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Disclaimer: - I don’t own any of the characters of The Shield, they all belong to Shawn Ryan and FX.
Adam Chapter 2
Once outside with the door shut behind them Shane burst out,
"Jesus Vic, do you really think it’s him? That’s he’s alive?"
"I don’t know. To be honest I just kinda assumed he was in a shallow grave somewhere."
"Yeah," Shane nodded his agreement. "I think most of us did."
"You stay here and make sure shit-head doesn’t speak to anybody. I’m going to see Aceveda, get some photos. And Shane not a word until we know for sure okay?"
Shane nodded.
Vic knocked sharply on Aceveda’s door, and was stepping inside before Aceveda had gotten the first word of "come in" out of his mouth.
Seeing who his visitor was Aceveda put his pen down and leaned back in his chair saying,
"Yes." His tone impatient.
"That drug dealer we brought in…Martinez…wants to cut a deal with the DA. Says he knows where Dutch is…that he’s alive."
The closed, guarded look left the Captain’s face at Vic’s words,
"Are you sure?"
Vic sighed,
"That’s what he said. Says he saw him two weeks ago. I need some photos so we can see if he’s able to pick Dutch’s picture out, but I can’t use mugshots. I’ll need photos from some personnel files or something."
Aceveda didn’t move he just stared at Vic. Vic could understand his feelings; he was still feeling pretty shell-shocked himself.
His voice sounding a little unsteady Aceveda asked,
"What did he say? Where is he? Is he alright?"
"He said some piece of shit called Taylor Fitzgerald has him. He’s had him all this time."
"Why?"
Vic felt uncomfortable. It was one thing when these things happened to citizens, strangers, but Dutch was one of their own, a colleague.
"He ah…he implied it’s a…um…a sex thing."
David Aceveda paled, a look of disgust on his face,
"Shit." He murmured.
Pulling himself together he picked up his phone and connected himself to his assistant’s desk,
"Nina I need some personnel files…I want Pete Shockley’s, Ronnie Gardocki’s, Mark Stone’s, Michael French’s and Ben Rossi’s…No…No that’s all…As quickly as you can."
After he’d replaced the receiver Vic frowned at him and reminded him,
"And Dutchboy’s. We need his as well."
"I know." Aceveda said in a quiet voice.
Pulling open the top drawer of his desk he reached in and pulled out a pale blue folder. Flicking open the top page Dutch’s face stared up at them from the Department ID photo paperclipped to the first page. They both looked at the serious face that they hadn’t seen in the flesh for a little over a year now, and then, as if on a signal, they looked at each other,
"You keep his file in your desk?" Vic simply said.
Something that was both a statement of fact and a question.
"Yeah," Aceveda said sadly. "Never knowing what happened to him, it’s never sat right. I didn’t want to file him away as if…as if we’d forgotten about him." Looking up at Vic he added, "I take it out sometimes go over everything…see if there’s something we missed. I know there isn’t but still…And I wonder what really happened that night. If it was…bad. If he suffered…It just plays on my mind."
"I know what you mean. It’s kept me awake for a few nights too." Vic confessed. "It’s true what they say…it’s the not knowing that’s worst."
"Have you told Claudette?"
Vic shook his head,
"Christ no. Not until we know for sure. Until shit-head in there picks out his picture. I remember what she was like when he first went missing. She nearly worked herself into a breakdown. Then six months ago when they dug those bodies up at Roland Heights. I bet she didn’t sleep those entire two days while they checked the dental records."
"She didn’t." Aceveda confirmed sadly.
"She’s only just accepted Josh as her new partner. I don’t want to get her hopes up for nothing. If Martinez picks Dutch’s photo well…then it’s your call." Vic said, glad to be able to pass the buck.
"Thanks." Aceveda replied with a tight smile.
Both men feel silent as Nina opened the door, coming in with the files that Aceveda had requested. As she put them down on his desk she couldn’t help but notice the open file already there, and who’s it was. She looked at Aceveda and asked,
"Has something happened? Has he been found?"
"We don’t know yet…maybe. Until we do no one else is to be told anything."
Looking a little insulted that her integrity had been questioned Nina said
"Of course not."
She turned to leave, but paused at the door, her hand on the handle and looking back at them said,
"I hope it’s good news."
"So do we." Aceveda replied.
She nodded and then returned to her desk.
Reaching out Aceveda pulled the files towards him, and quickly pulled the photos from each one laying them on his desk. Finally, he pulled Dutch’s picture from his file and placed it next to the others. Each picture had been taken against the standard blue background, and each face was unsmiling and serious.
"They’ll do." Vic confirmed.
"Then let’s go." Aceveda said as he scooped up the six photos.
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