Nobody Wins Forever

It was so nice to see the sky, The sunshine, seagulls...Both Monica and I were sitting in the front of the Sub as it came out of the water and cruised slowly to the Aqua Port..

After spending a week in Lemuria, the undersea city....I was glad to be back in Philadelphia...I was anxious to eat some real food, not processed by Soy....

"We are home Nate..." said Monica..

"There's Kylie and The Lieutenant and Your Sister..." I said..

 Detective Kylie White, Lieutenant Cotton and Monique were all waiting for us when we arrived..

 "Hey Guys...Did you have a nice time?" asked Kylie...

"Well Mostly..." said Monica shyly..

 "Mostly, you guys were working...You toppled a major drug smuggling ring, and caught a bunch of rouge cops....Please tell me you did some shopping, had some good meals , saw a show or two?" said a smiling Lieutenant Cotton..

"We did...You should see all the things Mo-Mo bought..."I said..

"I bought a couple of outfits back for you sis." said Monica ,hugging her identical twin sister..

"Awww thank you baby.." said Monique...

"Yall gonna uh kiss...in the lips?" I asked..

"Yeah, uh are you?" asked Lt. Cotton, smiling in Anticipation.

Monique gave us both the side eye..

"Oh God Have Mercy!" she said..

"No!" said Monica ,laughing..."Let's get my husband something to eat..real food...The processed soy cuisine of Lemuria didn't agree with him."laughed Monica.

II-

We all had breakfast at the Local Diner...

I had a huge stack of Pancakes...

"Happy Now Bae? Real Pancakes with real wheat...." joked Monica.

"Yes...I'm happy!Real Food!" I said...

Monique put her arms around my neck and kissed me on the cheek...

"Awwww I've missed you brother in law...I've had no one to make me laugh..." she said..

"So where does the case stand? We've arrested 40 people in between Luna City and Lemuria...and you guys busted some rogue Narcotics cops who were planning to rob them.....What else is there?" asked Lt. Cotton..

"There is nothing..A dead end...There is a warehouse full of Heroin here in Philly that is just rotting, until the boss, who's identity we don't know establishes another group of distributors..."I said.

"And we want to stop that." said Monica...

"If the boss is here...They have to be low key,operating a front of some kind.." said Kylie..

"Yeah , a shadow business to launder the money and a distrubution system." said Lt. Cotton..

''Slow down Nate...You're going to choke yourself, eating so fast.." said Monica to me..

"Awww she is such a wifey...Worrying about her hubby..." joked Kylie..

"I've missed them both so much, They give me life..."joked Monique...

III-

That afternoon...Monica and I relaxed in our duplex..She was sitting on the bed in just her baseball shirt,looking all cute and sexy...

"Nate...Your friend Colonel Mars was afraid of somebody wasn't he?" asked Monica..

"Yeah, he was afraid of whoever killed him?" I joked..

"Silly" laughed Monica... "But uh seriously....Nobody knew he was staying there except you and me right?" asked Monica..

"Yeah...But he did invite that uh Ginger Larue woman...the person that owned all of the restaurants up to visit him, but she declined.."I said..

"Or did she?  You up for going back to the precinct?" asked Monica...

"I was really up for something else...but uh okayyy!" I said.

She smiled..

She kissed me softly...."They'll be more from where that came from after we close this case...I promise bae.." she said in between soft, slow kisses...

Some Hours later we wound up just a few blocks north of the pier....You could see Aqua Port from a distance...

With bolt cutters....Monica cut the chains off of the door and she and I walked in....

"Partner...your hunch was right, we hit the motherlode." I said...

Inside the warehouse was enough pure heroin to juice the entire tri-state area and then some..

''All this dope sitting here just waiting to be unloaded....Within blocks of Aqua Port, headed for Octopus Gardens and Lemuria...." said Monica..

''And the rest headed for Luna City or the Space Port.." I said...

We then heard the sound of guns being cocked and turned around ,only to see Ginger Larue and five gunmen with shotguns and pistols..

"You two couldn't let it alone could you? You had Colonel's murderer...You busted up my entire organization...and you even took care of some rogue cops that were planning to rob me..You probably saved their lives...Why couldn't you let this go?" said Ginger Larue.

"This warehouse is why..We knew there was Heroin sitting around somewhere, waiting to be sold..We knew as long as we didn't know who Number one was, the case wasn't solved...But it's solved now!" I said.

"How did you figure it was me?" asked Ginger..

"My partner and I did some digging...You were a high priced pro yourself a long time ago...And one of your rich and well connected clients left you his business when he died...You were a madam at his establishments ,which you robbed blind and parlayed into very pricey, Tony Restaurants....We followed the money trail...You have a place in Luna City, One Here, Two in Lemuria and Octopus Gardens...You launder the dirty money in and out of your establishments...Establishments paid for with Heroin profits...When you found out that Colonel Mars was working for you on the Moon, You knew the trouble and attention he brought with him, You decided he had to go......You tried unsuccessfully two times on the moon...This caused him to flee with a ledger and money and dope...You doubled up your efforts to find him and as luck would have it...He dropped right in your lap didn't he? With us at one of your restaurants."said Monica.

"He died, never knowing that you were the boss and the architect.....You were the only one besides us who knew where he was staying......You sent your pit bull with the bad heart to take care of him...Then you sent another guy to Lemuria to get the contents of that safe deposit box...Only we foiled that...You tipped those rogue cops off that we were in possession of it ,when you knew already we ditched it...You figured they would  wipe us out or we'd wipe them out...Either way, you come out on top."I said.

"But your one mistake...And I'm surprised at you,Since you covered yourself so well...Most of your operatives don't know that they were taking orders from a woman...Your one mistake is that THIS warehouse is in your name..."said Monica..

"Yesss...a mistake I'm going to have to rectify, after your deaths...Alright boys...you know what to do!" She said..

"I don't think so." said Lt. Cotton...

25 well armed Tactical squad Officers rushed the place and handcuffed the five men and disarmed them...

Detective Kylie White came in with some Narcotics officers and drug sniffing dog...

"Mo-Mo...You know I love you to death...But the next time you get a hunch,please make it later in the day...A girl has got to get her beauty sleep.."joked Kylie..

Monica handcuffed Ginger...

"It's all over Ginger.." she said..

"Gotta hand it to you....It was a great set up....How long were you in business?" I asked.

''Almost five years and you guys didn't have a clue."she said...Then she sighed.. "Nobody wins forever!" she said.

We watched as they walked her out...

"Good Case guys..." said Lt. Cotton as we all left....

EPILOUGE-

Ginger Larue was sentenced to 25-50 years for RICO offenses and conspiracy charges....

My former partner, Leon Dean and his cronies received 7-10 year sentences for their offenses...

Monica and I stood at the pier ,looking at Ocean Port from a distance....For the first time in days...A cool breeze blew off the ocean...It felt good..

"Mo-Mo...Leon and I went through the Academy together....I thought he was my friend, but he wasn't..He always wanted what I had....Girlfriend, position...recognition and finally you....The fact that you are my wife didn't phase him at all...And even Wally Becker, my partner in Special Victims unit, slept with my first wife...What I'm saying is...is that you're the best partner I've ever had....The only one I could trust..."I said..

"You're the longest partner I've had...You didn't bail when you found out I was a mutant....and of my boyfriends...You've never cheated on me...You appear to love me just for me.." she said..

I hugged her...

"I love you to pieces..." I said..

She smiled and leaned her head into my shoulder.....

"I know boo...I know...I love you to pieces too!" she said.

We kissed passionately...

It was a nice warm summer afternoon!