“Are you losing faith and trust in me or my plans?” she asked him without turning around.
Stuttering, he replied, “No… not… not… not at all”.
Not long after he had spoken did his cellphone ring and sent him going into a frantic phase as he struggled to get himself in order. He recognized the number without doubt and cast Sarah a bothersome glare before waving for her to come closer.
“Jake”, he simply said while the phone continued to ring aloud in his hand.
“Answer the call and put it on speaker so I can hear”, she demanded.
Placing the cellphone on the table before them, the voice came through immediately, “Hello Angelina or should I call you Sarah, which is what you are fooling them all into believing you are now”.
Casting a lost expression on his face while staring at Sarah, Mike leaned closer and responded, “This is Detective Mike Rondon of the NYPD, who am I speaking with?”
Silence aired momentarily before the response came. “This is Sean Stein… I want to speak with Angelina alone and nobody else”.
“I’m sorry but there is nobody of such name here”, Mike replied.
Sean burst into a rather nauseating laughter on his end, prompting Sarah to lean over and take control of the cellphone.
“Hello Sean”, she sounded in a cozy manner. “I wasn’t expecting to hear from you”.
Sean seemed to be taking his time to answer but his heightened breath did just about enough to tell them the man wasn’t in the best mood since he heard Sarah’s voice.
“I will kill you for what you did!” Sean let out immediately. “I will… “.
Sarah interjected immediately, “Do you plan on threatening me the entire time through or there happens to be a reason for this call?”
Mike watched and listened on, feeling like a fish out of its pond while his mind tried to understand what exactly was going on. She had assumed a pretty relaxed figure and toyed with her hair while she waited for Sean to speak.
“I have Jake Sullivan… it is him you want I believe and I want that bounty offer placed on is head”, Sean demanded.
Mike seemed elated and ecstatic as he smiled and rubbed his hands together.
“Do you think I’m stupid Sean?” Sarah asked.
Mike felt his excitement drop to a pretty disturbing low while he stared at Sarah for some explanation.
“Tell me where you guys are and maybe we can come to an arrangement”, she continued.
“I want the money first and then you’d find out more information… also, you will bring the cash over here alone… no cops, nothing!” Sean added before ending the call.
Sarah turned to Mike and smiled, “We have them jut where we need them to be”.
“Them?” Mike sounded confused. “I thought this was about catching Jake alone?”
Seemingly naïve by the manner in which he thought, Sarah wondered how she had gotten involved with the man in the first place.
“Just rally the officers outside… I have an announcement to make to them”, she ordered.
Reluctantly but without putting up much fight towards disobeying her, he walked out of the door and slammed it behind him just in time for Sarah to slip out her cellphone and begin to punch in digits into it until she was satisfied to press against the green button and hold the phone to her ear.
“I need you to trace a cell tower for me”, she whispered into her mouthpiece. “The information stays solely between you and me”.
***
Waiting on Sarah, Mike stood with the officers as she stepped out of the office bearing a disturbed look. She took a few seconds to look around before clearing her throat and sighing aloud to show just how frustrated and worried she was about the situation of things.
“I know we all must be wondering why I’ve called you all here”, she began. “You must wonder why I walk into that office every time”.
The room remained silent with everyone saying nothing.
“I go in there to seek answers as to why such a kind, loving and hardworking man with his veins pumping with loyalty and his heart filled with the desire to serve his country, would be killed in such gruesome manner”, she explained. “I go in there as a promise to myself and your boss that I will bring this killer to light”.
Mike lowered his head and looked to the floor before clearing his throat.
“To this effect, I believe I have discovered where our killer is hiding”, she finally dropped the bombshell. “You will have this information available to you by tomorrow but I want everyone prepared for the worst”.
Mike looked completely blindsided. He motioned to speak but Sarah barely looked his way while she picked another officer to voice his question.
“Does this mean Detective Jake is armed and dangerous?’ the officer asked.
Sarah nodded her head slowly. “I have good information that he doesn’t intend going down without a fight which is why we must prepare ourselves”.
The men began to murmur immediately.
“I will have more information ready to you by tomorrow”, she ended the meeting and dismissed them immediately.
Perplexed and feeling left out from whatever her intent was, Mike stood akimbo and with nothing but the look of disbelief on his face. He motioned to follow her but became hesitant, before finally summoning the nous within to let out his emotions and fill her in on exactly how he felt.
Racing towards Captain Luke’s office door through which Sarah had just walked, Mike called out to her, “Sarah! Sarah!”
She barely looked around before hearing him slam the door shut behind him and circling her until he could stare into her eyes.
“What the hell was all that about?” he sounded calm but definitely enraged.
Shrugging and ignorig his question, she went on to sit comfortably in the late Captain Luke’s chair. Her face glowed with some rather disturbing smirk as she licked her lips and giggled endlessly without necessarily voicing out what she had in
