Episode 3: The Perfect Crime ?

Episode 3

The perfect crime ?


Location - Chicago Police Station North, Time 12:00 P.M.


John McDonald and Harry Scarborough are typing up the report from their last

case of arresting Joey the Hammer, when the chief called them into his office.

"I have a new case for you gentleman," the Chief said.

"What is the case, sir?" asked John.

"A police auto auction was happening downtown today, the trucks with the cars

arrived, but before they could unload them six armed men stole the trucks and

simply disappeared," the Chief informed them.

"Ok Chief, we'll head down their, uh Chief, where is the auction?" Harry asked.

"City hall," the Chief responded.

Harry and John went downstairs and got in their chopper and headed to City Hall.

Once they arrived, John went inside to question the witnesses, while Harry looked

for clues. Harry made a thorough sweep over the loading docks and hadn't found

anything yet. Harry thought that the crooks left nothing, but out of the corner of his

eye on the ground by where one of the trucks was parked was a pack of matches

from the City of the Orient, a night club not far from City Hall.

"Excuse me sir, but I found this pack of matches in the parking lot. Does it belong

to you or any of your guys?" Harry asked the foreman.

"No detective, none of my guys smoke," the foreman answered.

So it looks like whom ever stole the trucks must frequent the City of the Orient,

Harry thought.

Inside City Hall, John met up with the Deputy Chief of Police who

was in charge of the auction.

"So what can you tell me about the robbery, sir?" John asked

"Well I can tell you one thing son, this is no ordinary robbery," The Deputy Chief

said.

"How so sir? Were there any valuable cars at the auction, sir?" John asked.

"You bet your badge. There was seven of them. Here is a list of them," the

Deputy Chief responded as he handed John the list.

1) Cadillac Series 62 Convertible 47 model

2) Delahaye 135 MS Carbriolet

3) Cisitalia Coupe 46 model

4) Phantom Corsair

5) Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster

6) Cord 810 Softtop

7) Ford H Boy

"How did we get these cars?" John inquired.

"We got these cars from Vito Stallone," the deputy replied.

"The gangster !" John exclaimed.

"Yeah, I bet he took back his cars and all the other ones too," the deputy stated.

"I wouldn't be to sure about that one, sir," Harry said.

"I found a pack of matches from the City of the Orient, and after hearing what you

just said, I bet Mr. Stallone's old business rival Mr. Wang is behind this," stated

Harry.

"Yeah, his club is a few blocks away lets go," John said.

"Oh, wait before we go sir, do you think you can take these matches

to headquarters and get the prints off of them?" Harry asked.

"Yes, I was heading back there now," the deputy said.

John and Harry sprinted over to Copper 1 and headed over to the City of The

Orient. They landed Copper 1 on top of the restaurant. John and Harry entered and

showed off their badges. That got them escorted to Charlie Wang's table at the

center of the restaurant.

"Good afternoon detectives, how can I help you?" asked Mr. Wang.

"We want to ask you what you know about a robbery that happened at City Hall

today," stated John.

" I hope, detectives, you don't think that I did it," said Mr. Wang.

"Well, we did find these matches belonging to your club, Mr. Wang," Harry put in.

"So, a lot of people come into my club. You got to have something a little better

than that," Wang replied.

"We may not have concrete evidence but we do have motive. You and Mr.

Stallone have always hated each other and those cars which he donated that were

stolen cost a pretty penny. Since he has a sketchy past, you thought you could

frame him for this robbery and he would go to jail," John stated.

"Look here detectives, I have just had about enough of this. Now if you don't

mind, I think you should leave," Wang demanded.

As John and Harry were getting up from the table, five armed men entered

the restaurant and started firing at Mr. Wang's table.

"Mr. Wang get down!" Harry yelled as he tackled Mr. Wang to the floor.

John pulled out his 38 revolver and started firing at them. Once Harry got Wang

to a safe place, he pulled out his Walter ppk and joined John. They had been

fighting for a few minutes when the police showed up, they managed to stop two of

the attackers, but three of them made a run for the door. John and Harry ran after

them. When they got to the back alley where the attackers ran out, they saw them

climbing up the roof.

"Where did they go detective?" asked an officer.

"Up to the roof! Take your men and lets get up there," John commanded.

Once John, Harry, and the officers made it to the roof, the attackers did not

give up easily, but they managed to back them up to the billboard and John, Harry,

and the other officers arrested them. Once they put them away, John called head -

quarters and asked if the finger prints from the book of matches had been ID yet.

The fingerprints had been identified.

Once they arrived back at the station, they went to the forensics lab where they

met up with Jonathan Rider, forensics expert.

"Gentleman come on in, I have your results right here," Jonathan said.

"Alright lets see who it is," John said.

"I don't believe it, I really don't believe it!" John stated astonished at the results.

"Don't keep me in suspense, John, who is it?" Harry asked.

"Its Jacky the Clever," John replied.

"Jacky, you mean Vito Stallone's right hand man?" Harry asked.

"The same, but that doesn't make since. If Stallone ever found out that he was

working for Wang he would kill him," John stated puzzled.

"Well, if you want to tail him gentlemen I, think you should talk to the guys over at

the forgery department he has been passing fake bills around town lately," Jonathan

informed them.

"Alright, thanks Jonathan," John said.

When they talked to forgery they told them that Jacky lived downtown in

Ocean View Apartments. Once they arrived there, John would watch Jacky from the

skies in Copper 1, while Harry would follow Jacky by car. So they waited for Jacky

to make his move. In thirty minutes he exited his apartment got in his car and drove

off. Jacky drove for ten minutes before he arrived at Blue Skies Cafe. He entered

the diner. Harry followed him inside and sat at a booth while Jacky made a phone

call.

"Yeah boss, I'm on my way. I just stopped to eat a little supper and I will be right

there," Jacky informed his unknown boss.

After his supper, he started his car and the tracking was back on. Jacky arrived

at a old warehouse on the west side of Chicago. John called for back-up and

landed Copper 1. He met Harry by the door, and Harry was carrying a shotgun.

They peered inside and saw Jacky and Vito Stallone talking.

"Alright now, run me by this plan one more time boss," Jacky requested.

"Ok you, me, and two other guys will take these 4 trucks filled with the cars from

the auction and we will take them to our friends over the border to be sold over there

for double the price," Mr. Stallone said.

"What if something goes wrong and we get stopped then what?" Jacky put in.

"Don't worry about that, the trucks are disguised as delivery vans and the cars

have been dismantled and put in boxes," Stallone said.

"But why frame Mr. Wang and attack his restaurant," Jacky asked.

"Because that China man has been making trouble for me for years. So that

is why I donated those cars, stole the cars back, and left that piece of evidence for

the cops to find. With the history Wang and I have, he would be put away in no

time. It is the perfect crime," Stallone said with a smug look on his face.

"I don't think so! Chicago police, put your hands in the air!" John shouted as he

and Harry rushed inside the building.

"Kill them, boys!" Stallone yelled as he pulled out his gun.

Bullets filled the air as the detectives and mobsters exchanged gun fire. The

fighting was fierce, but when Harry heard the sirens he yelled, "The cavalry has

arrived!"

"Oh no, come on boys to the trucks," Stallone commanded.

Once the officers reached the building the mobsters gave up the gun

fight, but Stallone and his men managed to get away. John pulled out his radio and

called Copper 3.

"Gordon, you have eyes on target," John asked.

"Yes, John we have eyes on Stallone and are in pursuit," Gordon informed them.

"Alright Harry and I will be up in a second," John stated.

Stallone and his men weren't playing around they started to

shoot at them. John and his men managed to take down three of the trucks, and all

that remained were Stallone and Jacky. John and Harry got up close to Stallone's

truck, and Harry jumped out of the copper and on to the truck. He managed to

punch the driver in the face and stopped the truck. But, it was Jacky! Stallone was

getting away. But out of no where a squad car smashed in to the side of Stallone's

truck and knocked his front wheels off.

"Mr. Stallone, I'm charging you with grand theft auto and conspiracy

against Mr. Charlie Wang," John said.

After they towed all the trucks back to the precinct the Chief called John, Harry,

and the officer who stopped Stallone up to his office.

"Well boys, I must congratulate you on a job well done for arresting another one

of the low lifes of Chicago and for also arresting Jacky the Clever," the Chief said.

"Thank you sir," John said.

The End

"Good job Connor you make your Grandpa proud," the Chief said to the officer.

"Thanks Grandpa," officer Connor replied.