The Top Cop

“Danny, we’re still tracking him, but no development. How come he knows our every move?” Alfred asked.

Today was a tough day for Danny. A Crime Branch Officer by profession, he was on the way to office when he received a call from a terrorist demanding ransom in a restricted time, else he’ll start open Gunfire at WG Park Plaza in the city. It was a large open park with open seating, crowded by people all throughout the day. Realising the urgency, Danny reached there, but couldn’t locate the people carrying the weapons. As the deadline ended, suddenly, without any warning, a group of people scattered elsewhere in the plaza, opened fire, injuring more than 50 people.

Amidst the chaos caused by firing, the thugs escaped, carrying the weapons with them. Being held responsible for the massacre and with no clue left to locate any of the thugs, Danny again got a call from the terrorist, this time demanding a ransom triple than the earlier one, and if not fulfilled, again firing at a more bigger undisclosed location. Calling himself ‘The Caller’ every time the terrorist called, he ended his words with “People love this Game!”

“Alfred, I got a call from that terrorist .He said he can’t be found in our search database. He’s settled nowhere. But the main point is, I suspect someone from our department is helping him. How can he know our every move?”

“That’s impossible, Danny. Who can do this?”

“I donno. I need to have a word with our boss. Let’s see what he suggests”.

Typing something on his phone, Richard sent the message as Danny entered his cabin. Before he could speak, Richard signalled him to sit down, placing an envelope before him, containing some snaps. As Danny watched those, he froze.

“Coming straight to the point, WHY WAS’NT I INFORMED, Danny? How could you take help from another terrorist organization just to track down a bomber in one of your previous assignments? Most importantly, no one in our office knew that you were doing this. That means you are directly in contact with these people! ” Richard fumed at him.

“I did that to track him down! How could that mean I am in contact with these people? Do you think I am causing today’s massacre deliberately?” Danny replied back.

“I NEVER said that, Danny! But the entire department is suspecting you of this. Now you need to prove how honest you are.”

As Danny, exited the cabin, the officers around glanced at him suspiciously.

The terrorist was untraceable. Danny had instructed his entire tracking department to track him down, considering the emergency. Alfred, his dear colleague and senior to him, was helping him on this. With some progress, suddenly the terrorist got tracked in the city ,a few blocks ahead, through the phone calls he made to Danny.

As Danny & his team reached the place, they dashed inside the house, only to see the house belonging to a normal old couple. Their landline was tapped, and their internet connection was hacked, meaning the terrorist was somewhere else using their network to threaten him. The team investigated the area, trying to find some evidence, but found nothing.

Danny, now was in great trouble .He was held responsible for the firing at WG Park, the terrorist knew his every move, he tracked down a wrong person and now, he himself was a BIG suspect in providing information to the terrorist.

Frustrated, as Danny left the house, again the terrorist called him. “Mr. Daniel, you think you are smart? I keep a track of all your moves sitting anywhere in the world! Time is running out, Danny! I hope you remember the ransom, my friend. OH, not being so notorious, I would like to say ‘People love this game.’” The call disconnected.

“Alfred, I somehow suspect someone from our office has connections with the terrorist. How come he knows our every move before we even make it? Someone from inside our department is providing secret info to him!” Danny was talking to Alfred.

“Who can it be? We can’t suspect anyone but the entire department is suspecting you are involved in this!” Alfred replied.

“I don’t know who’s trying to plot me”, as Danny said this, he got a call. It was Samuel, the Head of Forensic Department.

“Yo Danny, I’ve got some news for you. The firing that had occurred in WG Park had something different in it. We investigated the bullets fired there, and further cross checking revealed a startling answer. The bullets that were used in firing were purchased from local arms dealer. We tracked down the owner of that shop. He said the ammunitions were purchased in the name of our department! The receipt had our department’s name on it..!”

“But we never purchase ammunitions from any dealers!” Danny, now stunned with the answer, asked.

“Of course, yes. But, someone from our department supplied it to the terrorist. And I Donno who did that.”

Danny again immediately called the tracking department and instructed them to track and monitor all the outgoing calls and messages from their office to all people from the nearest cell phone tower. The tracking started immediately, and the department came back with a name. This Guy was making outgoing calls and messages to an unknown source since the last 2 days, including today. The tracking department checked the unknown source and it came out to be a terrorist organisation. The Guy was taken into custody.

IT WAS RICHARD, DANIEL’S BOSS.

“I…I never did that, Danny. Of course, I did contact the terrorist group, just to know if they can help us track down the whereabouts of this terrorist..!I never intended to help him in any of actions caused today.”

Danny had no proper evidence against him. After checking, they found out that his outgoing calls and messages were indeed to one of the terrorist groups, and none were found suspicious Danny instructed the officers to keep him in custody till they track down the real culprit.

The tracking department, however, came up with one more number, this time again belonging to another Person in the department. This Person was making outgoing calls and messages to an unknown source, and since the last two days, had increased his calls to it. They tracked down him, and he was immediately taken into custody.

“How can you betray us? What was wrong in the entire thing that the department gave you?”

“C’mon Danny! You clearly know through what hell we all go! Keeping our lives on risk the entire day, and what we get in return? We also have our personal happiness’s, we have our own lives, and we deserve a lavish lifestyle! You, being my junior, Danny, will never understand that!”

“But why risk lives, why take lives of innocent people for this? You were trained to give your life for the safety of other people! How come you became so selfish? Listen, tell us where have you planned the next firing. We can reduce down your punishment ….”

“NO one’s being selfish Danny!! And since you are a top cop in this department, Track the location. Whether you track it or not, whether I get the money or not, firing will happen..!! Because my people present there, they know how to complete their task!” The person looked at Danny and said.

This Person had hired a local Tech guy , and had asked him to serve as ‘The Caller’ for Danny. He had also instructed him to keep a track of all the info the Police Department gets. However, he couldn’t prevent the tech guys in the department from tracking the messages and calls being made, which ultimately landed this Person as the main culprit.

Daniel was now handed the major task of finding the undisclosed location, where this ’Person’ had planted thugs to start firing once the deadline for the ransom ends. He first got a list of all the major public gatherings supposed to be happening today, and the only major once were the Soccer match at the Football stadium, the annual church festival and the funfair on the outskirts of the city. Not knowing where to start , Daniel was out of options on knowing the exact location.

“People love this Game!” suddenly The Caller’s words flashed in Daniel’s mind. He enquired on the amount of tickets sold, and came to know that the tickets for the Soccer match were all sold out, this being the final match between two top scoring teams. The attendance at the annual church festival on all days was minimal, and nobody was that interested to attend the Funfair on the outskirts of the city. The Football Stadium, with a huge 95,000 seating capacity, would be the prime area for carrying out the firing massacre.

“Check all the security posts at the entrance! Check every single spectator entering the stadium! Scan every single nook and corner of the area for any suspected movements!” Danny gave orders to his unit as all of them entered the Stadium.

His predictions were correct. The local authorities scanned the entire stadium in CCTV, and found a couple of suspicious men roaming around. They were busted, and they confessed of their crimes. The weapons were found hidden in the Washroom lofts with huge amount of bullets ,and everyone were given clear instructions from the Person in the Police Department to start firing ,but not to kill, in case the demands were not met. The firing would have caused panic and chaos, which would be a nice cover for the thugs to escape out.

They also confessed for the firing at WG Park, under the orders of this Person.

As Danny came out, he was questioned by the reporters waiting outside.

“Sir, has your boss confessed of the crimes he committed?”

“Ohh...The Person behind this was not my Boss.IT WAS ALFRED...!!!”