When No One Came by L.J. Breedlove

Author:L.J. Breedlove [Breedlove, L.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vigilante, veteran, Marine, police, reporter, newspaper, Seattle, political
Publisher: L.J. Breedlove
Published: 2022-05-17T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Mac went around the block to head south on University Way, planning to turn right onto 45th, go out to I-5 and then to the 520. He could avoid the U District proper that way. He was just about to make the turn onto 45th, when a police car lit up behind him. Shit.

He looked at Tim. “You have Stan Warren’s phone number?” he asked.

Tim looked at him like he was out of his mind. “You think I would have the phone number for my mother’s lover?” he demanded.

Well that did sound a bit stupid. “Call Janet then,” he said. “You have her number, don’t you?” If not, that was one he had memorized.

Mac glanced back at the police car, and then went through the light to continue on University Way. The campus police station was just a few blocks further on. The police car behind him hit the siren. Just a pulse, in case he hadn’t seen the lights.

Tim called, and then held the phone where Mac could talk into it. “I need Stan,” he said tersely. “I’ve got a cop on my tail.”

“I’ll get him,” Janet said.

The siren was steady now.

Mac pulled over in front of the police station and rolled down his window. He kept his hands on the wheel where the cop could see them. He glanced at Tim. “Can you record without losing the call?”

Tim nodded.

“Do it, when he starts to talk,” Mac murmured.

“Get out of the car,” the officer said from a few feet back.

“What’s the problem, officer?” Mac asked.

“Out of the car!” the officer repeated.

“I’m not comfortable with that unless you tell me why you stopped me,” Mac countered. “And I need to see your badge too.”

“Out of the car,” the officer repeated. “Or I’ll arrest you for resisting arrest.”

Mac heard Stan’s voice on the phone. “I’m reaching for the phone,” Mac said. “I have FBI Agent Stan Warren on the line. Since you won’t tell me why you stopped me, perhaps you’ll tell him?” He held the phone out the window, and put it on speaker.

“Badge number and name,” Stan Warren said coldly.

“I already asked,” Mac said, he looked at the officer in his sideview mirror. “Officer? In case you can’t hear him, FBI Agent Warren wants your badge number and name.”

“And what makes you so special that you can call the FBI for a routine traffic stop?” the officer asked. Mac thought the anger was real, but that the officer also knew this was no routine traffic stop.

“Not so routine if you won’t tell me why you stopped me,” Mac countered.

“I’ve got a BOLO,” the officer said. “For your plates. And I’m to take you into custody and call for backup.”

Mac went still. “Anyone special to call for backup?” he asked quietly.

“Sergeant McBride,” the officer answered. Mac still wasn’t sure if this officer was in on this or there truly was a BOLO out for him. If there was, he needed to get to the safe house ASAP. He grimaced.

A man walked up to Mac’s vehicle and stopped in the headlights so Mac could see who it was.

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