⋆° დ ༄ UNTIL THERE WAS TROUBLE
chapter twenty two. allegiance.

"How we doin'?" Kevin -who is undercover as Lamar- says, as he and two others, walk into a back room of a bar, to see Jay and Sam who are undercover as a couple -Ryan and Hayley- with a couple of other guys surrounding him playing pool, then gives a handshake to Jay, "What up, Ryan?"

"You're late" Jay says, with his right hand on his wife's waist as Sam leans against the pool table in front of him, with her left hand playing with the drawstring on his grey sweatshirt and putting a cherry lollipop into her mouth.

"I don't know my way around Canaryville like that. You know that, bro"

One of the guys that came with Kevin, scoffs and says, "More like crackerville"

"What did you say?" One of the guys, that's with Jay says.

"Nah, man, Malik just be playin', bro. He a funny dude" Kevin says.

"Just playin'" Malik says.

"Yeah, and that's his brother, Shabazz. He's my dude I told you about"

"Alright, cool. This is Dexter" Jay says, pointing to the bald guy, then points to the slimmer one, "That's his cousin, Nate. And this is my girl, Hayley"

"What's up, gentlemen?" Kevin says, then smiles at Sam, "And lady"

"Baby, how long is this gonna take?" Sam whines. Jay places his hand on the girls cheek and says, "I just gotta do this one deal, and then we can leave, okay?"

"It better be a good deal. You know how much I like presents" Sam smiles. Jay chuckles and says, "oh, I know baby, I do"

"She shouldn't even be back here anyways" Dexter says. Sam rolls her eyes, then looks at Jay, who says, "Go to the bar, order a drink and I'll be right there" then places a kiss on her cheek.

Sam takes the lollipop out of her mouth and hums, walking past Kevin and smiles, saying, "Hey" before leaving the room and sitting next to Adam and Antonio at the bar.

"How you feelin'?" Adam asks.

"Well, I feel a little exposed in this outfit, but.."

"I think you look great"

Sam rolls her eyes and punches her friend in the shoulder, "Shut up"

"Alright, so where the M4s at?" Shabazz says. Dexter chuckles, standing up and says, "Why don't we get a drink, you know? Play a little nine ball. Get to know each other a little better"

"We just came to do business. Not have a tea party" Malik says.

"I like to know who I work with"

"What's this? Yo, what's up, man, trying to play us like a bunch of punks"

"Watch yourself" Nate says.

"Watch myself?"

"Alright, chill" Kevin says.

"Why don't you make me watch myself" Malik says, walking over to Nate who pulls a rifle on him.

"Yo, yo, yo" Jay says.

"The hell are you doin' man?" Kevin says.

"Sarg, we got action in the back room" Antonio says, over the hidden walkie, in his coat sleeve.

"Just stand down. Let Atwater and Halstead handle it. They haven't said the safe word yet" Hank says.

The three at the bar look at each other, hoping one of them says the safe word soon.

"The hell is this man? We just came to get these guns, and get out your way. You wanna put that down?" Kevin says.

"Just showing Malik the merchandise" Nate says, still pointing the gun at him, "M4-A1 carbine, fully automatic. Thirty rounds in three seconds"

"Hey, come on, man. Cut it out" Jay says.

"Cuts through the side of a tank like a stick of butter. Imagine what it would do to your head"

"You so tough, pull the trigger" Malik says, walking closer to the gun.

"Look, guys, let's um...Let's get that drink, huh? Let's play some pool" Shabazz says.

"We ain't finna play pool with these punk ass bitches" Malik says, before Nate hits him on the side of the head with the gun.

"Dude!" Jay says.

"Come on, bro. You know that was uncalled for" Kevin says.

"Who's the bitch now?" Nate says, "Say your sorry"

"Yo, just leave it"

"I want him to say it" Nate says, yet again pointing the gun at Malik.

"I'm not saying nothin'" Malik says, holding onto the side of his head as his brother helps him stand up.

"You ain't worth the bullet, bitch"

"Come on, let's go. We're outta here" Kevin says, "Let's go!" then he drags, Malik and Shabazz out, closing the door behind them.

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"Jay, what the hell is going on, man?" Kevin asks, walking onto the unit, "We came in to make a deal. What they plain' games for?"

"Hold up, man! It was good to go on our side, too, alright? Get your boy in line!" Jay says.

"Really, dawg?"

"Guys, chill out" Sam says, walking over to them, from her desk.

"Hey, wait, your guys have the guns, right?" Hailey asks.

"The gun that Nate pulled was definitely an M4, that much I know. I don't know how many they actually have, though" Jay says.

"Alright, so were these guys being careful, or were they just trying to buy time cause they dont have the guns in their possession?" Antonio asks.

"It's unclear. Dexter plays everything close to the vest. That's why I'm surprised he let Sam into the back room"

"Okay, let's keep this thing alive. Alright? Jay, Kevin, Sam, you stay under. Try to make this gun deal happen. Kay? We have gotta get these M4s off the street. They're too powerful" Hank says, as Kevin and Jay fist pump.

Trudy walks onto the unit with a couple suits behind her and Hank says, "What the hell do you want?"

They walk past Hank over to Al who is at his desk eating a banana and the man says, "Bad news, Al. Grand jury voted to indict"

"You're under arrest for the murder of Kevin Bingham. Stand up" the lady says. Sam looks over at Hank in shock, who puts his hand out, indicating he'll talk to her about it later.

"We're gonna need your weapon and badge" the man says as the lady takes out her hand cuffs.

"What are you kidding me? Handcuffs? He's got 30 years on the job" Hank says.

"Weapon and badge. Now" The lady says, ignoring Hank.

Al puts his shield on the desk and hands the man his gun as the lady cuffs him, then they lead Olinsky out of the building, as the team watches in fear.

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"Docket 3942. People of the state of Illinois v. Alvin Olinsky, single count of murder in the second degree, and felony concealment of a homicide" the judge says, as Sam sits next to Hank in court.

"Your honor, Peter Manetti for the defendant." Manetti says.

"How does your client plead?"

"Not guilty. I'd like to request that the defendant be released on his own recognizance. He's a decorated police officer, with over 30 years..."

"Bond hearing" the judge says, cutting Manetti off, "is in two days, counselor. Give your speech then" then he bangs the gavel, "next case"

Sam and Hank both stand up when the bailiff takes Al away. When they turn around they see Woods seating in the back.

"You ready to talk Hank?" Woods asks.

"You know Olinsky's innocent. You know he didn't kill that piece of garbage, Bingham." Hank says.

"Oh yeah? Then who did? Olinsky flips or he rots in prison"

Sam grabs ahold of Voights arm and says, "Hank, come on"

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Later that night, Jay and Sam meet up with Dexter, so they can do another meet with Wes and his crew, that Kevin convinced him to do again.

Sam gets out of the car, sucking on a lollipop when Dexter says, "What is she doing here?"

Sam rolls her eyes as Jay says, "She's my partner in crime. She goes where I go"

"I don't think that's healthy, but I'm impressed. No way I thought Wes would still be open to doing business"

"I told you man. He's smart" Jay says, as he wraps his arm around Sam's shoulder, who wraps her arm around his waist, "Hayley here is good at convincing people what to do"

Dexter smirks, "okay. But He ain't that smart. Even with the 20% discount, dumbass is still paying 50% over market. It's good, though. You know, if this works out, we can use Wes to distribute to the other black gangs"

"So what's up, the guns are inside with Nate?"

"That's not your concern and is she supposed to be hearing about this?"

"Yeah, she's good." Jay says, as he and Sam follow Dexter to Nate's house, "and I'm just trying to make sure we do the deal right. This time anyway"

"Relax, it's all gonna work out" Dexter says, before pounding on the door, "Yo, Nate!" then he opens the door, and they walk inside, "Yo, Nate! Let's go man, it's game time"

As Dexter looks around the house and when Jay notices a pair of feet sticking out from a doorway he says, "Yo, check this out"

As the three make their way to the dim lit room, they find Nate dead on the floor with a pool of blood around his head and blood splatter on the wall.

"Those punks want to start a war, they came to the right place" Dexter says, before walking away. Sam and Jay look at each other and sigh before walking away.

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"Of course Malik didn't cop to it" Jay says, as he, Sam, Hank, Antonio and Kevin stand at the whiteboard.

"Man swore up and down he had nothing to do with it. Almost convincing too" Kevin says.

"You believe him?" Hank asks.

"Not for a second"

"Alright, so let's get a search warrant for Malik's house. Maybe we find some blood, a gun. Build a murder case that way" Dawson says.

"We go in now, we blow Atwater's cover" Voight says.

"I know, but, you know, we're talking murder."

"I'm not gonna blow a major gun case on a maybe"

"So now what? Sit back and wait for Dexter and his boys to start a gang war?"

"Well, hopefully he's too smart for that"

"I'm not so sure, Sarg. He had fire in his eyes. He said he was gonna kill everybody involved" Jay says.

"Talk to him. Persuade him to think like a businessman" Hank says, answering his phone and walking to his office.

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Sam sits on the edge of the pool table at the bar Dexter hangs out at, with her hand on Jays shoulder, who is leaning against the pool table, taking a sip of her beer, alongside Jay as Dexter says, "Say what you said one more time, Ryan. Say what you said one more time, Ryan cause I don't think I heard you right. So say it one more time"

"I think you should still do the deal with Wes' crew" Jay says. Dexter throws another dart at the dart board and says, "and ignore the fact they killed my cousin?" then he walks over to the pool table where his shot glass is sitting and takes it.

"I didn't say that" Jay says, kissing Sam's hand then gets up from the table, "alright, hold up. Let's say they did the murder. You're gonna get revenge, you're gonna do it after we do the deal, not before. You got, what, seven days to pay off the supplier?"

"And what has that got to do with anything?"

"Right, if you go cowboy and you pop Malik or you pop Shabazz, the cops are gonna be all over you. Then you can't line up a new buyer, which means you can't pay off the supplier"

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Jay and Sam drive up next to Hank, who is talking with Kevin and Jay says, "Dexter just told us that Wes sent him a picture of Shabazz with a bullet in his chest"

"See, that's proof he delivered his end of the bargain, which means the deals back on" Hank says.

"Yeah, they're meeting at the old Kagen warehouse in an hour"

"Alright, get the rest of the team up to speed. Let's meet over at the warehouse" Hank says, and Jay drives away.

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Jay and Sam drive down the rocky road at the warehouse where the meet is going down, and when they get out, they're met with Dexter who leans on the car, as Wes arrives.

"Alright, game on. So the guns are here, right?" Jay asks, but Dexter says nothing. Sam leans on the car, with a lollipop in her mouth.

"My man, Wes" Dexter says.

"Hey. You must be Dexter" Wes says, with a duffle in hand.

"What's he doing here?" Dexter asks, nodding towards Malik -who doesn't know that Wes had killed his brother-.

"Oh, that's my business"

"He gonna behave himself?"

"I'm cool as long as you are" Malik says.

"You got the product man?" Wes asks.

"You got the money?" Dexter asks. Wes opens the duffle to prove he has the money as Dexter walks towards it.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I need to see the product first."

Dexter dials a number and puts his phone to his ear and says, "come on over. It's showtime" then puts his phone back in his pocket.

A minute later, Malik takes out his phone and says, "no"

"What?" Wes asks.

"Somebody shot my brother"

Wes grows shocked and says, "I'm sorry to hear that man. I really am. But right now, we got some business to handle, alright"

Sam places her arm around Jays, knowing that this isn't going to end well and Jay looks at her and says, "it's okay"

"What's wrong with her?" Wes asks.

"Anxiety" Jay says.

"what you smirking at?" Malik says towards Dexter.

"Nothing"

Then a blue van approaches them and parks.

"You mother...you killed him" Malik yelled, about to attack Dexter, when Wes and Jay push him back as Dexter takes out a gun.

Then the team rushes in and Hailey says, "Chicago PD!"

"Chicago PD, drop your weapon!" Hank yells as Dexter points his gun at Hank and Hailey when Jay takes out his gun and pointed it Dexter and says. "Police! Put it down, Dexter"

Sam takes her fun out from behind her waist band and and points it at Malik and Wes. Jay then takes the gun from Dexter.

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The intelligence team is in court waiting for Al's bail hearing. Sam sits next to her husband, and grabs his hand and squeezes. Jay looks over at his wife, and says, "it's gonna be fine"

The officer brings in Al and he takes a seat at the table where his attorney is and the bailiff says, "All rise" which everyone does, "the honorable judge Maddox presiding. You may be seated. The state of Illinois v Alvin Olinsky. Murder in the second degree. Case number 542234"

"Mr Osha?" The judge says.

"Your honor, given the serious nature of the charge, and the fact that the defendant was a veteran police officer with unique knowledge of the criminal justice system, as well as having access to confidential informants and members of organized crime syndicates, we believe he poses a significant flight risk. And as such we would request that no bail be set, and that the defendant be remanded to cook county jail until trial" Osha says.

"Mr Manetti"

"Your honor, the states request is both preposterous and punitive. This case is built on sand. The only evidence connecting Alvin Olinsky to the homicide victim is a single strand of hair, and the testimony of a drug addled witness. As such, to hold Mr Olinsky in prison to leverage some sort of plea bargain is unconscionable. Moreover, Mr Olinskys put his life on the line for the people of the city for over 30 years."

"Mr Manetti, this is a bond hearing, not a closing argument. Defendant is remanded into custody of the cook county jail, pending trial" the judge says, banging her gavel, "next case"

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The team is back at the district, waiting for Hank, who walks onto the unit and Brayden says, "alright, so what's the next step, Sarg?"

"Did you talk to Al or his lawyer?" Hailey asks.

"Is he gonna appeal the bond hearing?" Antonio asks, but Hank ignores everyone and walks towards his office, "is he gonna appeal the bond hearing? Hey! I asked you a question"

Hank turns around and says, "okay, um...Al's gonna be out of there. Soon. Real soon"

"What does that mean?"

"It means I'm taking care of things, but I can't get into the details right now"

"Why not?"

"I appreciate your concern. But you gotta back off now"

"I wanna know what I need to do to help Al. And all I'm hearing from you is nothing..." Antonio says walking closer to voight. Hank pushes back on Dawson's chest and shouts, "because you don't know what you're talking about!"

As everyone interviens between the two so it doesn't become a bigger mess, Antonio says, "really? Everyone knows"

"Watch yourself!" Hank yells.

"Enough!" Sam shouts, "enough!"

Hank walks into his office and slams the door.

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"He doesn't deserve this, Jay" Sam says, pacing around the living room, "he-he.."

Jay pulls his wife into a hug and says, "Sam, listen to me. He's gonna be fine. He's a strong man. I mean, look at what he's been through. And like he always says, 'he's got this'"

Sam sniffles, lifting her head up from her husband's chest and says, "Yeah, yeah. You're right. It's Al, he's gonna be fine"

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