Oceanside Chronicles – PD: Season 2, Episode 13

Oct. 2, 2015
The aftermath of the shooting of The Banana Man becomes more traumatic than the actual event. Max has a visit to the ER for his throat injury and Season Two ends with a change in squad structure.

Get caught up:

Season 2, Episode 1

Season 2, Episode 2

Season 2, Episode 3

Season 2, Episode 4

Season 2, Episode 5

Season 2, Episode 6

Season 2, Episode 7

Season 2, Episode 8

Season 2, Episode 9

Season 2, Episode 10

Season 2, Episode 11

Season 2, Episode 12

At a distance of less than ten feet, JP hit with both rounds… but The Banana Man / Mark didn’t seem to slow down at all.  He was still coming.  She pulled the trigger again… and again…  four large caliber rounds truck him – she was pretty sure – in the torso… and he was STILL coming.  She clearly saw the knife now but was confused by the fact that she couldn’t hear her rounds.  Firing a gun is LOUD but she couldn’t hear the shots.  Somewhere inside her head, her edged weapons defense training kicked in and she started moving sideways as she tried to keep her gun online and in line with her flashlight.  She was distracted by the thought that Max was on the ground. She’d seen him hit in the throat. WHY WOULDN’T THIS GUY JUST FALL DOWN??

She pulled the trigger again.  There was no sound. She felt the vibration of the hammer falling.  She felt the recoil of the weapon.  She actually saw the hole appear in that gray/yellow sweat suit top and she saw the man react to the impact.  But he still wasn’t stopping. He still wasn’t falling.  That knife in his hand was still coming toward her.  Just as she was pulling the trigger again, but before she felt the hammer fall and recoil, she felt a pressure wave hit her from her left and out of the corner of her eye she saw what seemed like a HUGE flash of light.

The Banana Man / Mark actually stopped now but JP kept moving. He was still too damned close for comfort and he wasn’t falling down. He’d just stopped.  To her left, taking a better look now, JP saw Eddie with a shotgun leveled at the suspect.  As she looked, he was just pushing the pump action forward again and the empty yellow hull of the fired round was spinning in the air, disappearing behind her.

The scene seemed a frozen image in time.  JP still had her flashlight and gun up, both aimed high at the subject’s chest.  Eddie was beside her with his shotgun online and she idly realized that he was using the light from her flashlight to aim the weapon.  Max was up on his knees now but still not in the fight.  Bill was… where the hell was Bill???  The thought screamed into her mind. Where was her partner?

So slowly that he seemed to be moving like a turtle crawling through near frozen molasses, The Banana Man / Mark started to raise the knife.  He was still on his feet and took a step forward as he did so.  JP looked at his face and saw pure animalistic rage in his eyes.  There was spittle around his mouth, some of it foamy.  For some reason in her mind she thought, “rabid,” but that was because of the foamy mouth.  She heard Eddie screaming something beside her, but even though she didn’t register hearing the shots, her ears were ringing and she could barely hear Eddie.  What she couldn’t clearly hear was Eddie screaming, “Drop the knife! Don’t make us shoot you again!”

- - - - - - - - - -

All of Season 2 of The Oceanside Chronicles, including officer survival notes and an alphabetical list of characters can be purchased as an anthology on Amazon.com via Amazon Prime.
http://amzn.to/2duah34

Sponsored Recommendations

Build Your Real-Time Crime Center

March 19, 2024
A checklist for success

Whitepaper: A New Paradigm in Digital Investigations

July 28, 2023
Modernize your agency’s approach to get ahead of the digital evidence challenge

A New Paradigm in Digital Investigations

June 6, 2023
Modernize your agency’s approach to get ahead of the digital evidence challenge.

Listen to Real-Time Emergency 911 Calls in the Field

Feb. 8, 2023
Discover advanced technology that allows officers in the field to listen to emergency calls from their vehicles in real time and immediately identify the precise location of the...

Voice your opinion!

To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Officer, create an account today!