Chapter 19
Selena’s house was flooded with police cars in her drive way and in front of her house. Police officers were inside her house checking for fingerprints and other clues. Lt. Banks and the other detectives were bugging her phones in case Joe decided to call her. Selena sat on her sofa in the living room slumped over with her head buried in her hands sobbing and slightly rocking back and forth. Once Mike finished assisting another officer with the phones, he walked back into the living room and sat beside Selena. He wrapped his arm around her in comfort. Selena didn’t move from her position as her long dark hair draped down off her shoulders.
Lieutenant Banks walked up to Mike and Selena and spoke to Mike as if Selena couldn’t hear him. “How is she doing?”
Before Mike had a chance to respond, Selena spoke as she raised her head up and sniffed. “I’m fine.” She spoke with confidence. Selena looked worn out from crying so much. Her eyes were puffy and red when she looked up. Selena ran her fingers thru her hair to remove it from her face and tucked a few strands behind both of her ears. “Okay…so now what? He’s going to call me, right? I mean if he wants the money…right?”
“Yeah, Sel. He’s going to call. Don’t worry.” Lt. Banks said in a concerned tone.
“Okay…so…so has there been any word on Joe Carter. I mean has anyone seen him anywhere?” Selena asked frustrated as she wiped another fallen tear away.
“Detective Bleu said that he found out Carter was staying at a local motel in Oklahoma City about two days ago. Before they could catch him, he was already long gone.” Mike said with his arm still wrapped around Selena.
Selena said a curse. She then sniffed and said firmly, “Okay, so when can we go and get my baby? How are we going to find this bastard?”
Lieutenant Banks cleared his throat and responded, “Uhm, Im sorry Sel, but, Im going to have to take you off this case.” Selena’s eyes widened with shock and anger. “What?!” she snapped.
“You can no longer be involved. It’s personal now, Sel. You can’t work on a case when it involves you personally. You know that.” Lt. Banks responded firmly.
Selena stood up and put her hands on her hips and looked up at Lt. Banks as he towered over her. She looked at him in the eyes saying, “You can’t do that. You can’t do that to me, sir. I have to find my little girl.” Selena’s voice started to tremble as a tear fell down her left cheek. She continued, “Please, sir. I have to get that son of a bitch who took my daughter! I can’t let anything happen to her! She is my life! I would feel better if I knew I was there…Please sir…please Lieutenant…please…don’t …do this to me.” Selena started to cry hysterically.
Mike jumped up and pulled Selena in close to him as she buried her face into his chest. Mike then said to her quietly, “It’s okay…it’s okay,” he paused as he gently rubbed her back holding her close. He continued talking softly to her, “I’ll take care of it. I’ll get him for you. I will find Jessie…I promise.” He then lightly pushed her away from him and held her face in his hands as he looked deeply into her eyes. He then wiped the tears from her face with his thumbs and continued, “Okay? You trust me? I got this.” Selena looked into his eyes and then nodded as she looked down at his shirt while sniffing.
Lieutenant Banks looked at Selena with a broken heart. “Sel,” he said in a low husky voice, “Come here.” He grabbed her arm as he pulled her close and gave her a huge bear hug. At that moment, Selena felt like he had turned into her father as he embraced her with his big arms. “We are going to bring Jessie home, safe and sound.” he said softly.
Selena nodded and wiped her tears away from her face. She then slowly backed away from Lt. Banks, adjusted her gray over sized sweatshirt she had put on over her cami tank top, and stood there with her arms folded in front of her chest.
As if getting himself together and knocking the tender moment away, Lt. Banks said firmly, “Okay. Sel, you can’t stay here. It may be too dangerous.”
“So, where am I supposed to stay? I can’t go to my parent’s house because I may put them in danger.” Selena said with her voice trembling.
“Yeah, I know. By the way have you even told them?” Lt. Banks asked.
Selena quickly shook her head no. “I can’t...I don't want to tell them.” Selena’s voice broke as if she were about to burst out into crying again.
“You’re going to have to. I already have a 24 hour supervision over there to be on the watch.” Lt. Banks replied.
“So, how is this guy going to get in contact with me if I don’t stay here?” Selena asked running her fingers thru her long hair again.
“Detective Efron has that taken care of. We transferred all calls from your home phone to your cell phone. We will still be able to hear every word that is said whenever he calls.” Lt. Banks replied.
“So where do I stay? Im not going in any kind of protective custody, Lieutenant.” Selena replied firmly.
“Where else can I put you, Sel?”
Before Selena could respond, Mike said, “Well, if she wants to, you can stay my place. This guy doesn’t know anything about me, right?”
“How can you be so sure?” Lt. Banks asked thoughtfully.
“I think he went after Ramirez only because he saw her on television, and by the remarks on his little note he left, he was particularly after her and no one else. Plus, I wasn’t on t.v. so he doesn’t know anything about me.” Mike responded.
“You got a point, Jonas.” Lt. Banks said in agreement.
“No. I can’t impose on you like that.” Selena complained.
“No, really, it’s the only way if you don't want protective custody.” Mike said with a very serious tone clenching his jaw muscle as he stared back at Selena.
Selena sighed and reluctantly agreed.
At that moment, the phone rings. Everyone in the house froze and looked in Mike, Selena, and Lt. Banks direction. Lieutenant Banks quickly got into his position to listen in on the call. He then looked at Selena and nodded for her to go ahead and answer the phone. Selena picked up her cell phone and answered, “Hello?”
“I know the police is listening in on our conversation right now. But know this…if they fuck up my money, your little girl is dead! Do you hear me?! Fucking dead!” It was Joe.
Selena very calmly responded, “How do I know she’s not dead now?”
“Just take my word for it.” Joe spat on the other end of the call.
“I’ll make sure the money will not be fucked with if you let me speak to my daughter.” Selena’s voice cracked as she began to get frustrated with anger.
“How do I know you’re not lying?” Joe asked angrily.
“Just let me speak to my fucking daughter you fucking asshole!” Selena shouted angrily.
At that, Lt. Banks jumped a little and picked up the other phone and said, “Joe Carter, this is Lieutenant Banks here. I understand you want five hundred thousand dollars and Lindsey Cyrus.”
Joe laughed. “Yes, Lieutenant Banks…I saw you on television too. So yeah, you got it. I want Lindsey Cyrus too. Free her from jail.”
“I will guarantee you these things, if you just reassure the detective that her daughter is alright, and she can talk to her. The deal has to be fair Mr. Carter. Let’s work together on this.” Lt. Banks said in a calm manner.
Joe said a curse.
Within the next few seconds Jessica was put on the phone. “Mommy?”
Selena gasped as a tear fell down her face. “Jessie, sweetie…are you okay?”
Jessica sounded like she had been crying as her little voice was trembling. “Mommy, please come and get me. Im in –“ Silence abruptly ended her sentence.
“Jessica?” Selena called out nervously.
“Okay, that’s it. You talked to her. She’s fine. You got 24 hours to give me the money and Lindsey Cyrus.” Joe said when he snatched the phone away from Jessica.
“I swear, if you hurt one hair on my child…” Selena snarled into the phone.
“You’ll what? You just make sure you have what im asking for in 24 hours and come to the corner of Sumter street and Tosun boulevard.” Joe said and ended the call.
The lieutenant quickly looked in Detective Zac Efron’s direction to see if they got a trace on the phone call.
“Not a smart guy. We got him! He’s on 34th and Second Avenue! Let’s go!” Zac shouted.
“Let’s go! Go, go, go!” Lt. Banks shouted to everyone.
Both Detective Efron and his partner Corbin Bleu, along with the other officers, all quickly packed up their equipment and rushed out of Selena’s house to go catch Joe Carter.
“Im going.” Selena demanded as she started to walk off.
“Ramirez, no. You need to go to Jonas’s place.” Lt. Banks demanded.
“No! Sir, if my daughter is there, Im going! Whether you like it or not!” Selena said as she rushed passed him and out her front door.
Lt. Banks looked back at Mike as if to say, help me out.
“Don’t worry sir. I got her.” Mike said as he rushed after Selena.
Mike ran up to Selena and pulled on her arm to make her stop. Selena quickly whipped around and stared into Mike's eyes with determination. Mike stared back at her and realized that no matter what he said, nothing was going to prevent Selena from going to the scene where Joe Carter was located.
"C'mon, I'll drive." Mike said. He then lead Selena to his car and they drove off.
When Mike arrived at the scene with Selena in the passenger seat, there was an ambulance already on the scene. Mike looked at Selena. Her fingers nervously tapped her leg as they got closer. Mike gently placed his hand over her hand to calm her in comfort. He knew she was anxious and a nervous wreck to see an ambulance on the scene. They both braced themselves to hear the news they were about to receive.
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Lieutenant Banks walked up to Mike and Selena and spoke to Mike as if Selena couldn’t hear him. “How is she doing?”
Before Mike had a chance to respond, Selena spoke as she raised her head up and sniffed. “I’m fine.” She spoke with confidence. Selena looked worn out from crying so much. Her eyes were puffy and red when she looked up. Selena ran her fingers thru her hair to remove it from her face and tucked a few strands behind both of her ears. “Okay…so now what? He’s going to call me, right? I mean if he wants the money…right?”
“Yeah, Sel. He’s going to call. Don’t worry.” Lt. Banks said in a concerned tone.
“Okay…so…so has there been any word on Joe Carter. I mean has anyone seen him anywhere?” Selena asked frustrated as she wiped another fallen tear away.
“Detective Bleu said that he found out Carter was staying at a local motel in Oklahoma City about two days ago. Before they could catch him, he was already long gone.” Mike said with his arm still wrapped around Selena.
Selena said a curse. She then sniffed and said firmly, “Okay, so when can we go and get my baby? How are we going to find this bastard?”
Lieutenant Banks cleared his throat and responded, “Uhm, Im sorry Sel, but, Im going to have to take you off this case.” Selena’s eyes widened with shock and anger. “What?!” she snapped.
“You can no longer be involved. It’s personal now, Sel. You can’t work on a case when it involves you personally. You know that.” Lt. Banks responded firmly.
Selena stood up and put her hands on her hips and looked up at Lt. Banks as he towered over her. She looked at him in the eyes saying, “You can’t do that. You can’t do that to me, sir. I have to find my little girl.” Selena’s voice started to tremble as a tear fell down her left cheek. She continued, “Please, sir. I have to get that son of a bitch who took my daughter! I can’t let anything happen to her! She is my life! I would feel better if I knew I was there…Please sir…please Lieutenant…please…don’t …do this to me.” Selena started to cry hysterically.
Mike jumped up and pulled Selena in close to him as she buried her face into his chest. Mike then said to her quietly, “It’s okay…it’s okay,” he paused as he gently rubbed her back holding her close. He continued talking softly to her, “I’ll take care of it. I’ll get him for you. I will find Jessie…I promise.” He then lightly pushed her away from him and held her face in his hands as he looked deeply into her eyes. He then wiped the tears from her face with his thumbs and continued, “Okay? You trust me? I got this.” Selena looked into his eyes and then nodded as she looked down at his shirt while sniffing.
Lieutenant Banks looked at Selena with a broken heart. “Sel,” he said in a low husky voice, “Come here.” He grabbed her arm as he pulled her close and gave her a huge bear hug. At that moment, Selena felt like he had turned into her father as he embraced her with his big arms. “We are going to bring Jessie home, safe and sound.” he said softly.
Selena nodded and wiped her tears away from her face. She then slowly backed away from Lt. Banks, adjusted her gray over sized sweatshirt she had put on over her cami tank top, and stood there with her arms folded in front of her chest.
As if getting himself together and knocking the tender moment away, Lt. Banks said firmly, “Okay. Sel, you can’t stay here. It may be too dangerous.”
“So, where am I supposed to stay? I can’t go to my parent’s house because I may put them in danger.” Selena said with her voice trembling.
“Yeah, I know. By the way have you even told them?” Lt. Banks asked.
Selena quickly shook her head no. “I can’t...I don't want to tell them.” Selena’s voice broke as if she were about to burst out into crying again.
“You’re going to have to. I already have a 24 hour supervision over there to be on the watch.” Lt. Banks replied.
“So, how is this guy going to get in contact with me if I don’t stay here?” Selena asked running her fingers thru her long hair again.
“Detective Efron has that taken care of. We transferred all calls from your home phone to your cell phone. We will still be able to hear every word that is said whenever he calls.” Lt. Banks replied.
“So where do I stay? Im not going in any kind of protective custody, Lieutenant.” Selena replied firmly.
“Where else can I put you, Sel?”
Before Selena could respond, Mike said, “Well, if she wants to, you can stay my place. This guy doesn’t know anything about me, right?”
“How can you be so sure?” Lt. Banks asked thoughtfully.
“I think he went after Ramirez only because he saw her on television, and by the remarks on his little note he left, he was particularly after her and no one else. Plus, I wasn’t on t.v. so he doesn’t know anything about me.” Mike responded.
“You got a point, Jonas.” Lt. Banks said in agreement.
“No. I can’t impose on you like that.” Selena complained.
“No, really, it’s the only way if you don't want protective custody.” Mike said with a very serious tone clenching his jaw muscle as he stared back at Selena.
Selena sighed and reluctantly agreed.
At that moment, the phone rings. Everyone in the house froze and looked in Mike, Selena, and Lt. Banks direction. Lieutenant Banks quickly got into his position to listen in on the call. He then looked at Selena and nodded for her to go ahead and answer the phone. Selena picked up her cell phone and answered, “Hello?”
“I know the police is listening in on our conversation right now. But know this…if they fuck up my money, your little girl is dead! Do you hear me?! Fucking dead!” It was Joe.
Selena very calmly responded, “How do I know she’s not dead now?”
“Just take my word for it.” Joe spat on the other end of the call.
“I’ll make sure the money will not be fucked with if you let me speak to my daughter.” Selena’s voice cracked as she began to get frustrated with anger.
“How do I know you’re not lying?” Joe asked angrily.
“Just let me speak to my fucking daughter you fucking asshole!” Selena shouted angrily.
At that, Lt. Banks jumped a little and picked up the other phone and said, “Joe Carter, this is Lieutenant Banks here. I understand you want five hundred thousand dollars and Lindsey Cyrus.”
Joe laughed. “Yes, Lieutenant Banks…I saw you on television too. So yeah, you got it. I want Lindsey Cyrus too. Free her from jail.”
“I will guarantee you these things, if you just reassure the detective that her daughter is alright, and she can talk to her. The deal has to be fair Mr. Carter. Let’s work together on this.” Lt. Banks said in a calm manner.
Joe said a curse.
Within the next few seconds Jessica was put on the phone. “Mommy?”
Selena gasped as a tear fell down her face. “Jessie, sweetie…are you okay?”
Jessica sounded like she had been crying as her little voice was trembling. “Mommy, please come and get me. Im in –“ Silence abruptly ended her sentence.
“Jessica?” Selena called out nervously.
“Okay, that’s it. You talked to her. She’s fine. You got 24 hours to give me the money and Lindsey Cyrus.” Joe said when he snatched the phone away from Jessica.
“I swear, if you hurt one hair on my child…” Selena snarled into the phone.
“You’ll what? You just make sure you have what im asking for in 24 hours and come to the corner of Sumter street and Tosun boulevard.” Joe said and ended the call.
The lieutenant quickly looked in Detective Zac Efron’s direction to see if they got a trace on the phone call.
“Not a smart guy. We got him! He’s on 34th and Second Avenue! Let’s go!” Zac shouted.
“Let’s go! Go, go, go!” Lt. Banks shouted to everyone.
Both Detective Efron and his partner Corbin Bleu, along with the other officers, all quickly packed up their equipment and rushed out of Selena’s house to go catch Joe Carter.
“Im going.” Selena demanded as she started to walk off.
“Ramirez, no. You need to go to Jonas’s place.” Lt. Banks demanded.
“No! Sir, if my daughter is there, Im going! Whether you like it or not!” Selena said as she rushed passed him and out her front door.
Lt. Banks looked back at Mike as if to say, help me out.
“Don’t worry sir. I got her.” Mike said as he rushed after Selena.
Mike ran up to Selena and pulled on her arm to make her stop. Selena quickly whipped around and stared into Mike's eyes with determination. Mike stared back at her and realized that no matter what he said, nothing was going to prevent Selena from going to the scene where Joe Carter was located.
"C'mon, I'll drive." Mike said. He then lead Selena to his car and they drove off.
When Mike arrived at the scene with Selena in the passenger seat, there was an ambulance already on the scene. Mike looked at Selena. Her fingers nervously tapped her leg as they got closer. Mike gently placed his hand over her hand to calm her in comfort. He knew she was anxious and a nervous wreck to see an ambulance on the scene. They both braced themselves to hear the news they were about to receive.
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