He rang the doorbell, and Misty answered it. She smiled and invited him in. He came inside, but as he was closing the door, he saw a black limousine pull up in front of his house. He went to the window and looked out, seeing three big men get out. Two of them escorted Cindy up the stairs to the door.
âWhat is it?â asked Misty, peering out right next to him. âHey, thereâs someone at your house!â
âI know. Thatâs what Iâm looking at.â he told her. âI donât recognize them. I donât know anyone who rides around in limousines.â
They watched as a big, fat man got out of the back when the third gorilla opened it for him, then they went up to the door and rang the bell. He rang it several more times, but there was no answer, so the biggest guy smashed it open. All five of them went in.
âIâm going to use your phone, okay?â he said. âOn second thought, Iâd like you to call the police and report what you just saw, okay?â
Misty nodded, then went to the phone and dialed the station number from the emergency list next to the phone. She told them what she had seen, four big men and a woman breaking into her neighborâs house, and they told her that they would send someone right over.
She hung up the phone and looked at Mike, smiling.
âGuess what? Mom gave us permission to go all the way, as soon as she gets home from work. She said she wants to be there when we do it, but I’m not sure I can wait that long.â
âWell, the police are going to come here after they check out my house, because this is where the call originated from.â he told her. âWe should wait at least until they leave.â
âYeah, I guess you’re right.â she said. âBut I want you as soon as theyâre gone. âIâm still horny from sucking it this morning!â
Five minutes later, two cruisers showed up in front of his house. Four cops got out and went up onto the porch. They saw the busted front door and all four got their guns out, taking cover on either side of the door. Two of them went down the steps and disappeared into the back yard, and the other two went into the house a moment later.
Misty snuggled up to him, and he put an arm around her waist. She moved it up to her breast, and he could tell the she wasnât wearing a bra under her T-shirt.
âOh, God, I love the feel of your tits.â he said, giving it a little squeeze. âSo firm, and theyâre just the right size, too.â
âAnd I love the way it feels when you touch them.â she said, grinding her ass into his crotch.
âOh, Misty, don’t do that! The cops will be here any minute, and I don’t want to talk to them with a hard on!â Misty giggled, but then she caught her breath as they heard shots being exchanged in his house.
âOh, shit!â he said, letting her go. He went over to the phone and hit the redial button, then handed the phone to Misty again.
âHello? My name is Misty Walker, and I live at 2024 Walnut Lane. I just called a few minutes ago and reported a break-in, and now Iâm hearing gunfire from there.â She paused a minute. âYes, sir, four policemen went in, and nobody has come out yet. There were a lot of gunshots, about twenty or so, I think. Maybe you better send some more men over.â She paused again, listening.
âYes, sir, theyâre at 1101 Walnut, about a block from here. Thereâs two police cars out front, and a limo.â She listened again. âThe license plate of the limo is 2943 A M. Ohio, sir. Yes, Iâm sure, I can see it clearly from here. Itâs a big Cadillac limousine, with black windows. Five people got out of it, four big men, and a woman. They all went into my neighborâs house, and nobody has come out yet.â
She waited a moment, then turned her head and looked at Mike.
âIâm on hold.â she said. âTheyâre trying to contact the other officers.â
While they were waiting, three more police cars showed up, and all three had four men in them. They clustered on the lawn for a moment, then spread out around the house. A few minutes later, the S.W.A.T. van showed up, and about twenty officers dressed all in black got out, wearing bulletproof vests and helmets. They went up the steps and swarmed into the house, carrying shotguns and automatic rifles.
âOh, man, theyâre going to screw up my beautiful house!â Mike said. âI bet thereâs bullet holes all over the place already!â More police and ambulances were showing up, two fire trucks and another squad of S.W.A.T.
âOh, Mike, whereâs little Pete? I hope heâs not in there!â Misty said, concerned. âNo, wait, he’s in school, isn’t he?â
âYes, but his bus should be coming in about half an hour.â said Mike. âI hope all this is over with by then.â
âWhat if it isnât?â Misty asked, worried. âI mean, they wouldnât let him off the bus into the middle of a firefight, would they?â
âNo way.â Mike told her. âThe cops wouldnât even let the bus get onto this street! Iâll probably have to go pick him up at school.â
Another cop car pulled up in front of the Walkerâs house. One cop got out and came up the walk, then rang the bell. Misty answered it, with Mike right behind her.
âHello, officer, please, come in.â Misty said.
âHello, officer, Iâm Mike MĂ©nage.â said Mike, introducing himself. âThatâs my house up the street, there.â
âIt is!?â said the cop. âIâm Officer Velasquez of the Metro police. Maybe you could tell me how all this mess up the street got started?â
âWell, earlier today, my wife showed up and wanted to come in; no, maybe I should go back a little further than that. My wife left me two months ago, and this morning she came back to get some of her things. A month after she left, I was angry and I gave all her things to Goodwill, and I told her so. She wanted to come in the house, but I refused to let her.â Mike stopped and looked at the officer.
âIs that it? Thatâs your story?â he asked. âThat doesnât explain anything!â he said.
âNo, Iâm not done.â Mike told him. âI just thought I’d stop so you could ask any questions you might have.â
âOkay, why wouldnât you let her in?â he asked.
âBecause, itâs not her house.â Mike answered. âIt was mine before we married, and thereâs a prenup that states all prior property belongs to the original party and does not become marital property.â he explained. âI didn’t want to continue our marriage, and the best way, I felt, would be a clean break.â
âOkay, go on.â said the cop. âTell me the rest.â
âAbout an hour later, she came back with two men in police uniform, but they refused to show me their ID, so I refused to let them into my home. They pushed their way inside, and forced me into my basement at gunpoint.
âThey were searching for a hidden room down there; apparently my wife had told them about one.â
âIs there one?â asked the cop.
âAs a matter of fact, there is.â Mike told him. âMy father built a safe room years ago, back in the fifties, as a bomb shelter. The men threatened my wife with the guns until I showed it to them.
âThey were so eager to see it, one of them let his attention slip, and Cindy grabbed his gun and shot them both. I then came over here to collect my thoughts before reporting it, but then the limo showed up, so I had Misty call the police. Thatâs when we heard all the gunshots, so she called them again. Can you tell me if everyone is okay in there?â
âWell, everyone is not okay.â said Officer Velasquez. âIâm afraid that in addition to the two men that your wife shot, there are three officers dead, plus the four men you saw entering your house, and your wife Cindy is in critical condition, and not expected to last the night. She was shot twice in the belly, cut up pretty badly, and there are… pieces missing.â
âOh, my God, oh my God.â Mike moaned. âWhat did they do to her?â
âIt looks like she was tortured for informationâ said Velasquez. âHer fingernails were pulled, and they used a knife to cut her up. Sheâs lost a lot of blood, and even if she pulls through, she isn’t… whole anymore.â
âW-what do you mean?â Mike asked, paling. âNot whole?â Velasquez looked at Misty uneasily, not wanting to say more in front of a child.
âCould we speak alone?â he asked. âItâs sort of gruesome.â
âSure.â Misty said. âIâll just go up to my room and let you two alone.â When she had gone, officer Velasquez cleared his throat, unsure how to tell this man that his wife had been mutilated.
âUh, well, sir, they cut off both her nipples, and marked up her face.â he said. âThey took her nose off, and both her ears. The tendons in her left knee have all been cut, as well as her Achilles’ tendon in her right heel. She be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, assuming she lives.â
Mike looked distressed, shaking his head with tears brimming.
âNone of that is life-threatening.â he said. âI mean, itâs serious, but people have lived through worse.â
âTrue, but she was also shot twice in the stomach at close range.â Velasquez told him.
âCan I see her?â Mike asked. âWhich hospital has she been taken to?â
âSheâs en route to St. Maryâs.â said Velasquez. âHowever, thereâs some questions I have for you first.â
âOkay, but letâs get it over with as quickly as possible. I want to be with my wife. She may have left me, but I never wished anything like this on her.â Mike said, the tears now spilling down his face.
âHave you ever heard of Sal Mineo?â he asked Mike, studying his face carefully. âTell me the truth!â
âSure, I have.â said Mike. âWho hasnât? Heâs the local crime lord.â
âHave you ever had any dealings with him?â
âHell, no.â said Mike. âOnce you get tangled up with people like that… Wait a minute! Are you saying that it was Mineoâs people in my house?â Mike said in an anguished voice. âThose gangsters did this to my Cindy?â
Velasquez nodded. âAny idea what the info they tortured her for was?â Mike shook his head, getting an angry look on his face.
âNo clue.â he said. âLook, Officer, I probably shouldnât say this, but if you people donât shut Mineo down, Iâm going to.â
âHey, Mr. MĂ©nage, donât say things like that! You have no idea what these men are like. Besides, you donât need to. Mineo himself was one of the men killed in your house today.â
âGood.â said Mike grimly. âSaves me a lot of trouble.â
âTrouble like that you donât need.â Velasquez nodded. âYou got plenty of that already, wouldnât you agree?â
âSure do.â Mike said. âI got a shot-up house, and a cut-up wife. Excuse me, Officer, but Iâm going to the hospital to see her.â
âIâll drive you there, okay? Iâm afraid your car has been impounded as part of the crime scene.â
âNo, because if itâs true that Mineo is involved, I think it might be safer for me if Iâm not seen associating with the police. You may have gotten him, but heâs got a lot of people still out there, right? Somebody is bound to take over the organization.â Velasquez looked at him askance.
âAre you sure you havenât had any dealings with them? You sure know a lot about how they think.â
âHey, I watch the Sopranoâs.â he said. âAre these guys any different?â
Velasquez chuckled. âNo, I guess not.â he said. âOkay, weâll want you to come downtown to make a formal statement, but from what you told me, youâll be okay. âItâs well known that Mineo had an obsession for hidden rooms. The fact that you had one tells us why he showed up at your house personally.â
âOkay, but I have a question of my own.â Mike said. âHow did Cindy get involved with Mineo in the first place?â Velasquez looked uncomfortable, looking at the floor.
âWell, it seems she was a prostitute for him.â he said. âAbout six weeks ago, she was caught up in a sting we did on one of his motels.â
âOh, God, I never should have let her go.â Mike said, new tears forming.
âUh, donât get too worked up. Sheâs had two separate charges in the last six years.â Velasquez told him. âThis wasnât a one-time thing for her, Iâm afraid. Sheâs been doing this for a while.â
âOh shit, oh, my God.â Mike moaned. âShe was out hooking?â Mike looked shocked, and sat down in a chair, holding his head in his hands. âIâd like to be alone, please.â he said. âThis is all such a shock!â
âSure, but are you staying here for the now? You canât go home, Iâm afraid. Itâs cordoned off as a crime scene, and will be until Forensics is finished doing their thing. A few days, at most, probably. Weâll be in touch, so donât leave town.â
âNo, no, I wonât go anywhere.â he said. âYou have my complete cooperation.â he told them.
âOkay, Mr. MĂ©nage, weâll be in touch.â Officer Velasquez left.
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