Silent Waters

Chapter 71

Kilo tucked his pistol in his jacket and stepped over the dead body of the policeman. Down the hall, he could see the open space of an office area.

His NCIS badge had once again helped him to gain clearance past the front entrance. The unsuspecting dispatcher had been completely unaware that he’d just sealed his own death warrant.

Several desks filled the large space, but no one seemed to be around. Kilo looked at the three closed doors along the right wall. He wondered which one of those offices his prey were hiding in. As he moved into the room, a noise to his left drew his attention. Beyond a partially open door, he could hear water running. He drew his weapon and silently approached.

A counter with cabinets, a couple of coffee pots. A kitchen table with chairs. With each step, he saw a little more of the employee lounge area. The water in the sink was running, but no one was standing by it.

He shoved the door all the way open. It banged against the wall and bounced back. He looked in. No one was there. He backed out quickly.

“NHPD,” a woman’s voice called out behind him. “Drop your weapon and put your hands behind your head. Now!”

He started to turn around.

“Drop your weapon now!” the woman shouted.

He heard a door open across the room. He looked over his shoulder and saw a plainclothes cop rush into the room with his weapon drawn. McCann was right beside him. And there was the EB bitch that had given him so much grief all day.

Kilo looked back at the female cop. She didn’t want to shoot. He knew he could take both cops out before she even got off one round. He glanced at McCann. No threat there, either.

They’d already wasted too much time. He had to finish the job.

He spun and lifted his pistol with a speed that he knew was unmatched by anything these greenhorns ever faced. A gun fired. Kilo thought it was his, but suddenly he couldn’t find enough strength to fire a second shot. His pistol dropped to the floor. A second shot fired.

That one wasn’t his, either, he thought with surprise as the floor rose up to meet him.