The Cop And The Criminal

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Dom gets out of the car before pulling Kassidy into a comforting hug, seeing the frown on her face. Another car then drives over to them before Owen Shaw gets out of the car.
"There she goes, leaving you both again," Owen says as he closes his door. "Bloody fickle, that one."
"You want bloody? We could do bloody," Dom tells him with a smirk causing Owen to chuckle.
"Street kid, started out stealing DVD players in East L. A., falling in love with the cop on the case, both ended up heisting $100 million in Rio," Owen says causing Kassidy to nod, seeing as he had read their profiles.
"Not bad, huh?" Kassidy asks him with a smirk.
"It's a good story, isn't it?" Owen answers her. "Almost inspiring. See, what I couldn't fathom is why they're not relaxing on a beach somewhere. Instead, they're working with a two bit government hack like Hobbs. And then I realized, they have a weak spot."
"We all got a weak spot," Kassidy tells him with a shrug.
"You know, when I was young, my brother always used to say, 'Every man has to have his code.'," Owen explains to them. "Mine? Precision. A team is nothing but pieces you switch out until you get the job done. It's efficient. It works. But you?" Owen lets out a chuckle as Dom watches him. "You're loyal to a fault. Your code is about family. And that's great in the holidays, but it makes you predictable. And in our line of work, predictable means vulnerable. And that means I can reach out and break you whenever I want."
"At least when I go, I'll know what it's for," Dom says with a smirk.
"Well, at least you have a code," Owen says with a chuckle. "Most men don't." Dom nods in agreement. "So, I'm going to give you a chance. Take your crew and walk away. That's the only way you're going to keep your family safe."
"Your brother never told you never to threaten a man's family?" Dom asks him. "It's a pretty stupid thing to do." Owen chuckles. "But I'll make it simple for you. We walk away when she walks away."
"Well, then, it appears this inspiring tale has come to an end," Owen says with a smirk as he looks at Dom's chest. Dom looks down to find a red dot from a sniper.
"If that's the way it has to go," Dom says with a shrug before glancing at Owen's chest. Owen looks down with a chuckle to find his own red dot.
"Let me guess... Hobbs," Owen says as Kassidy smirks.
"The 'two-bit government hack'," Dom says with a smile as he repeats Owen's words. Owen laughs before walking towards his car, motioning for his man to leave.
"See you around, Toretto," Owen tells him.
"You can bet on it," Dom says before Owen gets in his car and leaves.

"Riley, Shaw's leaving Battersea, heading southeast. Have Tej track him on his live feed, go," Hobbs says over the phone as he starts heading down to Dom and Kassidy. "You know what would have happened if I didn't put that tracker in your car?"
"This one?" Dom says as he holds it up to him. They laugh as Hobbs takes the tracker from him.
"You know, this just got me one step closer to Shaw," Hobbs says causing Kassidy to slightly smile. "For what it's worth, Toretto, I hope it gets you closer to what you want, too."