Kelli couldn’t believe the energy of Katlain as she started hitting up every snitch or information broker she knew in the city. She had to push herself to keep up with Katlain. Sure, they were pushing the limit of the law. She was told to protect Katlain, and if that meant breaking those same laws Katlain was shown to uphold, she would.

They went to one establishment where Katlain told her to wear her vest. Also, bring extra ammo clips. The establishment was a meeting place for several top hitters in Augusta. Katlain busted the door down and walked in. Kelli was guarding her back, making sure reinforcements didn’t come in.

Katlain walks over to a stone-faced man who was known for chopping people up for fun. The thing was, it could never be proven that he did it. However, Katlain knew and had barrels of some of his victims' preserved just in case she needed to blackmail him.

“My, my, my, what do we have here?” Katlain looks around the illegal poker table at the men sitting there.

Several of them she knew either from their wanted files or from meeting them before she became a cop. She stole a few items for them and helped a few busts into places they couldn’t get into.

“Is it me, gentlemen, or do I smell pork in the room?” Louise Coll looks at Katlain as she walks around them.

“That is so funny, Lousie. You should have become a stand comedian, instead of a hired gun.” Katlain stops near Louise and looks down at him.

“What do you want, Katlain?” Freddo looks at Katlain and watches her facial expression.

“I want to know who hired Murder Inc. to kill my husband and why?” Katlain looked directly at Freddo when she responded.

“Because your husband and his trucking buddies were hiding and protecting women. Women who made a lot of money for certain people. They
didn’t like it when you interfered with their business.”

“Okay, now tell me who hired the group.” Katlain wanted answers.

“You know I can’t do that, Katlain.” Freddo pulls his gun.

“I wouldn’t do that, pretty boy.” Kelli had her gun pointed at the back of his head.

The next thing that happens, one of the other guys playing cards fires at Katlain under the table. The bullet grazes Katlain’s thigh as all hell breaks out. Bullets were flying everywhere from outside the place and from inside. Kelli got hit a few times in her vest and went down.

Katlain managed to find cover but took a bullet to her right thigh and upper shoulder. She shot back and killed two of the top hitmen in the room. As for the person who shot from outside, Kelli nailed the person. She shot the bastard in his left leg, down near his ankle.

Someone heard the gunshots and called the police. Katlain looked over towards Louise, “You know, this could have been done without all of us shooting at each other.”

Lousie coughs up some blood, “What fun would that have been?”

“You are one sick person, Louise?” Katlain couldn’t believe what Lousie thought was fun.

“The same could be said about you, porky.” Lousie rests his eyes and passes out.

Katlain is tended to when the cops show up. After Kelli and Katlain are tended to, Katlain stops and picks up her daughter and drives back to her cousin’s place. Her house was still being cleaned and fixed.

“Sorry for getting you shot, Kelli.” Katlain opens the front door and walks in.

“It’s alright, Katlain. I knew what I was getting into with you.” Kelli followed behind Katlain as they walked into the house.

“I wonder how your cousins are doing in St. Louise?”

“Probably arriving at their hotel room.” Katlain fixes herself a bourbon.

“You want one?” Katlain looks over at Kelli when she asks.

“God, yes.” Kelli could use a drink after everything that happened earlier.

Katlain pours both a bourbon. She hands the second glass to Kelli.

“Thanks.” Kelli takes a sip of it.

Katlain takes a sip of her drink and sits down in the chair in the room. She twirls the liquor around in her glass. She watches as Kelli sits down on the leather love seat in the room.

“So, what is your next move?” Kelli knew Katlain wasn’t going to rest.

“Set a trap for them and try not to kill them.” Katlain had a plan brewing in her head.

“Sounds good, but let’s try not to get shot this time around.” Kelli was glad she wore her vest.

Kelli and Katlain stay up for a while drinking the bourbon before heading to bed. Katlain makes sure her little angel is sound asleep before passing out. She was going to get this bastard who took her husband away from her.

She stripped out of her clothes. She carefully put her nightgown on and tucked her pistol under her pillow, making sure the safety was on. The last thing she needed was to blow her head off while she was asleep.

Kelli uses the bathroom and changes into her night clothes as well. She couldn’t believe what happened tonight. She wonders how Katlain got to know some of those hitters. After doing her business, she walks back into her bedroom and crawls under the covers. The bourbon helps her sleep, but she knows she is going to have nightmares when the liquor wears off.