TOYLB-Season 3-9

Episode 9

*the medics took the body away n the media covered the story as usual. The Chief did the liberty to call Jamison's little brother, the only relative he had, abt Jamison's death*

Thrax; 8clenched his fist tight, shaking badly8

Ricardo: *puts his hand on his shoulder* Hey, Thrax. It's not your fault

Thrax; YES IT IS. 8tears had formed in his eyes8 That was meant for me.

Ricardo: How can u be sure?

Thrax; 8showed him the message8

Ricardo: Who gave you this? *so far no one else besides the Chief and Jamison knew Thrax had an informant*

Thrax; The minute I find him I'll breah his neck.

*the day ended sadly. Ricardo drove Thrax home bk to his apartment, both of them not saying anything*

Thrax; 8limped inside and collapsed on the couch8

Stranger: *was sitting in a corner* Thank goodness ur alright

Thrax; 8shot up* WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT/

Stranger: Just for u to be safe

Thrax; 8growled8

Stranger: If I didn't send u the msg, u'd be dead meat. I'm doing u a favour

Thrax; You cost me my partner.

Stranger: I told you to protect Jones with ur life. If you're dead, what good will u do to keep Jones out of harm's way. Besides, u knew this was coming. I told u there'll be dangers

Thrax; GET OUT.

Stranger: Meet me tomorrow evening, at the hotel in the heart. Come alone

Thrax; 8foams at the mouth8 WHO ARE YOU/

Stranger: I told u. U don't need to knw. Remember. Tomorrow evening at the hotel in the heart. Come alone *leaves mysteriously into the dark*

Thrax; 8roars8

*meanwhile Ozzie had seen teh news talking abt Jamison's death*

Ozzie: Oh Frank...Oh no, not Jamison... *falls onto the couch, tears falling dwn his cheeks*

*the news showed footage of Thrax trying to save Jamison n then Jamison died in his arms*

8the trio looked at their momma8

Ozzie: Oh Frank... *sees the trio* Ur...Ur Uncle Jamie is...is dead...

8they tilted their heads8

Ozzie: He's...no longer alive, kids. He's dead...He's...He's not coming bk...You won't be able to see him again... *cried n buried his face in his hands*

Kairan; No see Uncy Jamie/

Ozzie: *shakes his head* He's...He's not coming bk anymore...He's gone to Heaven, baby

Kairan; 8started to tear up8

Ozzie: *held the trio in his arms, sobbing*

8they cuddled against him8

*a note was slipped thru the front door*

8the trio nuzzled their mommy8

Ozzie: *sees the note n, with the trio held close to him, picks up the note n reads it*

Sakura; 8looks at it8

Ozzie: *reads it as well* Odd...

*The next day at work, the Chief assigned Ricardo and Thrax to escort Jamison's little brother Jared to see Jamison's body at the morgue*

Thrax; 8wasn't in a good mood8

*Ricardo and Thrax brought Jared to the morgue. Once Jared saw his body, he clung to Ricardo n cried*

Thrax; 8sighed and walked out8

Jared: *sees Thrax leave n chases after him* Wait

Thrax; 8turned to him8

Jared: *scowls n runs to him, hitting at his body as hard as a 10 yr old could, tears pouring out of his eyes, bt because he is small, his hittings doesn't hurt Thrax much*

Thrax; 8hung his head, he knew this was coming8

Jared: *continues lashing out until he was wailing and sobbing on Thrax, clinging onto his shirt as he cried his heart out like a child clinging onto a father*

Thrax; 8wraps his arms round him and holds him close8

Jared: Why didn't u protect him? Why? *sobs*

Thrax; It all happened so fast, it should have been me8

Jared: *sobs some more n finally calms dwn, bt still held onto Thrax tight* Thank you for trying

Thrax; I know what it's like to lose someone to one close to you

Jared: *nods* Your parents, right? Jamie told me abt them

Thrax; 8sighs8 I was less than half your age when I lost them.

Jared: What will become of me? I have nowhere else to go, bt I dun want to be taken by child services

Thrax; 8knealt down8 Would you like to stay with my family/

Jared: *looked at Thrax in surprise* Wh...What...?

Thrax; 8repeated the question8

Jared: I...I dunno...Wouldn't I be intruding...?

Ricardo: *watches them quietly*

Thrax; Of course not.

Jared: I...I'll be glad to...

Thrax; 8smiled and looked up at Ricardo8

Ricardo: He can stay with me for a while, while ur on the case

Thrax; Thanks man.

Ricardo: No prob

Thrax; 8got his feet8

Ricardo: *takes Jared's hand* It's OK. I'll call the missus to pick u up n gather ur things frm home so u can bunk in with us. I bet u can make friends with our pet dog

Jared: *nodded n waved goodbye at Thrax*

Thrax; 8waved backed and left8

*a call came into Thrax's cell. It was Drix's number*

Thrax; Hello.

Drix: Hey, Thrax. I've seen the news. How're u hanging there?

Thrax; Not good.

Drix: Don't beat up yourself abt it, Thrax. It was an accident. There's nothing u could've done

Thrax; But it was meant for me.

Drix: You didn't knw that

Thrax; Want a bet.

Drix: What do u mean?

Thrax; Ex-mayor Phlegmming, the Influenza and now Jamison.

Drix: I must admit, they were all used to give u a msg. They want to scare u to submission n make u stop investigating. The question is...will you?

Thrax; I don't know anymore.

Drix: Do u wish to carry on with this investigation n let ur parents lay to rest or do u wish to quit? You've gone this far. It's up to you.

Thrax; 8sighs8 To continue this, I need to do it alone.

Drix: I suppose so, bt ur still under the PD jurisdiction. U still have to report to them

Thrax; When I catch the sleeze I'll let you know.

Drix: Cool. Keep safe now. Stay alive for Oz, u hear?

Thrax; 8nodded and left8

Drix: *hangs up the phone* I'm reli worried abt Thrax, Leah dear. I reli am. He n Ozzie just keeps getting into danger all the time

Leah; Think how this is affecting him.

Drix: I knw. And also not being able to see Ozzie for support... *sighs in pity*

Leah; 8hung her head and looked at a copy of the photograph of Thrax's parents8

Drix: Where did u get that?

Leah; Carrie gave it to me, poor girl looked rather sick.

Drix: Oh dear. I hope she's holding up. I heard she's been rather out of sorts lately ever since she saw the case file

Leah; Don't think she's seen anything like it.

Drix: Is she still new? A rookie?

Leah; 8shook her head8 Been with the force for over a decade, has seen quite a few crimescenes but none as bad as that.

Drix: True. It does sound gruesome. Their deaths look kinda gory. I hope Thrax may be able to solve the case soon, I hate to see him n Ozzie in danger

Leah; So do I.

*Chief sees Thrax return to the PD n approached him quietly*

Chief: *whispers* How did it go?

Thrax; 8hung his head8

Chief: I hope Jared was...forgiving to you

Thrax; He came round, I offered for him to live with us.

Chief: Good. That kid needs someone right now. Any news frm ur...informant?

Thrax; To be truthful I'm not taking his advice anymore.

Chief: Reli? Why?

Thrax; 8showed him the message8 He sent me this just before Jamison was shot.

Chief: "Duck"? He knew u were going to be shot?

Thrax; 8nodded8

Chief: Could...Could it be he was there when it happened? Maybe he saw the shooter n wanted to help?

Thrax; Or he knew them. 8his eyes narrowing8

Chief: We can't jump into conclusions yet. I think...

*a msg on Thrax's phone comes in*

Thrax; 8looked at it8

Msg: Remember. Tonight. Hotel at the heart. Come alone. U must come. There's someone u might wanna meet

Thrax; 8growled, the spikes on his back shot out8

Chief: Calm dwn, rookie. Just go with the flow. Just...take it easy and listen to him just this one last time, at least. I got a feeling he's right abt that someone u wanna meet

Thrax; 8glared at him8

Chief: Just this once? Then maybe u don't have to listen to him ever again

Thrax; 8snarled8 This once.

Chief: *smiles n pats his shoulder* Good luck

Thrax; 8nodded and left8

Carrie; 8came up beside the chief and watched Thrax disappear8 He's on edge.

Chief: I knw. I got a feeling he wants to go solo after this

Carrie; Can you blame him/

Chief: I guess not. He's been through a lot. I'll stop assigning him partners for his case. That's the best I can do for him.

Carrie; 8nods8 He wanted to does this solo from the beginning.

Chief: And we were being too helpful. *sighs*

Carrie; It's his burden to bare.

Chief: I'll tell everyone to stay out of his hair first thing tomorrow morning

Carrie; 8nodded8 That would be the best. 8went back to duty8