At home.
It doesn't make any Goddamn sense, Mackenzie thought, Think there would've been a coroner or medical examiner report about his death. When someone reports a death there's usually a police report, a fire department report and a corner and medical examiner report.
Mackenzie then got up from the table and went to bed when she saw the time it being 1:15 AM.
***
At the Ninth precinct.
Mackenzie was shuffling through the paperwork on her desk and to her it wasn't making no sence to her and she went to her sister Asyling for help.
"Mom's playin you like a fiddle." said Capt. Asyling, "I did some checking around too sis. No report of a death by house collapse or death by electrocution. Checked with the fire department and the M.E. and the corner and no one came in from a death by electrocution or whatnot."
Mackenzie opened her mouth.
"Already checked." said Capt. Asyling, "During the time of 'death' Squad 141 was dealing with a metallic fire, Engine 82 was dealing with a dumpster fire, Ladder 82 was dealing with a person stuck on a utility pole. No Firehouse Sixteen was dealing with a fire in a bank which was caused by robbers even though the robbers got away before the firehouse sixteen and police precinct fifteen got there. Mom is playing you like a fiddle. I took time out of my life to check so you won't get heartbroken sis."
Mackenzie was about to reply.
"No Mackenzie." said Capt. Asyling, "I've checked for you and I went through it like a fine tooth comb. Mom is playing you like a fiddle... Get it through your thick head Mackenzie. Mom... Has... Always... Been... Using... You... Because you're so Goddamn gullible."
Mackenzie replied, "At least I wasn't raped in the Navy."
"Say that to my face Mackenzie." said Capt Asyling, "Say that to my Goddamn face! I triple dog dare you motherfucker!"
Mackenzie did and said it again only for Asyling to punch her identical twin sister.
Mackenzie was about to say something until there was a knock on the door. It was a person in a casual suit who gave Captain Asyling a packet of papers which says that she's getting sued for police brutality for punching a suspect yesterday. But the guy at first thought Mackenzie was Asyling due to side by side Mackenzie and Asyling are identical and can't be told apart.
***
At their old apartment well their mom's apartment.
Mackenzie knocked on the door. Their mother opened the door.
"Oh Mackenzie it's you." said their mother, "Did you find out how my boyfriend died?"
Mackenzie replied, "Sorry mom I haven't. There isn't a paper trail. I looked and looked everywhere and read every single piece of paper but there's nothing about your boyfriend's death. Just the insurance policy. Mom I won't stop until I found what happened."
Mackenzie then decided to pay visit to the insurance company and after getting the run around she visited the person insurance claims person and after a quick look up the guy's insurance claims person didn't send a check where the last check the insurance person sent was for a person who died of natural causes and sent the guy's husband a check for twenty-thousand dollars.
Mackenzie now thinks that it's a scam or an insurance fraud case so she went back to the Ninth precinct after thanking the insurance claims person for his time.
***
Outside of the Ninth Precinct.
Mackenzie saw Asyling walk up to a hot dog stand getting a cola soda and a double hotdog on one hotdog bun.
"Hey Captain." said Mackenzie, "I think that..."
Captain Asyling interrupted, "That mom is playing you like a fiddle. That her boyfriend might be a serial insurance fraud scammer? Listen Mackenzie only reason I'm helping you is because I've been doing some research and he was put in jail since he was twelve for pulling off counterfitting, insurance frauds and other frauds."
"What?" asked Mackenzie.
***
Captain Asyling's office.
"Mom is dating a white collar criminal master." said Captain Asyling, "The guy's birthname is Justin Loner born December 18th, 1967. His father died on his birth in Southeast Vietnam. His mother was a hardworker who died in a train accident in 1976 and he bounced through foster home through foster home from the age of nine in 1976 to the age of twelve in 1979. He first made fake checks to cash but he was sloppy at first only took two weeks to arrest him. The judge, prosecutor, and the feds went easy on him for being a minor and just gave him a few months in juvie instead of giving him the max."
"Anything else?" asked Mackenzie.
Capt. Asyling replied, "Did some time in the army but got kicked out for being a 4F. 4F means unfit for service. When he got out of juvie he started counterfeiting and other white collar crimes. Yeah he kept going back to prison. Son of a Bitch now I thought about what how he's getting away with it."
"Care to share Captain?" asked Mackenzie.
Captain Asyling replied, "Faking a death or have multiple fake identities and just kill off a fake identity to collect the payout. Get Mackenzie Smith-Ryan in here ASAP!"
***
Half an hour later.
A cute brunette woman came wearing a black casual suit/with full Windsor tie and a badge necklace that says "EOD 1977 S.A. SMITH-RYAN,M"
"Alright Asyling, Mackenzie what is it that you two said that it was so important?" asked Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan.
Capt. Asyling replied, "Our mother is dating somebody who has multiple fake I.D's to do his white collar crimes mostly insurance fraud and counterfeiting... But we can't find where the guy is at and there's no papertrail on his death and we're asking for your help."
"I got three agents that has three places under surveillance but we don't have enough proof to raid them." said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan.
Mackenzie Ryan replied, "This is a police state. Just raid them anyway."
"When I was fresh out of the academy I raided a place with heavily armed agents." said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "My Agent trainer well his informant swore up and down on his life that the house had drugs and illegal weapons. Next thing was that we did was breaking down a door and only thing we found was a husband, wife, and four kids watching late night TV at 8 PM. Next thing they knew was that a battering ram broke down their front door and heavily armored and armed with us wearing dark green and black uniforms with heavy body armor. So I'm not going to raid a place without enough proof to make sure it's legitimate not of what someone says. If you're going to ask why we raided that place? The informant said that it has a ton of drugs, illegal weapons and what not but it turns out that it was the informant childhood home that he wanted to move back in to after he became a child of the borough of Cascade aka in the foster system. His parents died in a train accident that wasn't pretty that gave firefighters and other first responders PTSD and nightmares on how gory it was... Men, women and everyone else on the train was either a pile of limbs or just a bloody mess."
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Capt. Asyling replied, "Well we'll raid it if you like?"
"I'm currently running counterfeiting operations and if any one from the Empire Police Department intervenes and takes it from me it'll be forced to throw out the case because none of you are suppose to know about the operation I'm running." said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "This isn't a local case this is a Federal level case."
Captain Asyling replied, "Yeah because we're the city police not the Government Police."
"No offense but. The Empire Police Department is local so your responsibility is the city of Empire. The Island Patrol is National Police and patrol both their designated patrol locations and can cross each borough if need be. And finally you have us the Elite Operations Detachment which is the Government Police and we do crimes against the Government, cross borough lines or involves multiple boroughs or interstate commerce, or one that interferes directly with the government's business that includes counterterrorism, counter-intelligence, civil rights violations, and white collar crimes like forgery and counterfeiting." said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan.
Mackenzie Ryan replied, "Come on Mackenzie just help us out also you owe us."
"I owe you two?" said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "I owe my 'dad' a punch to the throat. I don't owe you two... But I'm going to say this and this is off the record. You two should visit 457 Vine Street in Westside."
Captain Asyling replied, "What did you mean by 'I owe my dad a punch to the throat'? Thought both of your parents love you?"
"My father is a navy admiral." said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "Only time he was in my life was when he and my mom made me and when I was fifteen. When I was fifteen he came to me trying to convince me to join the Little Bird Navy. I told him to go to Hell because he was never in my life. My mom taught me everything I need to know about life. By the time I was nine I could take apart a M60 while blindfolded. Hell by the time I was eight I could shoot a rifle like a professional soldier. My mom loved me and what not. My dad didn't even have the curtiously to send me a happy birthday card. It was me and my mom and I was home alone more when I was a teenager."
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan then left but on the way out of the precinct she and her husband Darick shared a kiss on the cheek before she went back to her office and him coming inside.
"Hey Darick get your team and meet us at 457 Vine Street." ordered Captain Asyling.
***
Half an hour later.
"Grey does not look like a great uniform color." said Mackenzie.
Captain Asyling replied, "Shut up Mackenzie. We're on a stakeout not shopping at a clothing store." Captain Asyling then grabbed her walkie-talkie, "Team Nine go in. Your light is green."
***
(Darick's point of view)
Darick got out of the police truck where he hit the side and said "Lets go lets go!".
Five more including the other SWAESU officers in their dark blue uniform and wear a helmet with goggles, a mask, kneepads, and a tactical vest with "SWAESU" decals on the front and back. They stacked up at a door and breached it.
"EMPIRE POLICE! EVERYONE GET DOWN NOW!" shouted Darick as he and his six other members of his Special Weapons And Emergency Service Unit stormed the building. Some people tried to fight back which only got the ones who fought back either got pepper sprayed, tear gassed or tasered. Of course on the second floor they didn't have the element of surprise of but they would throw flashbangs at walls so they could bounce or throw the at door frames so they could enter rooms.
After sometime passed and calling in three prisoner transport vans they put the suspects in them.
"What do we have here?" said Darick, "Lots and lots of counterfeit cash, fake checks, and illegal weapons. Hey patrolman bring me the one in the black three piece suit."
A Empire Police officer bought a caucasian male in a black three piece suit over.
"Alright you where is this fake money and illegal weapons going?" asked Darick.
The guy replied, "I refuse to speak and I have the right to remain silent and I won't say anything until I speak to my lawyer."
"Hope you got real money to buy a lawyer." said Darick, "Because with this counterfeit cash it's all being locked up for evidence and when the trial is over after a few years this money going to one of the numerous federal reserve buildings across Little Bird to be thrown into a furnace to be destroyed... Oh one final thing if you have your crew hit the transports to retrieve the fake cash well a little news advice which is A they travel in different ways and have decoys not adding that they have federal escorts so robbing them to get the counterfeit cash won't happen."
Darick then ordered that the guy could be taken away then when he offered anyone else to talk they all refused as well so he had them all put on the prisoner transport vans to be taken back to the Ninth Precinct.
It wasn't long until a 1967 Hornet Wasp came. It was Special Agent Mackenzie Smith who came to see what was going on and she, Captain Asyling, and Sergeant Mackenzie are pretending that Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan never gave them the info but are pretending that a concerned citizen gave them a anonymous tip.
Mackenzie then took the counterfeit cash to the Elite Operations Detachment building in downtown, Empire and labeled the plastic evidence bags and placed them into evidence and so were the illegal weapons. She even made ta threat to the agent who runs the evidence room and told him that even if one dollar is missing she'll personally hang him with his own guts.
***
(Mackenzie Ryan point of view).
Mackenzie had a Manilla folder between her left arm and her torso. She placed her apartment key into the lock to unlock the door and she opened then closed the door.
Oh my God I don't want to read another thing, Mackenzie thought, But I'm not in the mood to cook either. I'll probably just order out.
Mackenzie put the folder down onto her kitchen table and she went over to a drawer in her kitchen and ordered some take out Chinese food like General Tso chicken but she sat the money on the dining room table and she took a quick shower. After the shower she dried off and went to read the files but she paid for her food and told the delivery driver to keep the change.
"Son of a bitch I figured out how it's done." said Mackenzie.
There was a knock on the door so Mackenzie answered it and it was her cousin in law Mackenzie Smith-Ryan who came in without being invited in.
"I had some freetime aka I did it while working." said Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "A man matching your mom's boyfriend description was last scene entering a place which is on our suspected location list... Officially I never told you this. You may want to check out."
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan then handed Mackenzie Ryan a sticky note with an address written on it.
"Before you go there," said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "I would bring a level five ballistic vest."
Mackenzie replied, "A level five bulletproof vest? Specially made bulletproof vests that are made to stop armor piercing and full metal jacket .50 Caliber rounds? The same bulletproof vest that can stop shrapnel from a RPG? The same level of vest that is worn by the Little Bird Armed Forces?"
"No a turkey sandwich." said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "Yes that ballistic vest."
***
667 Crossville Street, district of Highwood.
Mackenzie put the bulletproof vest on under her shirt and she drew her Mk10 Sidearm which is a 10mm semiautomatic pistol with a minimum capacity of twelve rounds and her's has hollow point rounds. She took a deep breath before going in.
Mackenzie Ryan announced herself as a police officer and told everyone that they're all under arrest. They all turn to shoot at her but she randomly fired back blindfiring. There was a small explosion but she heard painful screams. She didn't stop the shoot out but she went with her training and either shot the criminals in the legs or arms for neutralizing shots which she and every other officer were trained to go for neutralizing or less-lethal shots like going for the leg or arm.
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan and her team were following her and during the shootout they waited until they heard the explosion of course Agent Mackenzie's team bought high caliber weapons like the Baker 500 twelve gauge pump-action shotgun, Police Semi-auto twelve gauge shotgun, CT759 SMG, and a Semiautomatic Service Garand rifle. The criminals only have World War Two era weapons or poorly made homemade weapons.
***
Half an hour later.
"Is that the guy your mom is dating?" asked Special Agent Mackenzie, "If so they'll love him on Cell block Six. He'll probably be soeone's wife in prison the moment the prison bus pulls into the prison."
Mackenzie replied, "Caucasian male, black hair that's a combover, brown eyes, snake tattoo on his left arm, somewhat buff. White muscle shift, track pants, and athletic shoes. That's him it fits to a capital T."
"Hey bring him over here!" ordered Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "The one in the white muscle shirt, track pants and athletic shoes."
Two Elite Operations Detachment agents bought the guy over who was handcuffed.
"Alright what's your name?" asked Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan.
The guy pretended not to know in order to not to incriminate himself.
"It's Justine Loner," said Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan, "Your aliases are James Smith, John Winston, Joshua Apple, Jacob Lee, Jackson Roberts, Julian Hart, Jasper Daniels, Jeremiah Red, Joe Corrion, and Jayden Mikey. You have the right to shut up, you have the right to an attorney and if you cannot afford an attorney then life is unfair. Get him out of my sight."
***
At a two story brick building with an underground parking lot and a rotating door that's the entrance to the place.
"So what are you booking him for besides the obvious?" asked Mackenzie.
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan replied, "Insurance fraud, counterfeiting, selling weapons on the black market, forgery, arms trafficking, theft, tax evasion, extortion, unlicensed contractor work, scamming others, and five counts of man one."
"Man one?" asked Mackenzie.
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan replied, "Voluntarily manslaughter. Me and my mom call it man one because who wants to keep saying manslaughter repeatedly? I'm not an ADA or DA but he'll won't take a plea bargin and if found guilty on all crimes he's looking around eighty five to a hundred and fifty years behind bars in max security."
"How strong of a case do you think it'll be?" asked Mackenzie.
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan replied, "Again I'm not an Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney or a Prosecutor but by gut is saying between a hundred and twenty years and five life sentences."
"And how long is life sentence?" asked Mackenzie.
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan replied, "Average life expectancy on Little Bird is ninety two years. So five life sentences is four hundred and sixty years. If you want to call your mom I won't stop you but you should inform your mom that we got her boyfriend in custody."
Oh sweet Jesus, Mackenzie thought, But I would rather inform her now than have her find out later down the road.
Mackenzie Ryan told Mackenzie Smith-Ryan that she wants to call her mom and and Mackenzie Smith-Ryan used her landline phone on the desk and got an outside connection and slid the phone over to Mackenzie Ryan who dialed her and Asyling mother apartment and had her come in for questioning.
When their mother did come in she tried to give them the run around saying that she didn't know that he was in illegal actitives and tried to defend him even when threatened with prison time for aiding and abetting a criminal and she'll be charged with the same crimes with Justin Loner as well. Mackenzie told Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan that her mother isn't worth it and would rather just kick her to the curb.
Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan let Mackenzie and Asyling mother to talk to Justine Loner for a few minutes before kicking her to the curb of course Asyling and Mackenzie's mom swore that she would get a lawyer to get her boyfriend out of custody.
When Asyling and Mackenzie's mother did get a lawyer to get her boyfriend out of jail but the lawyer can't due to it was an "undercover" operation so all the evidence was legal of course the lawyer tried to pull that Mackenzie is putting her mother through a hard time but Mackenzie striked back saying, "Hard time? She wouldn't know a hard time if it bitch slapped her in the face! While she was doing drugs that her husband or my father before he died would feed us or clothed me and my sister! While my mom was doing drugs me and my sister had to defend for our self's and we only had each other! When me and my sister's dad died our mother didn't provide support but turned to drugs and she happily watched her only two daughters starve or just eat scraps! She wouldn't know a hard time even if it committed police brutality on her!"
In the end even after a month long trial Justin Loner and a majority of his counterfeiting and forgery syndicate gotten a lengthy prison sentence but some of them took a plea bargin for a reduced sentence but it was still pretty lengthy. Asyling and Mackenzie's mother still said that he was innocent and visited him every day in prison visiting him and from time to time they would have conjugal visits from time to time but not all the time. Of course when some members of the counterfeiting and forgery syndicate got blown up into pieces which scarred Mackenzie Ryan but some of them who were later identified as federal C.I's but Mackenzie didn't face any repercussions from the Little Bird Bureau of Law due to well as Special Agent Mackenzie Smith-Ryan says "They outlived their usefulness and started feeding them bad intel and/or make believe intel".