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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 22, 2006 20:25:19 GMT -5
"You drive," said Munch quietly.
They knew where Josie was now. After one week of fruitless searching, Munch and Fin knew where Josie was now. Munch must have fell asleep in the car because Fin woke him up. Fin had driven back to the precinct and dropped Stuckey off in the lockup while Munch went to the Cragen to tell him the news. Cragen called for a swat team.
"I'd take it you and Fin will be leading them?" he asked Munch.
Munch nodded.
"Go find her, John. Good luck," said Cragen.
Munch was upstairs in the crib putting on vest, when Fin came upstairs with a candy bar and drink.
"Here," said Fin, "You'll need the sugar rush for when we kick this guy's ass."
Munch grinned and took both items from him.
"Thanks man," said Munch.
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Post by Finaddict on Jun 23, 2006 18:32:08 GMT -5
****ABANDONED WAREHOUSE LOWER MANHATTAN****
The Swat Team took their places around the warehouse and on the surrounding roofs.
Munch and Fin approached the building with uniform backup. Suddenly a child's cry was heard from inside. Munch took off like a shot.
"John stop now" Fin yelled but Munch just charged into the building alone as Fin and the backup team tried to catch up.
Shots rang out inside as Fin and the team came inside.
"John, John" Fin spoke into the now deadly quiet building
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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 23, 2006 18:46:31 GMT -5
Munch had taken cover behind some old crates. He checked himself over. He didn't feel wet, but his bad leg had told him he had taken a pretty hard landing.
"I'm okay, Fin!" he said into the radio, but another shot rang out toward his direction.
"Ummm, some back-up would be nice!!!"
He scanned around for Josie and saw her right behind her father. There was no way Munch could get a shot at him unless he got him to move away.
"Fin, tell the swat not to shoot at Josie's father. Josie is right behind her. I don't even want a sniper shooting at him, got it? I'm going to try to lead him away from her."
Munch ignored Fin's cries of protest as he searched for a nearby out. He saw a door and ran for it.
Gun shots rang out again as Munch ran to the door. And as luck would have it, it was locked. Munch jumped back behind some crates, but without getting grazed by a bullet on his leg.
"Damn it," growled Munch, "And this guy is not a person who likes to talk..."
Munch aimed his nine millimeter at the door's lock and fired a few rounds. The door handle dropped and Munch got up and ran for the door again. He just made it inside the spare room as a bullet hit the door. Munch heard hit the door, but the bullet didn't go through.
"Come on you sonofabitch, come and get me, come and get me..." muttered Munch.
He heard quickening footsteps and heard Josie's father's voice. Munch saw some stairs and climbed up them. He hid behind some boxes just as Josie's father got inside.
"Fin," whispered Munch, "I got him in a spare room. Get Josie outta there now!!!"
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Post by Finaddict on Jun 23, 2006 19:14:38 GMT -5
Fin and a uniform headed towards the location Munch had given. Reaching Josie, Fin grabbed her and headed back out letting the Swat Team know he was coming out with the girl.
"Munch" Fin spoke into his radio. "Josie's safe I am coming back in."
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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 23, 2006 19:21:54 GMT -5
"Okay," said Munch quietly.
Josie's father heard Munch's voice and he ran upstairs and began to knock stuff around.
"Where are you, you bothersome pest?!!!" he yelled as he knocked boxes down.
Munch stayed low as he move behind a tower of boxes, but Josie's father saw his sleeve and shot at him. The bullet hit Munch's elbow.
"Ahhh! Sh**! Damn it!!!" cursed Munch.
His left arm was now completely useless and bleeding fast. Josie's father ran to where he was, Munch took cover, trying not to run, but Josie's father saw a blood trail. He took aim at stack of boxes. He lowered his gun and shot Munch again. A cry pain told him of his success. Munch had been shot at in the upper arm of his left arm again and this time fell back into the boxes. The last thing he saw was a bunch of boxes falling on top of him.
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Post by Finaddict on Jun 24, 2006 0:07:17 GMT -5
Fin followed the sound of gunshots as he with several Swat Team sharpshooters following behind him re-entered the building. Approaching the door to the room Munch was in Fin saw movement.
"Drop your gun you S*n-of-a-b*#^h." Fin shouted as Josie's father appeared at the door.
Make me-- I killed your partner and your next, Josie's father exclaimed, as he leveled his gun to fire on Fin.
Fin raised his drawn weapon and fired. Josie's father fell dead.
As the Swat team rushed in, Fin ran into the room.
"John? Munch? Where are you?" Fin exclaimed.
Then Fin saw him bloody and unconscious under boxes.
"Get a Bus here quick." Fin told the Swat Team as they entered. "officer down."
"Munch, old man hang on now. Don't die on me now." Fin exclaimed as he knelt over Munch's bloody and battered body
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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 24, 2006 10:30:32 GMT -5
*Bellevue Hospital*
Munch stirred from his sleep and found himself in a hospital bed. He tried to move, but he ached all over. His left arm was wrapped up in a thick bandage and propped up. His face had bandages too. Munch assumed he got these cuts from the boxes falling on top of him.
He looked over to his right and saw Fin with Josie in his lap. They were both fast asleep. Munch smiled. He didn't have the heart to wake them up. He saw some flowers, apparently from Benson, Elliot, or Cragen and a newspaper on a table next to his bed. He picked up the newspaper and the read the front page. It had yesterday's date on it.
"I've been out for two days?" thought Munch as he read the headline.
SVU DETECTIVES FIND MISSING GIRL, BUT WITHOUT SOME CONSEQUENCES
"Oh great, I'll be the laughing stock of the office now," he muttered.
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Post by Finaddict on Jun 24, 2006 15:15:20 GMT -5
Fin awoke to find his right arm asleep from Josie's head. Looking toward the bed he noticed Munch had awoken. Fin shifted the still sleeping Josie to his other arm and struggled to sit up straight.
"Well old man we are on the front page." Fin grinned as he spoke.
Seeing Munch's expression, Fin spoke quietly. "Job well done Munch and no one will be laughing. You put yourself on the line back there. I will write it all up. I am on administrative leave while they investigate the shooting."
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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 24, 2006 15:41:22 GMT -5
"What's there to investigate?" asked Munch quietly so he wouldn't wake Josie, "The guy was going to kill me and you had to stop him. You had no choice. Damn brass...hopefully they'll get off Cragen's ass now. "
Munch put down the newspaper.
"How is she?" he asked about Josie.
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Post by Finaddict on Jun 25, 2006 20:25:58 GMT -5
"Josie seems in shock and I think Huang needs to be called in."Fin spoke softly.
Fin also hoped there would be no reprecussions from what was a clean shoot but who knows. Making the cops bad guys was the Press's full time job
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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 25, 2006 21:16:54 GMT -5
Munch looked away from Fin.
"Damn it. If only we had gotten to her earlier..." he muttered.
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Post by Finaddict on Jun 26, 2006 10:23:06 GMT -5
Fin spoke again as he looked down at Josie's sleeping form.
"We can coulda, shoulda, woulda all G*d@*n day but that ain't helpin. We got him. Now we get this little lady help man."
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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 26, 2006 17:57:10 GMT -5
"Yeah, I know," said Munch.
He looked at the newspaper, rereading the headline and then the article.
"So, they put Josie's uncle in an institution? I guess they were not thinking of the kid," said Munch finishing the article and growing with anger, "Damn..."
Munch shook his head and refolded the newspaper. He put it on the desk.
"I wonder...would ACS give Josie to me? I mean, she'll get the help and all the care and attention she needs for her age and I can work something out with Cragen..."
Munch shook his head.
"What am I saying? I'm too old to care for kids. I need thirteen more years on the force before I can retire with another pension. I gotta think about that now..."
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Post by Dani on Jun 27, 2006 0:19:31 GMT -5
Josie woke up, and slid off of Fin's lap and climbed onto Munchs bed, and curled up on the bed.
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I figure she would be too traumatized to talk... so don't have her talk or anything.
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Post by munchkin25 on Jun 27, 2006 9:52:59 GMT -5
Munch was left speechless and Fin smiled.
"Well, I guess this answer's my question for me," said Munch as he wrapped his right arm around Josie.
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