," that has made its way from the streets of Florida up to Michigan. It's become popular amongst the college crowd as a "Study Drug," that helps with concentration and stamina, however, the side effects have landed many unsuspecting students in the emergency room with an irregular heartbeat and or palpitations.

Haley's job is to co-ordinate an undercover operation to locate and eliminate the local suppliers of the drug. After 6 long months, they are struggling to make headway and they decide to change up some of the undercover officers in hopes of finally making progress. Haley studies the prospective undercovers and chooses three female officers who are qualified for the positions.

They get lucky when one of the officers manages to get close to a girl who sells the illegal drug. She continues to "date" the seller in order to gain information. Haley receives a phone call from the officer one evening asking for a meet. They arrange to meet at a 24-hour diner that's a bit off the beaten path.

Haley arrives at the diner 15 minutes before the scheduled meet and waits, making sure that she faces towards the front door and knows where an alternative exit is.

She waits for an hour, downing 3 cups of the diner's attempt at a coffee in the process. With no one in sight, she pays her bill and heads to her car.