Detective Jack: S2-04: Calling in the Reinforcements

As I got close, I realized I was in a precarious spot.

These men not only had munitions that would make an army battalion shudder, but they had faces that said they knew how to use them.

I made a call, literally. I told dispatch I needed reinforcements, lots of them. I made clear that not only had I found the likely murderers, but they had enough weaponry to bring down a tank.

Dispatch got the message, and within fifteen minutes, I had 50 officers storming the property.

Chaos ensued. The armed men apparently had hand grenades (I'm still processing that one...). Still, ultimately math prevailed as even 50 of LAPD’s worst-trained cops could take down five heavily armed men.

As the smoke cleared, we approached the bodies of the fallen criminals.

One of the bodies started speaking. Sputtering, I could barely make out what the bloodied man was saying.

I leaned in closer.