The Guardian

paperwork.
    “In what way?” Laura answered.
    “You know, go out, catch the bad guys, turn them over to processing, back out on the street, catch more bad guys, and turn them over. That stuff. Not this catch the bad guy, take him in then sit and do four or six hours of paperwork before you can get back out there.”
    Laura just laughed. “Well, sorry honey, but the job isn’t finished till the paperwork is done. Ever hear that one before?”
    “Ya, ya, I know that. If people really knew what it was like, they surely would think twice about what we do.”
    “Well, the media isn’t helping us you know. We had another officer involved shooting, and of course the media was all over it.”
    “I know that and those taser incidents. They don’t appreciate that the people who are being tasered are either doing something or somewhere they shouldn’t be.”
    “That and the media will only cover the downside. They never want to cover our side of it. They only say that the IA is investigating and that the officer is on paid suspension. How positive is that?”
    “Well, there’s nothing we can do about it, so just roll with the punches.” Laura concluded.
    “Any word from our mysterious Guardian? He just kind of slipped out of the lime light on this one.” John asked.
    “No, but we need to get with Gregory on this. He’s going to be giving a press conference on those three girls and will want some answers. He needs to have something to tell his public. I don’t relish the idea of another ass chewing, know what I mean?”
    “Well, let’s finish up with this and then we’ll go pay him a visit. Maybe by then our Guardian will let us know what he’s up to. I already told you, he’s getting all the credit on this one. I have a feeling our boy kidnapper is going to cry foul and we can’t afford to be involved if we want to save the case.”
    So, the two sat there, finishing their paperwork. Each of them wondering just what their Guardian was up to. With any luck, they would get a call, a fax or something. They needed some indication that he was aware of what was going on around him.
    Little did they know that as they sat there the Guardian was already working on their next case. It was almost like he was becoming the point man for them. Quite actually, it was working out just fine.
    Chapter 102
    The Guardian watched as the truck pulled away. He had made his decision. He would go back to the house and watch them, make notes of any behavioral patterns. It was time that someone got something concrete. Something so the father of those kids could get custody. Their current living conditions just were not acceptable.
    As he watched the big truck head north, he casually pulled out of the truck stop parking area. This monster had developed a rather sleek way of getting out of things. He had to make sure that everything was perfect. Filling all the squares was of paramount importance.
    Surveillance of the house would require some video equipment and a few other devices. He wanted to document the actions and anything else that he found. It was apparent right from the beginning he would need help on this one. Working alone and then bringing in Halloway and Griffin after the fact wasn’t going to cut it this time. He would have to call them when he got back and see just what their feelings were on the whole thing. He was a bit more comfortable and he was starting to feel that he could trust them. Okay, so the word trust was a bit strong. It was more like rely on them. It would take a bit more time to be able to establish a good working relationship with them, but you had to start somewhere.
    His mind went back to the problem at hand. One thing crossing his mind was the difficulty in converting the older boy back. He needed to find a way to talk to him and find out just where his head was at. The fact that he was fourteen years old would have a lot of bearing. He was old enough to know what he was doing. If he had been under the grooming process of Martin long enough, the argument could be made that he really didn’t know any better. The bottom line, he needed to be a creditable witness against Martin. They needed to make sure the charges stuck. If the boy was willing to defend Martin, the possibility was there he might even lie to do so.
    Brainwashing was one of the main tools that these perverted pedophiles use to control their prey. Convincing them of all sorts of things. They manipulate and control their behavior and