Detective Ln; An Adam Ruzek Love Story

Outrage

Yn's POV

"The mystery player bringing in China White is Matthew Garrett. He was doing 20 years for possession with intent to distribute, served six, and was released last month" Hailey said. "So the police didn't put in the proper paperwork before they did the bust. It was deemed an illegal search. That's why the city awarded Garrett $200,000 for wrongful arrest" Adam said. "Now he's using the settlement from the city to corner the market on high-end heroin" Antonio said. "Gotta love the justice system" Kim said.

"I get it, but we have to stand down. The Ivory tower doesn't want us chasing these so-called wrongful conviction offenders" Voight said. "Sarge, to hell with that. Garrett's not just a drug dealer. He's a murderer. He killed Lauren Sanders. She was 17 years old. She ran away from home. Garrett found her, he pimped her out, and then she just disappeared. We found her bloody clothes in a dumpster. We never found her body, so we couldn't make the case. All due respect, standing down should not be an option" Jay said.

"Okay, so let's go after him. I mean, the good news is, the prick has ambition which means we can catch him dirty and put him away once and for all. So dig into Garrett's associates, talk to your C.I.'s, and let's find a way in. Set up a buy bust. So who made the arrest and put him away in the first place" Voight asked. "Narcotics. Garrett was part of the Beverly Crew" Jay said. "That's good. I've got a guy who can help" Voight said.

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We had Adam go under cover as a buyer and try to set up a meeting with Garrett, and now the rest of the team and I were waiting to see if it worked. "Boss, I talked to Garrett, and the deal is on" Adam said. "Alright. Do you have a location" Voight asked. "Yeah. Beverly Yards tomorrow at noon" Adam said. "Alright. Get the surveillance van and the cameras. Let's nail this guy. Jay, remember, you're background, you've got the long-eye" Voight said.

The deal didn't go down because Garrett was found with a bullet wound, and he ended up dying.

"Sarge, check this out. The casing found at the scene looks like a match to the slug that killed Garrett" I say. "Alright, well, let's hear what Ballistics says. Do we have anything else" Voight asked. "No. We've got nothing Sarge. We've got no weapons, no witnesses and no dope" Kevin said. "No sign of struggle either which suggests Garrett either knew his assailant or was caught by surprise" Kim said. "He got popped for his product" Antonio said. "Isn't it ironic that we're the ones that have to clear the murder for this prick" Hailey asked.

"Well, that's what we have to do. Let's call in favors with everyone who can help. I don't care how much we hated this son of a bitch. We have to find who killed him fast. Dig back into that card game. Who the hell had a beef with Garrett? Let's hit everyone at that card game" Voight said. "I just got a tip from a C.I. Someone's looking to move a lot of China White on the south side" Adam said. "Location" Voight asked. "Chicago Convention Center. The drop is going to be in an employee locker" Adam said. "Hit it" Voight replied.

Adam, Kevin and Antonio went to the Chicago Convention Center and came back with Santana, who was apart of Garrett's crew. I then discovered something important, so I asked Jay to come meet me in the computer room in the garage.

"Hey Yn. What's up" Jay asked. "I got some footage from the warehouse. Turns out Santana was telling the truth. He left out the back door at 12:05. This next part might be a bit of a problem, though. You said you got to the warehouse a few minutes before us" I ask. "I'm not sure exactly, but yeah" Jay said. "Okay, well, according to this, you were there a full ten minutes before us" I say. "I mean, I must have been in there longer than I thought" Jay said. "And then you shut off your radio before you went inside" I say. "Yeah. What are you saying" Jay asked me. "Jay, you went dark before you went in the warehouse. You weren't even supposed to be there in the first place. You were alone with Garrett for ten minutes, and you never called it in. If anyone looks at these facts, given your history with Garrett, they're going to assume that you had an agenda" I say.

"Is that what you think" Jay asked me. "Jay, you know I will take your side for anything, but this, this is insane. Besides, it doesn't matter what I think. These are the questions they're going to ask you. Did you have an agenda" I ask. "The deal was blown, and I thought Garrett was going to disappear, so yeah, I went after him. I didn't know what I was gonna do when I saw him. I didn't know. He was already bleeding out when I got there" Jay said. "And then what'd you do" I ask. "I knew he wasn't going to make it, and I tried to make him tell me where Lauren's body is" Jay said. "Jay, you crossed lines. You didn't render aid. That's official misconduct. You can go to prison" I say as Jay's phone buzzed. "Homicide wants to talk to me. I have to go" Jay said.

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"I talked to Maury at Ballistics. They're still working on the official report of the Garrett shooting, but he shared with me the unofficial report. The slug that killed Garrett is a match to a slug used at a robbery at a Pilsen store in 2015. The guy they busted was Frank Delgado" Platt said. "Delgado was at the poker game" Hailey said. "Makes sense, we know he was after the China White" Kim said. "Plus, we got an LKA in Pilsen" Adam said. "Alright, so hit it. Remember, we are on a clock, so let's make sure we get this guy. Jay, you hang here. I don't want you leaving the District" Voight said. "Come on Hailey. You can ride with me" I say and give her a small smile.

So we got Delgado, brought him back to the district, and interviewed him. What we found out though was crazy. Delgado never got his gun back, and the cops never booked it into evidence. Turns out, the cop who had taken the gun was the one who killed Garrett, but he killed himself.

"Good job today with the bust. You were great" I say to Adam. "You were great too" Adam said. "Doing what? I basically sat at the office all day" I say. "Well, you looked hot while doing it" Adam said. "You're trying to flatter me. What do you want" I ask. "Lets head home to have some fun" Adam said and wrapped his arms around my waist. "What kind of fun" I ask. "The kind that involves your clothes on the bedroom floor" Adam whispered in my ear. I smiled and placed my hands on Adam's chest. "Sounds amazing. Lets go" I say.